[Nfbnet-members-list] 2014 NFB Job Seeker Seminar
Dick Davis
ddavis at blindinc.org
Tue Jun 24 00:58:49 UTC 2014
NFB Employment Committee 2014 Job Seeker Seminar
The Interlocking Power Triad of Job Seeking:
Skill, Connection, Presentation
Tuesday July 1, 2014
8:30 a.m. to Noon, Room W203B, Orlando Convention Center, Level 2
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8:30 to 8:40: Intro, overview, expectations - Dick Davis and Robert L. Newman
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8:40 to 9:10 SKILL: Blinndness Skills Panel
·       Pam Allen, Executive Director,
Louisiana Center for the Blind, Ruston, LA
·       Julie Deden, Executive Director,
Colorado Center for the Blind, Littleton, CO
·       Dan Wenzel, Executive Director, BLIND, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
9:10 to 9:30 >SKILL: Technology Skills
·       Jan Brandt, Program Specialist,
Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Lincoln, NE
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9:30 to 10:00 CONNECTION: Networking Panel
·       David Ticchi, Public School
Teacher and Special Assistant to the President of Legal Seafood, Boston, MA
·       Carlos Servan, Deputy Director,
VR, Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Lincoln, NE
·       Michael Bullis, Executive
Director, Image Center, Baltimore, MD
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10:00 to 10:20 CONNECTION: Social Media
·       Corbb OâConnor, President &
Business Growth Consultant, O'Consulting Group; Louisville, KY
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10:20 to 10:40 CONNECTION: Career Exploration <
·       Joe Strachey, AFB Career Connect, New York, NY
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10:40 to 11:00 CONNECTION: Federal Employment, iincluding resumes
·       Erika Crawford, U.S. Coast
Guard, Office of Civilian Human Resources
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11:00 to 11:20 PRESENTATION: âSo, tell mme about yourself. . .âÂ
·       Bethel Murphy,
Career-Readiness/Transition Specialist, Louisiana
Center for the Blind, Ruston, LA
·       Dick Davis, Assistant Director
for Employment Programs, BLIND, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
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11:20 to 11:40 - PRESENTATION: Interviewing
·       Chuck Young, President, andÂ
·       Colleen Wunderlich, Director of
The Forsythe Center for Employment and
Entrepreneurship, Hadley School for the Blind, Winnetka, IL
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11:40 to 12:00 - PRESENTATION: Turning Blindness into a Diversity AssetÂ
·       Phil LaBarbera, HR Consultant,
Diversity & Inclusion, Oracle, Redwood Shores, CA
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12:00 - Wrap Up
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Next steps:Â Mingle with the presenters or
invite them to lunch. From 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
attend the 2nd annual NFB Job Fair in Grand
Ballroom A, Level 1 in the hotel. Meet over 20
employers, all interested in hiring blind people.
Go to the Employment Committee meeting on Friday,
July 4 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in Salon 16, Level
2 in the hotel. It will include a job exchange
for employers and jobseekers, so bring your resumes and job postings.Â
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