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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dick Davis who is the chairperson sent this out!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear NFBNET Members:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Many people have been asking about how to write resumes and other topics that are covered with materials on our NFB Employment Committee website. The following things may be helpful if you are looking for a job. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The first is the link to our NFB Employment Committee Web Page, which is <a href="https://employment.nfb.org/">https://employment.nfb.org/</a> It has links to a number of resources: the signup for the NFB Jobs listserv, contact information for employers who have attended our past Job Fairs, and resources for job seekers. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here is the link to the complete recording of our 2018 Job Seeker Seminar and some of the other things mentioned above. You can listen to the seminar in its entirety or choose what parts of it are of interest to you. <a href="https://employment.nfb.org/Convention%20Page.html">https://employment.nfb.org/Convention%20Page.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://employment.nfb.org/2017%20NFB%20Job%20Seeker%20Seminar%20Resume%20Writing%20and%20Interviewing%20Presentation.pdf"><span style='color:blue'>Read or download the 2017 NFB Job Seeker Resume Writing and Interviewing Presentation</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The above link should work, but if it does not, you can find the original link on the Convention Page (link above). This is a great resource from Wells Fargo on how to write a resume. You can also listen to the recording of the presentation. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can find a lot of job seeking, resume writing, and cover letter writing tips on the following link. <a href="https://employment.nfb.org/Job%20Seeking%20Tips%20Page.html">https://employment.nfb.org/Job%20Seeking%20Tips%20Page.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Where the Blind Work had 2,500 contacts last year. It is a list of blind people who are working in a wide range of jobs. There is detailed information about what they do and how they do it. <a href="https://employment.nfb.org/Where%20The%20Blind%20Work.html">https://employment.nfb.org/Where%20The%20Blind%20Work.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope this helps a number of you. We are currently working on making our website more user friendly, and will be adding more information to it in the future. Check it out to learn more about what we are doing at this year’s national convention. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dick Davis, Chairperson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFB Employment Committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Suzanne Hartfield-Turner, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFBOH-Cleveland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>P: (440) 462-9755<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A: PO Box 141077<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cleveland, Ohio 44114<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>E: <a href="mailto:President.NFB.ClevelandOhio@Gmail.com">President.NFB.ClevelandOhio@Gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>