Sheriff’s Dept. Seeks Help in Locating Fatal Hit-and-run Suspect
City Wants to Shut Down Center Avenue
Curry Temple Set to Celebrate Rededication
Orientation Center Now Registering New Students for Upcoming School Year
Mauldin: There’s Nothing White, Bourgeoisie About Tennis
City’s Supply of Free Water Brooms Being Swept-up
Patrick to Hold Fashion-show Fundraiser
Laughter Club Yuks It Up for Better Health
New
Long Beach Target Hires 180 on the Spot
Unemployed
residents attend hiring event en masse
By
Allison Jean Eaton
Bulletin
Editor
More
than 800 locals braved heat and long lines on Aug. 15 and 16 for
a chance to land a job with North Long Beach’s newest big-box
retailer.
In conjunction with Target, Compton’s CareerLink WorkSource Center
sponsored the hiring fair at the center’s Bullis Road location.
Hundreds of job seekers showed up to fill out applications and complete
a prescreening interview with Target associates.
According to CareerLink staffer Reginald Allen, 180 of the 810 applicants
were offered jobs. Those who accepted were given an on-the-spot drug test.
Once the test results return and the potential employees pass a background
check, they will be formally hired, he said.
The new Target store will open in October 2008.
Target operates approximately 1,500 stores in 47 states.
The event marked the second time Target partnered with the city to
provide residents with employment opportunities. In 2007 it offered jobs
to more than 300 residents at hiring fairs preceding the grand opening
of the Target store in Gateway Towne Center.
Recent statistics position the state’s escalating unemployment rate
at 7.1 percent. Though Compton’s economy is growing stronger daily
thanks in part to a recently secured Enterprise Zone, the city has one
of the highest poverty rates in the county.
According to statistical data provided by the federal government,
one out of three Compton citizens lives below the poverty line. Additionally,
the city’s unemployment rates are much higher than the national average.
CareerLink, which is open Monday through Friday, provides a range
of free services for job seekers. Visitors can construct resumes and have
them critiqued, attend workshops on filling out job applications, participate
in mock interviews and learn how to dress and “sell” themselves
when applying for a job.
For more information on free services and upcoming job fairs, call
(310) 605-3050
.
ADVERTISE | CLASSIFIEDS | ABOUT US | CONTACT US | SUBSCRIBE | HOME
This site and its contents ©2008 thecomptonbulletin.com