[Ohio-Talk] Fwd: Register now for upcoming career fair

[Suzanne Turner]

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> From: National Federation of the Blind <webmaster at nfb.org>
> Date: January 14, 2022 at 9:01:55 AM EST
> To: Lillian Brown <smturner.234 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Register now for upcoming career fair
> Reply-To: National Federation of the Blind <webmaster at nfb.org>
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> Employers, Job Seeker, or Job Developer for the Blind: Register for 2022 February 7 Career Fair
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Seminar Dates and Times
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> 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
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> 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!
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> Sincerely,
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> 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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