A disabled job placement officer in the southern Tainan city, Chang Cheng-yu, has helped over 1,000 people find jobs over the past 15 years.
This is Chang Cheng-yu, a job placement officer in Tainan city. Chang has been working at the Sinying Employment Services Center for 15 years. With a smile on his face, Chang listens and answers job-seekers’ questions patiently, helping them find suitable work.
Chang lost his lower right arm in an accident when he was young. Because of his disability, it took him a while to find someone willing to hire him. But the center eventually hired him, at first as a temp and he gradually worked his way up.
Chang says he always encourages job-seekers to maximize their strengths and not focus on their weaknesses.
Perhaps because of his personal experience, Chang empathizes with people, especially the physically-challenged. Of the 1,000 people he has placed in jobs, about 200 are disabled.