<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
h1
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 1 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:24.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
font-weight:bold;}
h2
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 2 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
font-weight:bold;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.Heading1Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 1 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 1";
font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;
color:#2F5496;}
span.field
{mso-style-name:field;}
span.Heading2Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 2 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 2";
font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;
color:#2F5496;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:1567111157;
mso-list-template-ids:-866886666;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>For your information. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Camille <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBF-Leaders <nfbf-leaders-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>DENISE VALKEMA via NFBF-Leaders<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 24, 2020 10:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> NFBF <nfbf-l@nfbnet.org>; NFBF <nfbf-leaders@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> DENISE VALKEMA <valkemadenise@aol.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBF-Leaders] NFB National Career Fair | National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Are you seeking employment? Here is an opportunity for you. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Text pasted below this link: <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/nfb-national-career-fair">https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/nfb-national-career-fair</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div id=block-nfb-pagetitle><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:26.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit'><span class=field><span style='font-size:26.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>NFB National Career Fair</span></span><span style='font-size:26.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h1></div></div><div><div id=block-nfb-mainpagecontent><div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The NFB National Career Fair will be held virtually on Tuesday, July 14 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. EDT.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit'><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>Registration<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>In order to participate in the career fair, employers and job seekers are required to register ahead of time. Registration will end at 10:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday, July 5, 2020. Registrations will not occur after then. There will be no walk-ins or last-minute registrations this year for technical reasons. <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Employer Registration:</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <a href="https://www.nfb.org/form/career-fair-employer-registration"><span style='color:#005AA3;text-decoration:none'>nfb.org/form/career-fair-employer-registration</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Job-Seeker Registration:</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <a href="https://www.nfb.org/form/career-fair-jobseeker-registration"><span style='color:#005AA3;text-decoration:none'>nfb.org/form/career-fair-jobseeker-registration</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit'><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>Employer Information<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This year’s career fair will be on Zoom. Our plan is to give each employer a Zoom room. At every hour and half-hour, employers will be expected to provide an overview of their organization and employment opportunities, leaving time for questions from job seekers before the next overview begins.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>In addition to having at least one recruiter to provide the overview and talk to job seekers, it will be necessary for each employer to provide an individual to manage the Zoom room, mute participants, and allow individuals to ask questions. Job seekers who have attended one half-hour session should be asked to leave the Zoom room to allow space for new people. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Job seekers who want to have more in-depth discussions or interviews with employers should schedule them outside the career fair by calling or emailing employers using the contact information provided a week before the career fair.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit'><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>Employer and Job-Seeker Information<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We will have a Zoom room for the Employment Committee in case employers or job seekers have questions at the time. More information on that will be provided to all employer and job-seeker registrants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>On Monday, July 6, we will send each job seeker contact information for the employers registered for the career fair so they can send resumes and cover letters to employers who interest them. We will also send each employer the resumes of all registered job seekers. In that way, both parties will be able to contact each other and arrange to meet before, during, or after the career fair.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Each registered employer and job seeker will receive technical information on how to use our Zoom system. Everyone who wants to participate will need to download free Zoom software onto their computer or phone in order to access the system we are using for the career fair and the convention. <o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit'><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>Questions?<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>If you have questions, please email Dick Davis at <a href="mailto:ddavis@blindinc.org"><span style='color:#005AA3;text-decoration:none'>ddavis@blindinc.org</span></a> or John Dubay at <a href="mailto:jdubay@strategiccontactsolutions.com"><span style='color:#005AA3;text-decoration:none'>jdubay@strategiccontactsolutions.com</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>If you are in doubt about what to do, please register, as that will get you on our mailing list. You can withdraw before the career fair if you decide not to participate. There is no charge for employers or job seekers to attend. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>*Note: Registering as a sponsor or as an individual for the convention will not register you for the career fair; you must register using one of the above links.</span></em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(Updated June 16, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Denise Valkema, President <span style='font-size:13.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of Florida </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>(305)972-8529<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><a href="mailto:president@nfbflorida.org">president@nfbflorida.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><a href="http://www.nfbflorida.org">www.nfbflorida.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Follow us @nfbflorida</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>You can live the life you want.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>