Wendy's Story Employment Video Transcript

Employment video (Wendy's story) - transcript

Zsuzsi Hybel: Good morning everyone. We're here for the first meeting for the Pre-Employment Programme. My name is Zsuzsi Hybel, I'm an employment coordinator covering Essex and Hertfordshire, working for Action for Blind People.

What I would like to do today, this morning, is just to get to know each other a little bit more as a group.

Wendy: My name's Wendy, I'm 25. My eye condition is glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy.

My sight condition is, basically, I can't see nothing out of my right eye and I've only got 20 per cent vision in my left eye.

I was in college training to be a nursery nurse teacher but I had to end that when I lost my eyesight.

It's been quite difficult trying to go and find a job because at the moment I've hardly got any confidence at all.

Zsuzsi Hybel: If you convince yourself that you can do something or you have the skills, you have the abilities, you have the experience and you have the qualification and if you know you can do it then I think you can turn around any employer.

Wendy:

RNIB – supporting blind and partially sighted people Registered charity number 226227 I'm hoping to get a lot more confident and basically learn how to do an interview if I get an interview, and how to apply for a job and hopefully at the end of it, get a job.

Zsuzsi Hybel: Good morning everyone, how are you all? Good. Had a good week?

I'm just finishing delivering the Pre-Employment Programme. It's been going really well. We started a couple of months ago. I feel most of my participants really have grown in confidence. The last thing I would like to do is to talk about interview skills and interview techniques. The reason I would like to cover that topic now is because Wendy, this afternoon, is having her second interview for a job.

Wendy: The job that I'm going for is to work in a laundrette. Doing this course over the last few months has really built up my confidence because before I done this course I wouldn't have even thought about going out and looking for work, just waiting for it to come to me.

It's important for people that are blind or partially sighted to do a course like this because it will give you the confidence. You do learn new skills and new techniques. You're actually with people that have gone through the same thing as you.

Zsuzsi Hybel: Well I hope it’s going to go well.

Wendy: Thank you.

Zsuzsi Hybel:

rnib.org.uk We will have our fingers crossed for you today and I really hope you're going to get this job.

Wendy: Even if I don't get this job that I'm going for today I won't give up. I will just keep persevering and hoping to get more and more interviews.

Voiceover: Wendy got the job that she applied for. So we're all very excited and very, very delighted for her.

For more information about the Pre-Employment Programme or any of our employment services, please call our helpline on 03031239999. You can also visit the RNIB website at rnib.org.uk/employment or the Action website at actionforblindpeople.org.uk. With thanks to the University of Birmingham and the Big Lottery Fund. RNIB and Action for Blind People working together to support blind and partially sighted people.

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