[NFB_of_Georgia] Fwd: Register now for upcoming career fair

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From: National Federation of the Blind <webmaster at nfb.org>
Date: Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 9:06 AM
Subject: Register now for upcoming career fair
To: Dorothy Griffin <dgriffin at nfbga.org>

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Employers, Job Seeker, or Job Developer for the Blind: Register for 2022
February 7 Career Fair

The Washington Seminar Career Fair will be a virtual Zoom fair. It will
occur on Monday, February 7, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. eastern time.
There is no charge for the fair. Registration is open now. Registration
forms for each group are available at
https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar/washington-seminar-career-fair
<https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24274&qid=6718924>.

Registration opens on Wednesday, January 12 and closes on Tuesday, January
25, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. eastern. Nobody will be able to register after that.

The National Federation of the Blind Employment Committee runs the career
fairs and other employment activities during the year. It is our goal to
bring employers who are interested in hiring blind people in contact with
blind people who are looking for employment. We do seminars and other
activities to help blind job seekers develop interviewing and other skills.
We also recruit employers and answer their questions about hiring blind
people.

Our career fairs usually bring in around 100 to 200 blind job seekers,
including some agency job developers who are looking for jobs for their
blind clients. The number of employers ranges from twenty to forty-five.
Employers will be seeking blind and low-vision persons with all levels of
skills and experience. There will be full-time jobs, part-time and seasonal
jobs, and internships. Post-COVID, an increasing number of jobs will
involve remote work, but many will require onsite work, and some will
require relocation.

Each employer who attends our Washington Seminar Career Fair will get a
Zoom room, which they can customize to meet their needs. The room is
expandable, so they can have a waiting area in which job seekers can get
general information about the organization and its career offerings, and
breakout rooms in which recruiters can conduct screening interviews. Job
seekers will enter the main room on a first come, first serve basis. If too
many job seekers show up at one time, some may be asked to return later.

Deafblind job seekers are encouraged to attend the career fair. Please
arrange for interpreter services with your state rehab agency. Any
deafblind person who has difficulties getting agency support should email
or text Dick Davis or John Dubay well before the career fair. See their
contact information at the end of this letter.

We strongly encourage all job seekers to attend our seminars on January 17
and 24. “Zoom Etiquette and Tools for Blind Job Seekers” will teach them
technical and interviewing skills needed to interview for jobs in the Zoom
environment. “Fearless Interviewing for Blind Job Seekers” will further
build their self-confidence and interviewing skills. Attend our seminars -
don’t show up on February 7 wondering what to do! If you need extra help,
including help using Excel spreadsheets, contact us well in advance, and we
will attempt to find someone to help you personally.

Career Fair employers need to attend our “Employer Zoom Room Training”
seminar. It will provide them with the skills they need to run their Zoom
rooms, get their questions answered, and learn helpful hints on how to
interview blind people. Employers need to have at least two persons to run
their Zoom room: one with technical skills and one with recruiting skills.
We cannot provide someone to run an employer’s Zoom room, but will be able
to help with problems employers encounter before the Career Fair.
Seminar Dates and Times

   - Monday, January 17, 7:00 to 8:15 PM eastern time, seminar: “Zoom
   Etiquette and Tools for Blind Job Seekers” via Zoom. Closed captions
   available. (see registration page for link).
   - Monday, January 24, 7:00 to 8:15 PM eastern time, seminar: “Fearless
   Interviewing for Blind Job Seekers” via Zoom. Closed captions available.
   (see registration page for link).
   - Monday, January 31, 3:00 to 4:15 PM eastern time, seminar: “Employer
   Zoom Room Training” via Zoom. Closes captions available. (link will be
   provided to registered employers).

Career Fair Timeline

   - Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 8 PM eastern time: End of registration.
   - Wednesday, January 26, 2022
   - Distribution of registered employer Excel spreadsheet to jobseekers
   and job developers.
   - Distribution of registered job seeker and job developer Excel
   spreadsheets and jobseeker resumes to employers.
   - Employers, job seekers, and job developers can contact each other and
   set up interview times at the career fair.
   - Week of January 31, 2022
   - Distribution of Zoom rooms to employers.
   - Job seekers and job developers receive access links to employer Zoom
   rooms.
   - February 7, 2022: Career Fair 11 AM to 1 PM ET.

Registered individuals and organizations will receive additional
information prior to the Career Fair. If you have questions in the
meantime, please contact one of the following members of the Employment
Committee. If emailing, please include your phone number in case we need to
call you. We look forward to a successful career fair!

Sincerely,

Dick Davis, Chair
NFB Employment Committee
612-719-0753
dickblind at gmail.com
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John F. Dubay, Employer Liaison
NFB Employment Committee
410-671-4850
jdubay at leadsatscale.com
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Dorothy Griffin - President
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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.