ìPutting America Back to Work,î the nationwide job fair series of EmploymentGuide.com, a division of Dominion Enterprises, has helped 11,152 workers find new jobs, surpassing in only six months its goal of helping 10,000 Americans find jobs by 2010.
ìItís time to raise the stakes. Weíve talked to employers and run the numbersójobs are out there in everything from health care to retail, food service to transportation. Weíre thrilled to have helped more than 10,000 workers find employment, but we wonít be content until that number reaches 15,000. Itís time to go to work,î said Jack Webber, vice president and general manager of The Employment Guide and EmploymentGuide.com.
The job fairs feature companies with immediate hiring needs as well as career education organizations. They are free and open to all job seekers with no pre-registration required.
Upcoming job fairs in the ìPutting America Back to Workî job fair series include:
San Jose, Calif. June 30, 2009
Memphis, Tenn. July 15, 2009
Baltimore, Md. July 21, 2009
Colonial Heights, Va. July 28, 2009
Dallas July 28, 2009
Orlando, Fla. July 28, 2009
For a complete list of the job fairs currently scheduled through November, visit: http://www.employmentguide.com/browse_jobfairs.html.
The Putting America Back to Work job fair series is supported by: the AARP Foundation, the National Urban League, the National Job Corps Association, the American Hotel and Lodging Association, AMVETS, and myStaffingPro. Ford Motor Company also has partnered with EmploymentGuide.com, which provides Ford employees who are considering buyout offersthe opportunity totransition to new careers.Ford will promote the ìPutting America Back to Workî job fairs to employees who have previously accepted buyout packages.
Mission accomplished, EmploymentGuide.com ups the ante: 15,000 jobs by 2010
In just six months the recruitment siteís nationwide job fair series has helped 11,152 workers find jobs
