EmploymentGuide.com, a division of Dominion Enterprises, has launched a nationwide job fair series, Putting Americans Back to Work, that aims to help 10,000 Americans find jobs. Based on The Employment Guide's already successful job fair series, this new series invites only companies with immediate hiring needs to participate. The job fairs are free and open to all job seekers.
The current economic situation has caused dramatic business changes and a nearly-unprecedented level of layoffs. However, many businesses in retail, food service, health care and transportation are making structural changes to adapt to the economic climate, and are hiring both part-time and full-time workers on a national scale.
More than 400 job offers were made at our first job fair of the series last month in Omaha. With numbers like that, we are confident that we will ultimately put at least 10,000 Americans back to work. By doing so, we hope to provide economic solutions to our communities and to job seekers, said Jeff Littlejohn, vice president and general manager of The Employment Guide and EmploymentGuide.com.
Todd Simon, CEO of Omaha Steaks, attended last month's Omaha job fair where his company made approximately 15 hires. Simon noted, Our business was founded on serving our customersÖOne of the things we know is that Americans aren't going to stop eating and they still enjoy a great steak. We have to keep our phones staffed and we've got to keep our plants running in order to satisfy our customers' needs.
Adding to the success of this new job fair series is support from associations interested in supporting their members including: the AARP Foundation, the National Urban League, the National Job Corps Association, the American Hotel and Lodging Association, AMVETS, and myStaffingPro.
Ford Motor Company is continuing its successful job fair partnership with The Employment Guide and EmploymentGuide.com, which provides Ford employees who are considering buyout offers the opportunity to transition to new careers. Ford will promote the Putting Americans Back to Work job fairs to employees who have previously accepted buyout packages.
Listed below are the kick-off events to the Putting Americans Back to Work Job Fair Series.
Austin - February 3, 2009
Cincinnati - February 3, 2009
Detroit - February 4, 2009
San Antonio - February 4, 2009
Houston - February 10, 2009
Salt Lake City - February 10, 2009
Chicago - February 11, 2009
EmploymentGuide.com is Putting Americans Back to Work
Job fair series launches nationwide
