<div dir="ltr"><div>Today, we made changes in the Washington Seminar Career Fair that we hope will make it easier for more people to attend. Here's a quick summary:</div><div><br></div><div>1. Registration deadline moved to 5:00 PM Eastern on Tuesday, January 24th,</div><div>2. Walk-ins are allowed. <br></div><div>3. Walk-ins who register onsite by providing their name, phone number, email, and state will receive complete employer information after the career fair.</div><div>4. You do not have to attend the Washington Seminar to attend the career fair. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Below is the new announcement.</div><div><br></div><div>Dick Davis <br></div><div><br></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span>National
Federation of the Blind Career Fair<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span>Monday, January
30, 2023</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span><br><span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><b><span>(Please read the following
carefully for important changes made 01/17/2023.)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><b><span><br><span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span>Are you blind or low vision
and looking for employment? Here’s your big chance!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span><br><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span>The National Federation of
the Blind is hosting a Career Fair at the 2023 Washington Seminar. The
Washington Seminar Career Fair will take place Monday, January 30, 2023, from
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span><br><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span>The event will be held
in-person at the Holiday Inn Washington Capitol – National Mall, 550 C
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024. It will be a traditional in-person
career fair where job seekers will be able to meet directly with employers. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span><br><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span>Like our other career fairs,
the Washington Seminar one will feature a wide variety of employment
opportunities across many fields. This seminar features several federal
government employers, and we have some exciting private sector ones too. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span>Job seekers or employment
professionals assisting job seekers wishing to attend the Career Fair need to fill
out the </span><a href="https://nfb.org/form/career-fair-jobseeker-registration" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:blue">Job Seeker
Registration Form</span></a><span>.
Employers wishing to find qualified job applicants should fill out the </span><a href="https://nfb.org/form/career-fair-employer-registration" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:blue">Employer
Registration Form</span></a><span>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span>We have extended registration
to <u>5:00 PM on Tuesday, January 24</u> to give more people time to register.
Professionals who are helping blind people get jobs are welcome to attend the
career fair too. Individuals who register by that date will have their
registration information and resumes sent to registered employers and employer
information sent to them along with additional details about the career fair. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span><br><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u><span>For this career fair,
walk-ins are welcome</span></u><span>.
Those who provide us with their name, phone number, email, and state at that
time will get complete employer information sent to them after the career fair. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span><br><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u><span>You are not required to
participate in the Washington Seminar</span></u><span> as a condition of attending the career fair. Local job
applicants and employment professionals are welcome, as are people who just
want to attend the career fair. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span><br><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span>For additional information,
contact Dick Davis at </span><a href="mailto:dickblind@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span>dickblind@gmail.com</span></a><span>, John Dubay at </span><a href="mailto:jdubay@leadsatscale.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span>jdubay@leadsatscale.com</span></a><span>, or Rachel Kuntz at </span><a href="mailto:rachelrkuntz@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span>rachelrkuntz@gmail.com</span></a><span>. <span></span></span></p>
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