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Career Source Community Job Fair in Port St. Lucie

Career Source Community Job Fair in Port St. Lucie
CAREER SOURCE RESEARCH COAST NETWORK. THEY’RE GOING TO BE DOING A COMMUNITY JOB FAIR NEXT WEEK. IT’S GOING TO BE AT THE PORT SAINT LUCIE COMMUNITY CENTER. JOIN ME LIVE THIS MORNING TO TALK ALL ABOUT IT AND GET YOU SET AS CAREER SOURCE RESEARCH COAST BUSINESS NAVIGATOR MARY MURPHY MARY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING. OF COURSE, WE’RE GETTING THE NEWEST UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS THIS MORNING AND EVERYTHING IS MOVING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION WHEN IT COMES THAT AND PEOPLE ARE GETTING JOBS. TELL ME ABOUT THIS THIS JOB FAIR THAT YOU HAVE IN THE WORKS. IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT. IT’S THE CITY OF OR PARTNERING WITH THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE TO HOST APPROXIMATELY 50 EMPLOYERS AND WE’VE ALREADY GOT OVER A HUNDRED JOB SEEKERS REGISTERED TO ATTEND. THAT’S GREAT. THE IT’S AS I SAID, IT’S A COMMUNITY JOB FAIR. SO IT’S A BROAD BASE OF ALL SECTORS ALL DIFFERENT EMPLOYERS. WE’VE GOT CLEVELAND CLINIC MANY OF THE MUNICIPALITIES MARTIN COUNTY SAINT LUCIE COUNTY AS WELL AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS. AMAZON CHENEY BROTHERS WALMART IS FANTASTIC. SO ALL DIFFERENT SECTORS BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AS WELL. SO REALLY YOU GOT TO THINK IF YOU’RE OUT THERE LOOKING AT ALL. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE IT PUTS EVERYBODY IN ONE PLACE. IT MAKES IT THAT MUCH EASIER FOR YOU, RIGHT CORRECT AND HAVING THAT ONE-ON-ONE PERSONAL OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH AN EMPLOYER IS GREAT EMPLOYERS ARE SEEING THE VALUE OF THAT. THEY’RE REALLY DEMANDING IT RIGHT BECAUSE YOU CAN SELL YOURSELF RIGHT AND THEY CAN SELL THEIR COMPANY BECAUSE FOR AN EMPLOYER ATTENDING A JOB FAIR. THEY’RE NOT ONLY LOOKING. OUR EMPLOYEES, BUT THEY’RE ALSO BE IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO MARKET THEIR SERVICES OR THEIR BUSINESSES. SURE, AND OF COURSE A LOT OF THE ONLINE THINGS THAT WE HAVE NOWADAYS YOU COULD APPLY THROUGH AN EASY APPLICATION THAT THAT’S ALL WELL AND GOOD, BUT IT’S SO DIFFERENT TO HAVE THAT PERSONAL CONNECTION BE ABLE TO HAND YOUR RESUME DIRECTLY TO A POTENTIAL EMPLOYER. WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND FOLKS BRING ON THAT DAY, SO THEY’RE READY TO GO THE RESUME. THAT’S FIRST, RIGHT? YOU WANT TO YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE PUT YOURSELF IN THE SHOES AT THE OTHER PERSON YOU’RE SPEAKING TO RIGHT? YOU’RE AN EMPLOYER PICTURE THINK ABOUT WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A JOB SEEKER SO THAT THEY’RE COMFORTABLE SPEAKING WITH YOU AND AS A JOB SEEKER THINK ABOUT OKAY. I WANT TO WORK FOR THIS MAN. WHAT IS THEY WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING FOR AS AN EMPLOYER? THEY’RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE THAT’S GOING TO BE CONSCIENTIOUS. THEY’RE GONNA PRESENT THEMSELVES. WELL PROFESSIONAL WELL SPOKEN SO, YOU KNOW FOR A JOB SEEKER WE OFFER WORKSHOPS AT CAREER SOURCE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WE HAVE A SPECIFIC JOB PREPARING GETTING READY FOR THE JOB FAIR. ONE ON MONDAY AT 1:30 IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEN ANOTHER ONE AT 9:30 ON TUESDAY, AND THOSE ARE BOTH VIRTUAL YOU CAN GO TO CAREER SOURCE RC.COM AND REGISTER FOR THOSE AND THAT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT WAY TO PREPARE AND GET A LOTS OF TIPS. YOU KNOW WHEN YOU’RE AN EMPLOYER NOWADAYS YOU COULD EASILY GO THROUGH AND SORT OF VET THAT THAT CANDIDATE BY GOING ONLINE. WHETHER IT’S FACEBOOK WHETHER IT’S A LINKEDIN PAGE. WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND FOR KIND OF MAKING SURE YOUR DIGITAL LIFE IS READY FOR THAT JOB INTERVIEW, TOO. THAT IS THE VERY GOOD POINT. YES. DEFINITELY GO THROUGH YOUR YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, IF THEY’RE LOOKING FOR SOME OF THIS COULD BE DEPENDABLE. THEY PROBABLY DON’T WANT TO SEE A LOT OF BEER CAN SURE RIGHT AND A LOT OF MAKE SURE IT’S CLEAN AND CRISP CORRECT. I MEAN EVERYONE HAS CELEBRATIONS IN THEIR LIVES, BUT IF IT LOOKS A LITTLE OUT OF HAND MAYBE YOU TAKE THOSE PICTURES DOWN. YEAH, AND IN TODAY’S WORLD THAT IS VERY MUCH A PART OF IT. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS HAPPENING NEXT WEEK. LET’S GO THROUGH SOME OF THE DETAILS IN CASE YOU’RE JUST HEARING ABOUT THIS THIS MORNING AND YOU SAY HEY, THIS COULD BE GOOD FOR ME OR A FAMILY MEMBER. I WANT TO GO CHECK IT OUT. SO IT’S AT THE PORT ST. LUCIE COMMUNITY CENTER NEXT WEDNESDAY. THAT’S JUNE 29TH, IF YOU WANT TO PUT IN THE CALENDAR AND IT’S GOING TO GO FROM 3:30 UNTIL 6:30, AND YOU COULD GO SIGN UP NOW. JUST GO TO CITY OF PSL.COM SLASH JOB FAIR. DO YOU HAVE TO SIGN UP AHEAD OF TIME MARY OR CAN YOU JUST SHOW UP THAT DAY YOU DO NOT BUT IT CAN HELP YOU EXPEDITE GETTING INTO THE JOB FAIR. IT’S COME TO IF YOU SIGN UP EARLY OR IF YOU EVEN VISIT ONE OF OUR CAREER SOURCE OF CAREER RESOURCE ROOMS RIGHT WE HAVE ONE IN MARTIN COUNTY TOO IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY AND ONE IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AND YOU CAN GET REGISTERED ON EMPLOYEE FLORIDA COMM, WHICH IF PEOPLE DON’T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. IT’S THE STATE OF FLORIDA’S JOB POSTING BOARD AND IT’S FREE. THERE’S NO CHARGE COME VISIT US GET TO KNOW US. LET US BE YOUR AGENT AND FINDING A JOB SURE BECAUSE IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FOR MANY PEOPLE A NUMBER OF YEARS BEFORE SINCE THEY HAVER OF DONE THIS AND AND IT’S KIND OF A WHOLE NEW WORLD WHEN IT COMES LOOKING FOR THAT JOB MARY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING. GOOD LUCK WITH THE FAIR NEXT WEEK. SO ONCE AGAIN YOU GO TO CAREER SOURCE RC COMM AND THEN YOU’LL SEE
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Career Source Community Job Fair in Port St. Lucie
WATCH: Learn more about the Career Source Community Job Fair in Port St. Lucie taking place on Wednesday.

WATCH: Learn more about the Career Source Community Job Fair in Port St. Lucie taking place on Wednesday.

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