First Southwest Florida Virtual Job Fair connects people to real solutions

First Southwest Florida Job Fair

THIS MORNING, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLEHAVE LEADS ON A NEW JOB.AS PART OF OUR ’THE REBOUNDSOUTHWEST FLORIDA’PROJECT...WE’RE WORKING TO GETYOU ANSWERS ON THE THINGS THATARE STANDING IN YOUR WAY...ANDTHE RESOURCES OUT THERE, AS WEMOVE FORWARD TOGETHER.ALL WEEK I TOLD YOU ABOUT THEFIRST SOUTHWEST FLORIDA VIRTUALJOB FAIR...I VOLUNTEERED TO HELPOUT YESTERDAY...AND WATCHED ITMAKE AN IMPACT IN PEOPLE’SLIVES.NO MORE NERVOUS HANDSHAKESORAWKWARD INTRODUCTIONS.IN A VIRTUAL JOB FAIRYOU LOGONLOOK INTO YOUR PHONE ORCOMPUTER’S CAMERAAND HOPE YOUSTANDOUT.SOT...SEAN SKOVEChris: "What did you think of thevirtual job fair?"Sean: "I thought it was really ablessing.

I thought they did agreat job."SEAN SKOVE COULD USE A BLESSINGRIGHT NOW.HE WORKED FOR AN AVIATIONPROGRAMMING COMPANYAND WHEN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRYPRETTY MUCH SHUT DOWN INMARCHHE LOST HIS JOB.SOT...SEAN SKOVE"From there I went to uber andInstacart, trying to make somemoney and keep my means up.Shortly after I ended up gettinginfected by Covid 19."SOT...SEAN SKOVE"I’ve definitely had some darkdays, especially with financesand things like that.

I haven’thad any solid work for almosttwo months now."MORE THAN 700 PEOPLE FILLED UPTHESE VIRTUAL ROOMSMANY OF THEMSTRUGGLING IN THEIR OWN WAY.THE ORGANIZATIONBETTERTOGETHERSET THIS UP.THEY WORK TO KEEP FAMILITOGETHER, BY MAKING SURE THEADULTS HAVE DEPENDABLE JOBS.NEARLY TWO DOZEN EMPLOYERS WEREAT THE JOB FAIRAND YOU CAN SEEALL THE JOBS THEY WANT TO FILL,WHEN YOU GO TO ’BETTER TOGETHERU-S DOT ORG.’EVERYTHING FROM HEALTH CARETOH-VAC SALESTO RETAIL.SO HERE’S HOW IT WORKED...HIRINGMANAGERS MADE PRESENTATIONSTHEYDESCRIBED JOB DETAILSANDANSWERED QUESTIONSTHEN IN SOMECASES, THEY DID INTERVIEWS.SOME COMPANIES PLANNED TO HIREON THE SPOTGAMESTOP, FOREXAMPLE, WANTS NEW WORKERS ASSOON AS POSSIBLE.SOTMICHELLE LATORELLA, GAMESTOP"The end result is that we’rehiring right away.

And we’retrying to get ready for ourreopening and make sure we’reready to give that level fourservice to every guest."SEAN WALKED AWAY WITH FIVE ORSIX LEADS FOR FINANCIAL ANDMEDICAL JOBS.SOT...SEAN SKOVE"I’m already moving forward onthe interviewing process for oneof them, so it’s been fast.SOT...SEAN SKOVE"It’s really helped boost myconfidence, today."FOR BETTER TOGETHER, THE BOTTOMLINE IS HOPE.THEY WANT PEOPLE TO REALIZE HELPIS OUT THERE, NOT JUST TO