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  • Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 3: Finding a Job Mentor – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 3: Finding a Job Mentor – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 4: The Occupational Interview – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Occupational Interviews – Section 4: The Occupational Interview – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 4: The Occupational Interview – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 4: The Occupational Interview – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 5: Job Observation – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Job Observation – Section 5: Job Observation – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 5: Job Observation – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 5: Job Observation – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 6: Discrepancy Analysis – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Discrepancy Analysis – Section 6: Discrepancy Analysis – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 6: Discrepancy Analysis – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 6: Discrepancy Analysis – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson 1: Lesson – Section 7: The Vocational Action Plan Assignment – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Vocational Action Plan – Section 7: The Vocational Action Plan Assignment – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 7: The Vocational Action Plan Assignment – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 7: The Vocational Action Plan Assignment – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Section 1: Disclosure – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 2: The Disability Statement – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 3: Creating a Personal Data Sheet – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 4: Building a Resume – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 5: Finding Job Leads – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 6: Utilizing Job Leads – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 7: The Cover Letter – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 8: The Application – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 1: Disclosure Review – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 2: Company Research – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 3: Self-Description – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 4: Addressing Employer Concerns – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 5: Answering Interview Questions – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 6: Preparing for the Interview – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 7: Interview Coaching and Role Play – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 8: Thank-You Letters and E-mails – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 9: Following up after an Interview – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Lesson – Section 1: Disclosure – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Disclosure – Section 1: Disclosure – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 1: Disclosure – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 2: The Disability Statement – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: The Disability Statement – Section 2: The Disability Statement – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 3: Creating a Personal Data Sheet – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Personal Data Sheet – Section 3: Creating a Personal Data Sheet – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 4: Building a Resume – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Building a Resume – Section 4: Building a Resume – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 5: Finding Job Leads – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Finding Job Leads – Section 5: Finding Job Leads – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 5: Finding Job Leads – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 6: Utilizing Job Leads – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Utilizing Job Leads – Section 6: Utilizing Job Leads – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 6: Utilizing Job Leads – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 7: The Cover Letter – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: The Cover Letter – Section 7: The Cover Letter – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 8: The Application – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: The Application – Section 8: The Application – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 1: Disclosure Review – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Disclosure Review – Section 1: Disclosure Review – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 2: Company Research – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Company Research – Section 2: Company Research – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 2: Company Research – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 3: Self-Description – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Self-Description – Section 3: Self-Description – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 3: Self-Description – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 4: Addressing Employer Concerns – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Addressing Employer Concerns – Section 4: Addressing Employer Concerns – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 5: Answering Interview Questions – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment – Section 5: Answering Interview Questions – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 5: Answering Interview Questions – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 6: Preparing for the Interview – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment – Section 6: Preparing for the Interview – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 7: Interview Coaching and Role Play – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment – Section 7: Interview Coaching and Role Play – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 8: Thank-You Letters and E-mails – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment – Section 8: Thank-You Letters and E-mails – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 8: Thank-You Letters and E-mails – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 9: Following up after an Interview – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment – Section 9: Following up after an Interview – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 9: Following up after an Interview – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Resume – Section 4: Building a Resume – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Sample Cover Letters – Section 7: The Cover Letter – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Sample Business Application – Section 8: The Application – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Scoring Sheet – Section 7: Interview Coaching and Role Play – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 1: Disclosure Review – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 2: Company Research – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 3: Self-Description – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 8: Thank-You Letters and E-mails – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 4: Addressing Employer Concerns – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 6: Preparing for the Interview – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 1: Disclosure – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 5: Finding Job Leads – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 3: Creating a Personal Data Sheet – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 4: Building a Resume – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 6: Utilizing Job Leads – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 7: The Cover Letter – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 5: Answering Interview Questions – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 5: Skills and Abilities – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 6: Values – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 8: Creating a Working Portfolio System – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 2: The Disability Statement – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 8: The Application – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Sample Cover Letter 1 – Sample Cover Letters – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Sample Cover Letter 2 – Sample Cover Letters – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Introduction – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Module 1: Self-Awareness – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Module 2: Career Exploration Resources – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Module 3: Finding Employment – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Module 4: The Interview – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Maintaining Employment – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 1: Personal Networking – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 2: Building, Expanding, and Maintaining your Network – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 3: Feedback – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 4: Interests – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 5: Skills and Abilities – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 6: Values – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 7: Work Personality – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 8: Creating a Working Portfolio System – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 9: Self Analysis Report – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 1: Career Exploration Resources – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 2: Starting a Job Analysis – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 3: Finding a Job Mentor – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 4: The Occupational Interview – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 5: Job Observation – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 6: Discrepancy Analysis – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Section 7: The Vocational Action Plan Assignment – Job Seeker’s Toolkit – AFB eLearning Center
    • Lesson – Section 1: Personal Networking – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Your Network Pyramid – Section 1: Personal Networking – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 1: Personal Networking – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 2: Building, Expanding, and Maintaining your Network – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Your Network Expansion Plan – Section 2: Building, Expanding, and Maintaining your Network – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 2: Building, Expanding, and Maintaining your Network – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 2: Building, Expanding, and Maintaining your Network – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 3: Feedback – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Feedback – Section 3: Feedback – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 3: Feedback – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 3: Feedback – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 4: Interests – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Interests – Section 4: Interests – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 4: Interests – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 4: Interests – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 5: Skills and Abilities – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Skills and Abilities – Section 5: Skills and Abilities – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 5: Skills and Abilities – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 6: Values – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Values – Section 6: Values – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 6: Values – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 7: Work Personality – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Work Personality – Section 7: Work Personality – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 7: Work Personality – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 8: Creating a Working Portfolio System – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Your Portfolio System – Section 8: Creating a Working Portfolio System – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 8: Creating a Working Portfolio System – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 9: Self Analysis Report – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Self Analysis – Section 9: Self Analysis Report – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 9: Self Analysis Report – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 1: Career Exploration Resources – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Career Exploration Resources – Section 1: Career Exploration Resources – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 1: Career Exploration Resources – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 1: Career Exploration Resources – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 2: Starting a Job Analysis – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Job Analysis – Section 2: Starting a Job Analysis – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Example Assignment – Section 2: Starting a Job Analysis – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Learning Check – Section 2: Starting a Job Analysis – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Lesson – Section 3: Finding a Job Mentor – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
    • Assignment: Job Mentor – Section 3: Finding a Job Mentor – Job Seeker’s Toolkit
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Category: Leadership

Meet Denna Lambert: Visually Impaired Disability Program and Project Manager at NASA

October 12, 2017

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Employment , Leadership , Low Vision , Personal Reflections , Planning for the Future
By Empish J. Thomas

In March 2017, Denna Lambert was a presenter at the AFB Leadership Conference in Alexandria, VA. She was on a panel where she shared about her life and career at … Continued

Advancing Your Career Depends on Your Next Step

July 6, 2017

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Employment , Leadership , Planning for the Future
By Steve Cardenas

Life is filled with accomplishments and setbacks. I have had my fair share of both. How about you? Many of you may still be basking in the glow of graduation … Continued

It’s National Teacher Appreciation Day! How Will You Show Your Gratitude for Teachers of Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired?

May 9, 2017

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Education , Employment , Leadership , Low Vision , Personal Reflections , Transition
By Alicia Wolfe

Today is a day for honoring all teachers in the teaching profession and for recognizing the contributions they have made to the lives of their students. Anne Sullivan Macy, Helen … Continued

Blind Ambition Author and Champion Paratriathlete Shared Leadership Principles at the American Foundation for the Blind Leadership Conference

March 16, 2017

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Employment , Leadership , Planning for the Future
By Shannon Carollo

When keynote speaker Patricia Walsh took the stage at the American Foundation for the Blind Leadership Conference (AFBLC), it seemed all were fully engaged and unquestionably riveted. This year’s conference … Continued

The Most Valuable Resource of a Leader Who Is Blind or Visually Impaired

November 1, 2016

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Employment , Leadership
By Shannon Carollo

Recently we acknowledged we already are leaders; leadership isn’t a position, but a quality. Leaders, remember, are ones who influence others. So dear leader who is blind or visually impaired, … Continued

Re-Think Leadership, You Already Are a Leader

August 24, 2016

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Employment , Leadership , Planning for the Future
By Shannon Carollo

Can I have ten minutes of your time? First, listen to a six minute TedTalk entitled, “Everyday Leadership” and second, let’s chat. In the talk, you’ll hear Drew Dudley share … Continued

Red Lobster’s CEO Talks to CareerConnect Readers About Leadership and Career Success

May 9, 2016

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Employment , Leadership
By Shannon Carollo

AFB CareerConnect’s focus as of late has been on career advancement for those who are blind or visually impaired. We prepared a free eLearning course entitled Maintaining Employment and Advancing … Continued

Red Lobster’s CEO Talks to CareerConnect Readers About Leadership and Career Success

May 9, 2016

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Employment , Leadership
By Shannon Carollo

AFB CareerConnect’s focus as of late has been on career advancement for those who are blind or visually impaired. We prepared a free eLearning course entitled Maintaining Employment and Advancing … Continued

Getting to Know the Next President and CEO of the American Foundation for the Blind: Meet Kirk Adams

March 7, 2016

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Leadership
By Katy Lewis

Did you know that Kirk Adams, President of the Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind, will be AFB’s new president and CEO? If you are a frequent follower of all things … Continued

Diversity and Inclusion – A Diverse Workforce That Includes Employees Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

March 26, 2015

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Education , Employment , Leadership , Planning for the Future , Transition
By Joe Strechay

Diversity and inclusion within corporations has become an important effort around the United States, and I want to take a few minutes to address this topic. As you probably already … Continued

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