The River Valley Workforce Investment Board will be hosting the 2nd Annual River Valley Employment Fair today, April 10, 2013.
The fair is a joint effort between the River Valley Workforce Investment Board (WIB), the VT Department of Labor, Creative Workforce Solutions, and the River Valley Technical Center (RVTC).
The event is aimed at connecting local job seekers with seasonal and permanent jobs in our area and to showcase resources and training programs that will help job seekers attain employment.
Employers include Black River Produce, Rite Aid, Sonnax, Springfield Health and Rehabilitation Center, Springfield Humane Society, Jeld-Wen, TD Bank, Springfield Printing, Green Mountain Traffic Control, SEVCA, Westaff, Lucas Industries, Vermont Agency of Transportation, Frito Lay/Pepsi, Visiting Nurse and Hospice of Vermont and New Hampshire, Stratton Mountain Resort, Home Depot and more. Service sector participants also include the Department of Labor, Vermont Army National Guard, U.S. Army and Army Reserve, WISE of Upper Valley, Springfield Chamber, Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce, River Valley Workforce Investment Board and Creative Workforce Solutions.
This employment fair is the most recent project of the River Valley Workforce Investment Board (WIB) whose mission is to “link business and education communities to bridge the gap between the workforce of today and the one we need tomorrow.” The WIB serves the towns of Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish, Chester, Grafton, Landgrove, Londonderry, Ludlow, Plymouth, Reading, Rockingham, Springfield, Weathersfield, West Windsor, Weston, Windsor, Windham and surrounding communities.
The event is on Wednesday, April 10th from 1:00PM – 4:00PM at River Valley Technical Center at the Howard Dean Education Center. For more information, contact Employment Fair Coordinator Suzanne Groenewold at 802-885-8310 or at sgroenewold@rvt.org . There is no fee for employers or jobseekers to participate in the fair due to generous support from the VT Department of Labor, Creative Workforce Solutions and the River Valley WIB.
Outstanding opportunity for both employers and job seekers. Unfortunately, welfare, disability, EBT cards, perpetual charity and sponging off the parental units at 30 years old have become a way of life for thousands of residents. Anyone want to make a guess how many "clients" from HCRS, Voc Rehab, and the U-Turning Point show up?
ReplyDeleteChances are good that not many people show up . It would mean they would have to take a drug test.
ReplyDeletePlus any personthat really wants to work already has a job. My experience is in this job market if you are honest,prompt,and willing o work employers will hire you. Many of my friends own companies and have a tough time getting people to show up after the first paycheck comes .
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Delete"if you are honest, prompt, and willing to work employers will hire you'....anon 3:19
ReplyDeleteAs an employer, let me add to that, the capacity to follow directions. Adherence to those very basic responsibilities and a positive reference to get you in the door, will keep you gainfully employed. What exists in the local labor pool is a significant population that refuses to take responsibility for anything. Knowing full well the safety net of social services will always be there.
My bet is you don't see a soul at employment fair who receives aid, or with an Obama sticker on their car.
I question you are an employer. For your information people who DO work also support Obama.
DeleteHaving been gainfully employed for the past 35 years, and being an Obama supporter, Anonymous 5:25, if you truly are an employer, I am sure as hell glad you're not mine.
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DeleteTo get me in the door you must first offer me more than the government's handing me in the form of handouts.
ReplyDeleteThat must be great for your self-esteem.
DeleteI'm a liberal, I don't need self-esteem.
DeleteUnfortunately, VT, the US government, and employers who take advantage of a chitty economy and misuse their employees makes it a fact that you are better off unemployed then employed. I am not on assistance but if my money gets taken anymore...my family will have to be. Pride or no pride, it becomes a battle of liveable wage or not. Very sad state to live in.
ReplyDeleteIt's not just a bad state to live in, it's a bad COUNTRY to live in, 7:07. If you're a typical American, your real income over the past 40 years has increased by 4%, or 0.1% per year, while your productivity went up 100%. Not a fair deal, by any means.
DeleteI'll bet you have two working adults in the family, needed in order to make ends meet, and I'll also bet neither one of you has had a raise in the last five years. If you're a family of five, the hourly total of all the workers in the family has to come out to $21.59 in order for you to stay above water. Jobs in Springfield typically offer from $10.59 an hour ("personal care and services") to $37.90 ("management"). I wonder what will be offered at the job fair....
You know what is really sad??? Me and my wife both had good paying jobs but she had to commute to Keene, NH. So we got day care for the kids. After she was working there for 5 months she was forced to quit her job because the $1100 a month for day care plus the cost of gas for her to get to work cost us more money than she was taking home. We were not getting any help from the state with the day care costs. The state told us if she wasn't working that they would pay for the day care. Does that seem right??? So I told them that they had it backwards. They should help the people who really do work and try and make a descent living and not encourage the people to quit their jobs and go on welfare. If people aren't working then why do they need day care??? This government wants people out of work. Now she is a stay at home mom and we are making the same amount as she was when she was working.
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