CAREER FAIR UNITES JOBS AND EMPLOYEES.Byline: Suzie St. John Staff Writer UNIVERSAL CITY - Unemployment is at one of its lowest levels ever, but neither that nor the season's first big storm could keep Suzanne Suzanne is a common female given name that was particularly popular in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. It remained in the top 200 most popular names in the United States between 1930 and the late 1980s. Davidson from joining about 170 other early arrivals who tested the job waters Tuesday during a career fair at the Universal Hilton. The West Los Angeles
``I have a good job as a medical office receptionist, but I'd like to get back into the communications field,'' said Davidson, who earned her bachelor's degree in radio, TV and film from California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an . ``I had to take a break because of family problems, but I'm ready I'm Ready is the double platinum second release from R&B singer Tevin Campbell. I'm Ready yielded the biggest R&B hit of his career the #1 R&B smash "Can We Talk", and produce 3 more successful hits in "I'm Ready", "Always In My Heart" and "Don't Say Goodbye Girl". to get back into the swing of communications and production.'' So she spent part of her morning setting up interviews at the Daily News Career Fair. While most of the companies only had a handful of openings, Countrywide coun·try·wide adv. & adj. Throughout a whole country; nationwide: launched a fundraising campaign countrywide; a countrywide search. Adj. 1. Home Loans boasted more than 200 vacancies. Senior recruiter Lisa Holloman said the company has been a regular at the fair for five years because of the high volume and quality of the applicants. ``One of the reasons we keep returning is that we've hired a lot of people from this fair in the past,'' Holloman said. She doesn't expect this year to be any different. Despite the strong economy, a steady job has eluded Ferdinand Rubio, who moved to Pacoima from the Philippines last year. He hoped the fair would change that. He met with several company representatives and was optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op about finding a position. He has an interview today with Accountemps. ``I really want a permanent job, but it's a start,'' said Rubio, whose last job was as an accountant for a travel agency in the Philippines. Several placement agencies at the fair did a brisk Brisk as a proper name may refer to:
``The market is so tight because unemployment is low so there are a lot of companies using agencies to fill jobs,'' said Marybeth Smolinsky, a manager for Robert Half, who recruits full-time employees for the company's Westwood office. ``We have a shortage of candidates too, so we need applicants,'' she said. Smolinsky and representatives from the sister company, Accountemps, were accepting resumes and doing informal interviews for prospective candidates. She said they hoped to call people in for formal interviews and testing within the next two weeks. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Accountemps' Susan Chang Chang (chăng) or Yangtze (yăng`sē`, yäng`dzŭ`), Mandarin Chang Jiang, longest river of China and of Asia, c.3,880 mi (6,245 km) long, rising in the Tibetan highlands, SW Qinghai prov. interviews Ferdinand Rubio during Tuesday's Career Fair at the Universal Hilton John McCoy/Staff Photographer |
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