In line for jobs: 350 meet with employers in Madera

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Job seekers lined up mid-morning Thursday outside Pan-American Community Center for the chance to meet with employers and apply for positions.

Organized by the Madera County Workforce Assistance Center, the job fair was sponsored by several local businesses and included 30 employers who are hiring or are set to hire soon.

“We’re trying to connect job seekers with employers and vice versa because we still have a high unemployment rate in Madera County and with these types of events we can at least get some people working soon,” said Jorge Espinoza, business services representative for the workforce center.

About 350 people attended the job fair, organizers said...

Comments

Wolf (not verified) | 03/24/12

First I've heard about it. How did you let people know about this? I would have liked to have gone.

janus | 03/26/12

This rag is always behind the times. The time now is 1:31 pm Monday March 26, 2012.

janus | 03/27/12

Why exactly do you do that? Seems like a no-brainer that the "read more" tease online might get people to go out and buy the actual paper. That day if it was timed up right. Who subscribes online? Come on now, really.

janus | 03/26/12

I was speaking of the comments taking soooooo long to post. Sorry for the confusion.

janus | 03/26/12

All the shootings during this month in Madera were reported in the news from Fresno as it happened. Tribune, a few days later. Now I'm talking about the print copy at the news stand. A day late. Or more, and then it is total garbage. So many false facts that it is ridiculous.