Article: You will need to identify potential jobs and careers that are realistic and feasible for you based on your medical conditions, as well as your past job experience and education. For instance, if you worked as a personal trainer prior to being diagnosed with a spinal cord injury, it is unrealistic to continue to look for personal training position. Part-time employment and volunteer work are both good ways to avoid having to answer a question about your work history with the answer "I was sick." This is a good way to strengthen your existing skills and to keep up with relevant changes in your industry. Volunteering is a great way to learn about leads for positions that are available, and it is not uncommon for volunteers to transition into full-time roles with the same organization. As blunt as it is, the sooner you remove unrealistic ambitions and nonproductive attitudes about what you want to do and can't, the sooner you can start doing what you can. If a side effect of your illness or the treatment thereof gives you fatigue, consider part-time or home-based employment. If high-pressure roles have a negative impact on your mental state, pursue a lower stress occupation. With the right amount of consideration and perseverance, work exists for almost any illness you may have. The job search process is a stressful for nearly everyone. Unrealistic expectations can hinder this process and become a detriment to your mental and physical health. You may or may not have experienced the job search process prior to your medical diagnosis. Identifying leads, as well as positions and companies that may be a good fit, is an ongoing process. As you search online job boards, career pages, and company websites, you will begin to identify positions that are a good fit with your experience and are realistic in respect to your condition. Networking with other job seekers, recruiters, and human resources personnel through professional events, job platforms, and personal relationships is also a great way to identify new leads. You may want to find support groups or online communities of other individuals who share your health condition. These platforms can be a great way to learn about how other people are employed with your condition and how they identified these positions. You may also find it helpful to share your job search documents, like resumes and cover letters, with peers to receive feedback. While federal legislation is available to protect you from discrimination because of your chronic condition, it does not require employers to compromise on their hiring standards. As you look through job postings and identify potential positions, you will need to make sure that you have met the minimum requirements the company has identified for the position. While education levels can some times be interchangeable with years of experience, you will be a stronger candidate if you meet both requirements. The majority of job applications will offer a list of duties that the position entails. Ensure that you are able to meet these requirements with or without an accommodation. There may be some non-essential duties listed, like having to occasionally lift 20 pounds as an executive assistant. As these are non-essential, you should focus on the essential duties and ensure that you can meet them. There are a number of different accommodations available that can help you to complete essential tasks.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Identify jobs that are realistic. Fill any gaps in your work history with activities you can handle. Focus on what you can do. Network and identify leads. Contact support groups. Make sure you meet the job experience and education requirements. Look at the job duties.
Article: If your listening skills feel lacking, don't beat yourself up. It seems like the easiest skill, but it can be very, very taxing. The way you're taught English in school is practically the opposite of how native speakers actually speak. No wonder it's such a chore! So the next time someone says, "Do you want to pass me that bag?" and you hear, "Djuwanapassmethabag?" you're not going crazy. Between that and all the "like," "uh," and "umm," you run into it could drive a person crazy. So when you get in the listening zone, remind yourself: it's slang time. Really. Passive listening is okay, but interacting is even better. If you want to get good at listening, you have to ask questions. And this way you have control of the conversation! If you ask someone what their favorite thing to do in summer is you know they're not going to go off on a confusing tangent on politics. At least, hopefully! And the more you hear a specific individual talk, the easier it is to understand them. English has so many accents you may find yourself not understanding someone and wondering why. Be patient! Your mind will get used to their accent in time. English-speaking people have to adjust for each other all the time. So while talking and listening proactively is best, passive learning is good, too. So throw on the telly and sit down for a spell. Try to keep the captions off! And if you can record it and watch it more than once, even better. That way you can see your progress. Even having the radio on in the background is helpful, just to keep your mind in the English zone. But the best case scenario is getting a movie and watching it over and over until your mind stops having to worry about understanding and instead can concentrate on the little things, like intonation and slang. And watching TV shows where you have the same characters over and over so you get used to their speech. In other words: repetition. If you have a friend who speaks English that is trying to learn a language you speak, start an English exchange! Half the time you speak your language and the other half you speak English. And you get to spend time drinking coffee and relaxing, too! If that's not a possibility, find some friends who all want to practice their English. Though practicing this language with non-native speakers isn't ideal, it's definitely way better than nothing. You'll be less nervous speaking it in front of them and you can learn from each others' strengths. Even just learning a song a day can widen your vocabulary extensively. And it's fun and energizing, too. You can grow your musical repertoire, learn new words, and expand your knowledge without even realizing it. And then you can go hit the karaoke bar! Stick to songs that are slow and clear. The Beatles and Elvis are two great places to start, though modern music is good, too -- just aim for the ballads; they're usually the easiest to understand. Rap can wait till later.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Know why it's difficult. Talk. Watch TV, movies, podcasts, and everything in between. Have an English exchange. Listen to English music.
Article: Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen. This will search your computer for the Task Manager, which is a program that can close troublesome programs. It's at the top of the Start menu. The Task Manager app will open. You'll see this in the upper-left side of the Task Manager window. If you see any high memory usage apps which don't need to be running right now, click one app's name, click End task in the lower-right corner of the window, and repeat until you've closed every app or program that you want to close. This process is easier if you click the Memory tab to sort the programs from greatest to least in terms of memory use. It's at the top of the Task Manager window. Every program on this list will start up with your computer by default, which can slow down your computer's performance. Click a program for which you want to revoke startup access, then click Disable in the lower-right side of the window. If the button in the lower-right side is Enable instead, the program is already disabled. You can repeat this process for as many startup programs as needed. When you're done here, feel free to close the Task Manager. Your settings will be saved.
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Open Start . Type in task manager. Click Task Manager. Click the Processes tab. Close a program if necessary. Click the Startup tab. Review the list of startup programs. Disable a startup program.