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Old Dec 19, 2014, 05:42 PM
JoeS21 JoeS21 is offline
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Originally Posted by Perna View Post
Did you read the Social Security publication on their employee networks? http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10065.pdf

Basically they are those who want to help in some way by offering jobs or other support so what is available in your area would be what they would be offering. Their goals are to help you get a job/work, not specific jobs/work but they are limited to what those offering have available. For example, one of the guys I worked with is quadriplegic and the program helped him train in computer aided drafting (CAD), he only has partial use of his hands so he had to train with a particular tool which was provided and instruction on drafting was provided, etc. and then he was gotten a job with the engineering firm I worked with who were also part of the program. So, they will take into account what your interests and goals are and what background and education you have and want but will also see what jobs are available in your area, who is part of the network. If there are no law firms, for example, it might be hard to become a paralegal (or you might start lower, as a legal secretary or receptionist, work in the law library of a large firm, something like that). The primary job of the employment network is the actual getting of a job/work. You then take it from there and put yourself through school, etc., whatever you want, and they will help with what resources they have, if any. I am sure the first meeting will just be a "get acquainted" sort of thing where they will learn about you some and you about them and what they have to offer.
Yes, I read that.

Is this your personal experience or based on something you read?

I'm looking for personal or second hand experience. I admit I should have said so originally, and it looks like it's too late to edit my original post so I'm going to try to make this very visible to future readers below:

Future readers, I'm looking for:

PERSONAL OR SECOND HAND EXPERIENCE PLEASE, do not respond to repeat something you read.

Ideally, I would like a personal account like, "I showed up, filled out a form, waited, was called into a room, then I was asked (blah blah) and was told "blah blah."