City & Chamber Team with Best Jobs Magazine

for “Get Back to Work Now” Job Fair on Jan. 11

DUARTE, CA, November 16, 2011 – The City of Duarte and Duarte Chamber of Commerce will once again partner with Best Jobs Magazine to host  "Get Back to Work,” an event to help professionals connect with employers. Open to the general public and free of charge, the event will take place Wednesday, Jan. 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Duarte Community Center, 1600 Huntington Dr.

This will be the third time in a 6 month period that the City and Chamber have joined forces with Best Jobs Magazine. More than 300 job seekers turned out for the last Get Back to Work event in Duarte in October.  “These are excellent networking events for job seekers offering face-to-face time with prospective employers and fresh leads on actual job openings.  By hosting these events, we hope to give our residents who want to be gainfully employed opportunities and resources to get back to work,” said Deputy City Manager, Karen Herrera.

Unlike traditional job fairs, in addition to meeting with employers, job seekers will be able to network with employment resources such as Goodwill Industries and Workforce Investment Board, meet with job search assistants, apply for jobs by proxy, and attend a workshop from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to sharpen their job searching skills and focus.  The “By Proxy” application process showcases open positions for employers who do not typically attend job fairs or are unable to exhibit at the event, yet are hiring. A job seeker’s resume is forwarded directly to a hiring manager as opposed to a general mailbox. Best Jobs Magazine territory managers canvass the host city and surrounding areas each month to uncover available jobs. They confirm the validity of the positions, identify the hiring manager’s contact information, and then showcase the positions in the By Proxy section of the Get Back to Work Now event.

According to Best Jobs Magazine Territory Manager, Charles Cottrell, the event will feature some 15 to 25 employers with 100 to 300 job openings in a wide range of employment sectors including customer service, sales, and entry level management.  For more information or if you are a local employer and want to participate in the fair, call Karen Herrera at the City of Duarte at (626) 357-7931, ext. 221, or Diana Burkhardt, Duarte Chamber of Commerce at (626) 357-3333.

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