[Nfb-idaho] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] FW: NFB-NEWSLINE® Expands Feature Allowing Independent Job Searches for the Blind

[Jennie Facer]

I thought some people would be interested in this that may not be subscribed to the main NFB list. Have a great day!
Jenn

Jennie Facer



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From: "Morey, Kristian via Nfbnet-members-list" <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>

Date: Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 10:10 AM -0600

Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] FW: NFB-NEWSLINE® Expands Feature Allowing  Independent Job Searches for the Blind

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations

National Federation of the Blind 

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330

(410) 262-1281 (cell)

cdanielsen at nfb.org

 

NFB-NEWSLINE® Expands Feature
Allowing Independent Job Searches for the Blind

 


Baltimore, Maryland (June 7, 2016): The National Federation of the
Blind has added USA JOBS to the job listings feature of
NFB-NEWSLINE®, a free information service it provides, with
support from state sponsors, for people who are blind and print disabled.
These job listings are in addition to the over 100,000 listings currently
provided to subscribers by CareerBuilder.com. 

"The National Federation of the Blind is committed to ensuring that
the blind have independent and timely access to information, and also to
helping them find gainful employment so that they can live the lives they
want," says Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of
the Blind. “The enhancement to the job listings feature of
NFB-NEWSLINE® that we are announcing today helps advance both
of these critical goals.”

 

"NFB-NEWSLINE®’s job search feature, in addition to
the over four hundred newspapers and magazines, emergency weather alerts,
and retail ads provided on the service, is one we are very proud to
offer," says Scott White, Director of Sponsored Technology Programs
at the National Federation of the Blind. "We are extremely pleased
to add USA JOBS to the more than 100,000 job listings already provided on
the service by Career Builder."

 

USAJOBS.gov is a free web-based job board enabling federal job seekers
access to thousands of job opportunities across hundreds of federal
agencies and organizations, providing public notice for federal
employment opportunities. As the federal government's official source for
federal job listings and employment opportunity information, USAJOBS.gov
provides a variety of opportunities. 

 

Now in addition to NFB-NEWSLINEÂ'™s existing job listings,
subscribers can set up profiles to include opportunities offered by
USAJOBS.gov. Using the job listings feature of the
NFB-NEWSLINE® service, subscribers can set up the search
profile and customize the search by radius from a zip code, category,
salary range, and can even include a specific search phrase such as
“entry level” or “benefits.”

Subscribers can set up multiple profiles (for example, searching in
several different geographical areas, or searching for more than one type
of employment). They also have the capability to email job listings to
their email inbox. 

For more information about accessing NFB-NEWSLINE'®s job
listings feature, or if you would like to sign up for
NFB-NEWSLINE®, you can visit
www.nfbnewsline.org, or call
(866) 504-7300, or email
nfbnewsline at nfb.org.

 

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NFB-NEWSLINE® is a service of the National Federation of
the Blind.

 

About the National Federation of the Blind:

 

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.