Georgia Congressmen John Lewis and Hank Johnson along with The Congressional Black Caucus are in Atlanta TODAY, with more than 100 companies who are taking resumes, applications and ready to hire. They are at Atlanta Technical College. Registration starts at 8 am. Congressman John Lewis says this jobs event is one of five in major urban cities to help reduce the destructive high unemployment rates. Also concerned, Congressman Hank Johnson who believes targeted initiatives should be discussed to help minority communities. The general unemployment rate in Georgia is 10.1%, but African Americans suffer 16% unemployment. The problem is more staggering when it comes to black males, who suffer 35-45% joblessness.
Hope is here.
The Congressional Black Caucus “For the People” Jobs Tour –Atlanta, August 18
Congressman John Lewis, Congressman Hank Johnson, Hosts
Atlanta Technical College
1560 Metropolitan Pkwy SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
What to bring to the event:
1. First, bring a great attitude. You have less than 4 seconds to make a first impression. Your attitude is the greatest influence on the impression you make. Solid eye contact and a strong handshake are a must.
2. Bring several copies of your resume on good quality paper. Make sure that you check for grammar and spelling errors. Show that you take the job fair as seriously as the recruiting companies.
3. Depending on the job you’re after, you may wish to bring a portfolio with samples of your work. Bring your sense of flexibility along… there are likely to be many suitable vacancies.
4. Finally, along with a positive attitude, the most important thing to bring is a point of view. That is, think from an employer’s point of view. Companies want to recruit the best staff to drive their companies forward. They’ll be pleased to meet with you to discuss opportunities; however you should be ready to sell yourself to them.
Participating Employers:
AES Management Corp
Aflac
AJ Automotive Group
AT&T
Atlanta Workforce Development Agency
Bell
Braxton Educational & Technical Cons.
Center for Families & Children
Cintas
Cleveland Catholic Charities
Cleveland Municipal Court
Coca Cola
Corrections Corp of America
Cuyahoga Community College
Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing
Delaware North Company Sport Service
Embassy Suites Hotel
Employment Connection
Fannie May Confections Brands, Inc
Farmers Insurance Group
Fifth Third Bank
First Merit
General Electric
General Motors
GrafTech
Greater Cleveland RTA
Greater Cleveland Veterans Business Resource Council
Green City Growers Cooperative
H&R Block
Intel
Jeanology Clothing Store
JPMorgan Chase
KeyBank
Kraft
Lincoln College of Technology
Lincoln Electric
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center
Lowes
Magna
Marathon Oil
Marriott
McDonald’s
McKesson
NewsCorp
NextEra Energy, Inc
Palladium Health Care
PepsiCo
Pfizer
Pizza Hut
Plain Dealer Publishing Co
Planned Parenthood
Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits
Primerica
Progressive Insurance
Rite Aid Corporation
Rosetta
Roush Industries
Shamrock Staffing
Sherwin-Williams
Speedway
Sprint
St. John Medical Center
St. Vincent Charity Medical Center
Starbucks
State Farm
SunTrust Bank
Target
The Federal Metal Company
The Lube Stop, Inc
The Protective Group, Inc
Thermo Fisher Scientific
United Credit Education
United Rentals
United States Marine Corps
UPS
Urban League of Greater Cleveland
US Customs and Border Protection
USDA
US Coast Guard
Vector Technical Inc
Verizon
Wal-Mart
Wayne County Airport Authority
Wells Fargo
WJBK Fox 2
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