The Savannah River Site in South Carolina, which is hiring 3,000 new workers, hosted a job fair this week in Allendale to fill the remaining 2,400 jobs. Through the American Recovery Act, the SRS is receiving $1.6 billion in stimulus dollars for job creation. Over 8,000 people have applied for jobs with Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, and [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, June 21, 2009
The Frederick County, Maryland NAACP is holding a job fair this week. The firms participating include AT&T, BP Solar International, Frederick Community College, Hagerstown Community College, Giant Food, the FBI, the Frederick Police Department and Lonza. The fair will be held from 11am to 4pm Thursday at the Frederick Church of the Brethren in Frederick. The National Association [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The City of Roanoke, Virginia held its third job fair this year this week. The city usually holds one per year at the Roanoke Civic Center. On Wednesday, more than 1,200 job seekers lined up to apply for 700 jobs. The city is not sure if it will hold another job fair this year. Roanoke is an [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The Savannah River Site will hire 3,000 new workers. The Obama Administration is giving the SRS $1.6 billion from the stimulus funds. Thousands of new employees will be put to work to reduce the site’s environmental footprint, and accelerating the completion of planned projects. A majority of the jobs are temporary, providing work for 30 months. A [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 24, 2009
Private prison operator Corrections Corporation of America held a job fair this week, and met with 3,000 applicants at for 409 jobs at its new facility in Adams County, Mississippi. CCA officials had expected about 1,000 applicants. The 2,658-bed prison will open in late July. The inmates will be minimum-security federal prisoners, most illegal immigrants. Corrections Corporation of [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Eight hundred people lined up at Phoenix, Arizona hotel to apply for 60 jobs with fast food chain In-N-Out Burger. More than 50 people were lined up at 6:30 am. Hilton Hotel employees provided water and reduced-price sandwiches and soda for those in line. The Irvine, California restaurant chain is opening a new location in Mesa. A [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, April 18, 2009
Columbus-based nonprofit BioOhio and the state Department of Development are hosting three career fairs in April and May. The fairs target job seekers for positions at bioscience businesses and research organizations in the state. The free events are expected to draw more than 400 people this year. Various companies and organizations have signed on to appear. Exhibitors [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory says 640 city jobs will be available at the 4th Annual Mayor’s Youth Job Fair on Thursday, April 23rd. The jobs are part of the city’s Summer Youth Employment Initiative. The initiative employs people ages 16 to 24 in six different programs, through the Cincinnati Parks Department, the Cincinnati Recreation Commission, ArtWorks, [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, March 29, 2009
Over 8,000 job-seekers mobbed Honolulu Community College yesterday, to apply for 160 new jobs at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Organizers said the turnout was roughly twice as large as last year’s fair at Sand Island. The state’s largest industrial employer expects to fill 120 apprenticeships and 40 engineering and engineering support positions. Apprenticeships are four year work-study [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 27, 2009
Some 200 workers will lose their jobs when Lee Memorial Hospital in Fulton, New York closes next month. The Metropolitan Development Association, a Syracuse-based economic development group, has organized a jobs fair this week at the hospital. The MDA has lined up 30 Central New York hospitals, nursing homes, medical centers and large medical practices to participate [...]
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Friday, June 26, 2009
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