<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Tina Thomas Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> National Federation of the Blind <webmaster@nfb.org><br><b>Date:</b> January 14, 2022 at 6:05:59 AM PST<br><b>To:</b> Tina Thomas <tina.thomas90044@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Register now for upcoming career fair</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> National Federation of the Blind <webmaster@nfb.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><!--[if gte mso 9]>
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<h1 style="margin-top:16px"><span style="font-size:24pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Employers, Job Seeker, or Job Developer for the Blind: Register for 2022 February 7 Career Fair </span></span></h1>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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 <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24274&qid=6718663" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue" text-decoration:underline"="" target="_blank">https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar/washington-seminar-career-fair</a>.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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.</span></span></p>
<h2 style="margin-top:3px"><span style="font-size:20pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Seminar Dates and Times</span></span></h2>
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<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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).</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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).</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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).</span></span></li>
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<h2 style="margin-top:3px"><span style="font-size:20pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Career Fair Timeline</span></span></h2>
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<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 8 PM eastern time: End of registration.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Wednesday, January 26, 2022</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left:32px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Distribution of registered employer Excel spreadsheet to jobseekers and job developers.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left:32px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Distribution of registered job seeker and job developer Excel spreadsheets and jobseeker resumes to employers. </span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left:32px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Employers, job seekers, and job developers can contact each other and set up interview times at the career fair.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Week of January 31, 2022</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left:32px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Distribution of Zoom rooms to employers.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left:32px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Job seekers and job developers receive access links to employer Zoom rooms.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">February 7, 2022: Career Fair 11 AM to 1 PM ET. </span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sincerely,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dick Davis, Chair<br>
NFB Employment Committee<br>
612-719-0753<br>
<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24319&qid=6718663" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue">dickblind@gmail.com</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">John F. Dubay, Employer Liaison<br>
NFB Employment Committee<br>
410-671-4850<br>
<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24320&qid=6718663" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue">jdubay@leadsatscale.com</a></span></span></p>
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