Best bet is to just use Windows and a Windows screen reader to complete your resume and application process on USAJOBS. On Jun 16, 2015, at 6:04 PM, Eileen <eileen.misr...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Christine, About 3 years ago, I tried to apply for a position in the VA system. I had a difficuls time uploading and filling out the online application. I had my husband look at it and help me, but even he had problems with it and he's fully sighted. I decided to forget it, as the Federal government made the process so impossible to apply. I do know of one individual who is a high partial who managed to complete the application process, but had indicated to me that it was extremely hard to get it completed and she is in the assistive technology field. I know that the Federal government should be taken to task on this. I know I haven't been much assistance, only to know that there are others in the same boat as you. The positions I have attempted to apply for will only accept online applications. It's a pity because there are many of us who would make excellent employees and are qualified for the jobs they post. Good luck and if I hear more tips on how to apply for a Federal position, I'll pass them on to you. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 16, 2015, at 2:41 PM, Christine Grassman <cgrassman1...@gmail.com <mailto:cgrassman1...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Dear All: > I am at my wit’s end. I am using a MacBook Air, running Yosemite, and I have > tried Safari and Internet Explorer 10. I attempted to apply to an on-line job > on a federal government website specifically for that purpose. > 1. When I used Safari, I kept getting messages that it quit unexpectedly and > either hit Ignore and things were as they had been before this happened, or I > had to hit “reload page”. > In addition, every time I tried to execute the last task required, it would > not go through, yet the system said I had executed the task. (I checked with > a Human Resources person who indicates that none of my attempts have gotten > through.) I also kept getting warnings that I had no documents saved to my > account, even though I definitely do and they were actually being listed, and > the correct one was selected. > > 2. When I used Internet Explorer 10, I did not get the quitting problem, but > had the same problem with the same warning that I had no documents uploaded > to my account, despite the fact that they were listed and the correct one > selected. Again, I could not get past a certain point in the process. > > 3. I ad my daughter, also blind and using a Windows PC with Firefox, fill out > the application. It seemed to go smoothly; we got to “Finish” and received a > message to check my status for updates. When I checked my status, it said > “Received”. However, the Human Resources specialist checked last evening and > this morning, and my application is nowhere to be found. > > So: > a. Has anyone successfully used a federal government website; I am especially > interested in hearing from anyone who used > usajobs.gov <http://usajobs.gov/> specifically. > > b. Can anyone fathom what might be going on? Is there anything in particular > I should try, or anything I should bring to the attention or suggest to the > Help desk? > C. They apparently work with Career Connector, overseen by Monster.com > <http://monster.com/>. Although I saw a list that stated that Safari is a > compatible browser, Monster.com <http://monster.com/>’s help desk said Safari > was not compatible, which is why I used Internet Explorer 10. > Just a note: I did reboot several times, emptied my cache and history, and > refreshed the screen after going into the user agent menu and suggesting a > different browser. > I would truly appreciate help here; if I have to write to an HR person for > each and every federal job application, things are going to become very > tedious very fast, and frankly, there is no earthly reason why I should not > be able to do this with commonly used technology. > > Thanks so much in advance. > Christine > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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