[Rehab] Washington Seminar Career Fair

[David Andrews]

The posting address for the Listings list is 
job-listings at nfbnet.org and the subscribe address 
is job-listings-subscribe at nfbnet.org

The posting address for the job-discussions list 
is job-discussions at nfbnet.org and the address to 
subscribe is job-discussions-subscribe at nfbnet.org  leave everything blank.

Dave


At 10:45 PM 1/12/2022, you wrote:
>Hi, What is the new email for the jobs list? 
>Bryan -----Original Message----- From: Rehab 
><rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Richard 
>Davis via Rehab Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 
>2022 9:53 PM To: job-listings at nfbnet.org; Job 
>Discussions internet Mailing List 
><job-discussions at nfbnet.org>; Rehabilitation 
>Counselor Mailing List <rehab at nfbnet.org> Cc: 
>Richard Davis <dickblind at gmail.com> Subject: 
>[Rehab] Washington Seminar Career Fair Job 
>Seeker and Employer Registration for the 2022 
>Washington Seminar Career Fair is now up. We 
>expect registration for agency job developers to 
>be up tomorrow.  Here is the letter about it 
>that I prepared for wide distribution: Dear 
>Employer, Job Seeker, or Job Developer for the 
>Blind, The Washington Seminar Career Fair will 
>be a virtual Zoom fair. It will occur on Monday 
>February 7, 2022, from 11 am to 1 pm eastern 
>time. Registration is open now. Registration 
>forms for each group are available on this page: 
>https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar/washington-seminar-career-fair 
>Registration opens on Wednesday, September 12 
>and closes on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 8:00 
>pm eastern time. Nobody will be able to register 
>after that. The NFB 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. There is no charge for the 
>fair. 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 20 to 45. 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. 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. Deafblind job seekers are 
>encouraged to attend the career fair but should 
>arrange for interpreter services with their 
>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. 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. 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. 
>Seminar Dates and Times ·         Monday, 
>January 17, 7:00 to 8:15 pm eastern time, 
>seminar: *Zoom Etiquette and Tools for Blind Job 
>Seekers* via Zoom (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 
>(see registration page for link). 
>·         Monday, January 31, 3:00 to 4:15 pm 
>eastern time, seminar: *Employer Zoom Room 
>Training* (link will be provided to registered 
>employers). Other Events ·         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 eastern time. 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! Sincerely, Dick Davis, 
>Chair 
>John F. Dubay, Employer Liaison NFB Employment 
>Committee                    NFB Employment 
>Committee 
>612-719-0753 
>410-671-4850 
>dickblind at gmail.com 
>*jdubay at leadsatscale.com 
><jdubay at leadsatscale.com>* 
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