For Immediate Release:
October 23, 2009
County connects employers with potential employees
Monmouth County and partners hold successful job fair
FREEHOLD – About 1,000 job seekers attended a job fair at Brookdale Community College this week in which 65 employers including resource organizations participated.
“The job fair gave people hope that there are jobs available in our community,” said Freeholder Deputy Director John D’Amico, liaison to the county’s Division of Economic Development and Workforce Development. “Connecting people to workplace opportunities is part of the county’s redirected and ongoing efforts to support our evolving economic base.”
“People need to be open minded when seeking employment in this market,” said Amy Fitzgerald, who oversees the Division of Economic and Workforce Development, an arm of the Department of Economic Development and Tourism. “They should look outside their current industry and investigate areas where their skills and experience may be transferable to a new area or industry.
“The event also provided great seminars for job seekers,” Fitzgerald continued. “Seminars about staying motivated during your job search, putting your best foot forward in an interview and keeping your finances healthy were presented by volunteers from Jersey Shore Association of Human Resources.”
The county Division of Economic and Workforce Development partnered with the Jersey Shore Association of Human Resources, Brookdale Community College and the Monmouth Ocean Development Council (MODC) to offer job seekers and employers a unique opportunity to connect during this extensive, one-day job fair.
The event was free to both prospective employees as well as companies seeking access to talented residents in every discipline, from hospitality and health care to telecommunications, computer science, finance and education and everything in between.
The job fair comes on the heels of the creation of the Office of the Business Advocate, which works one-on-one with business people to resolve issues that may be impeding business success, and the county’s BizConnect program – a series of business resource information programs – designed to help local businesses find the necessary resources to help them thrive in today’s troubling economy.
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