For Immediate Release
Date: April 15, 2016
Media Contact: Monika K. De La Garza
Office: 361-885-3018 Cell: 361-946-6077
Emerging Leaders Initiative Youth Career Exploration & Job Fairs Target Young Adults
WHAT: Emerging Leaders Initiative Youth Career Exploration & Job Fairs
WHO: Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend
WHEN: Friday, April 22, 2015 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend
Sunrise Mall & Career Center
5858 SPID, Corpus Christi, TX 78412
Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend (WFSCB) has recruited over 25 employers to participate in its first round of Emerging Leaders Initiative Youth Career Exploration & Job Fairs on Friday, April 22, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the WFSCB Career Center and the Sunrise Mall. This event will provide an opportunity for young adults to apply for a job which will lead to a meaningful work experience while developing the skills, attitudes and commitment necessary to succeed in today’s world of work. Job seekers can pre-register for the job fair online at www.workforcesolutionscb.org.
Young adults ages 16 and up are invited to the Youth Job Fair and should come prepared with plenty of resumes and dressed professionally as employers may conduct interviews on the spot. This industry-focused job fair will include entry level jobs in retail, food service, healthcare, auto detail, factory work and construction.
Two other Emerging Leaders Initiative Youth Career Exploration & Job Fairs targeting WFSCB’s rural counties are scheduled on:
Friday, May 6, 2016
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Memorial Student Union Building
MSC 114 700 University Blvd. Kingsville, TX 78363
Thursday, May 12, 2016
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
San Patricio County Fairgrounds
Civic Center
219 West 5th St.
Sinton, TX 78387
The Emerging Leaders Initiative (Project ELI) encourages youth to pursue post-secondary education goals while emphasizing the importance of remaining drug-free. Project ELI provides local labor market & career information along with the soft skills desired by local employers to young adults throughout the Coastal Bend region.
Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend contact: Monika K. De La Garza, Communications & Outreach Coordinator, Cell: 361-946-6077; monika.delagarza@workforcesolutionscb.org.