A Carson City job fair held in February resulted in 43 people being hired, the city's workforce case manager reports.
"We felt it was a huge success with the 36 employers attending and 619 job seekers; this is more than 14 percent of the job seekers who became employed as a direct result of the job fair," said Lynn Ellis, WorkForce Program Case Manager for Carson City Health and Human Services.
Ellis gleaned the statistics after taking a survey of employers six week after the Feb. 22 job fair held at the Carson City Senior Center.
"The responses were extremely positive. We asked the employers if they had hired any of the jobseekers from the event. We were informed that 43 people had been employed as a direct result of the job fair," she said. "That is 14 percent of the total attendees that became employed because they attended, dressed to impress, brought resumes and spoke with potential employers."
Ellis is ramping up for a second job fair that will be held June 14 at the Carson City Community Center. The goal is to have up to 50 employers at the event, which will be open to the public from 2 to 5 p.m. So far, 21 employers have RSVP’d.
"This is so positive for our community, the jobseekers and the businesses of our wonderful city," said Ellis.
This event is being sponsored by JOIN (Job Opportunities in Nevada), the Carson City Chamber of Commerce and Carson City Health and Human Services.
To RSVP as an Employer contact Ellis, WorkForce Program Case Manager, Carson City Health & Human Services at (775) 283-7579 and email LEllis@carson.org
