Expo Exposed
Over 100 corporations with 6,000 jobs available.
Technical Schools, Community Colleges, and Universities available to link job seekers to pathways for employment/retraining.
75 virtual job stations with job coaches providing services like resume development and linking individuals to long term tools needed to find employment.
United Way's 211 at hub locations to guide individuals to resources to help knock down other barriers to employment: childcare, transportation...
Institutions and individuals checking institutional interest and individual interest at the door ----- working together----- to do more together than what any one could do alone. That is, working together in the region to put forth the largest Employment Expo in the State.
At the end of the day, nearly 8,000 individuals found their way to the Michigan State Fairgrounds. There were individuals with GED's to PHD's, all looking for the next step in employment.
A reporter from the Detroit Free Press approached me in the parking lot and said, "I just got done talking to a Doctor, an MD, who has been out of work for a year. Is this a story a desperation?"
I responded, "These are desperate times for many --- more than what I think people realize. But on the positive side of the ledger, is you have the community working in a proactive way --- in a coordinated way ---- to create clear pathways to employment. This is a big step for the region. We in essence, are creating a new capability in the region to deal with the issues residents care the most about."
The Expo alone isn't the answer, but it is an expression of how the region can work together on a common goal. And when we do that, greater progress is made for all.
To hear from one job seeker, just click below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOh7-oWXLEA
Technical Schools, Community Colleges, and Universities available to link job seekers to pathways for employment/retraining.
75 virtual job stations with job coaches providing services like resume development and linking individuals to long term tools needed to find employment.
United Way's 211 at hub locations to guide individuals to resources to help knock down other barriers to employment: childcare, transportation...
Institutions and individuals checking institutional interest and individual interest at the door ----- working together----- to do more together than what any one could do alone. That is, working together in the region to put forth the largest Employment Expo in the State.
At the end of the day, nearly 8,000 individuals found their way to the Michigan State Fairgrounds. There were individuals with GED's to PHD's, all looking for the next step in employment.
A reporter from the Detroit Free Press approached me in the parking lot and said, "I just got done talking to a Doctor, an MD, who has been out of work for a year. Is this a story a desperation?"
I responded, "These are desperate times for many --- more than what I think people realize. But on the positive side of the ledger, is you have the community working in a proactive way --- in a coordinated way ---- to create clear pathways to employment. This is a big step for the region. We in essence, are creating a new capability in the region to deal with the issues residents care the most about."
The Expo alone isn't the answer, but it is an expression of how the region can work together on a common goal. And when we do that, greater progress is made for all.
To hear from one job seeker, just click below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOh7-oWXLEA
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