EMPLOYERS RECRUIT AT JOB FAIR; OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND AT SATURDAY'S EVENT.Byline: Steve Carney Staff Writer Unemployment may be at a 30-year low, but it's not zero, so plenty of job seekers visited the third annual Canoga Park-West Hills Community Job Fair on Saturday. The fair, sponsored by the Canoga Park-West Hills Chamber of Commerce, filled the Fallbrook Mall with candidates handing out resumes and employers hungrily shopping the job market. ``I'm getting a lot more than I expected. The competition is pretty fierce,'' said Valerie Cox, recruiting for AIM Nursing Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. in Encino, a temp agency for nurses. ``Here you get to talk to them and sell yourself, rather than just sticking an ad in the paper.'' Rose Mariano said she came seeking jobs in customer service, or in dispatching with the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . or Sheriff's
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``All that I was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. is here,'' said the 35-year-old Pacoima resident. ``Everybody is very friendly and attentive. They should have these more often - three times a year would be great.'' Chamber President Shelly Samborsky said the organizers hoped to have about 15,000 applicants meeting with representatives of 118 companies, including Southwest Airlines This article is about the American airline. For the former Japanese airline, see Japan Transocean Air. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. Southwest Airlines Co. , Universal Studios, Macy's, the county Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky Zev Yaroslavsky (born December 21, 1948) is a Los Angeles County politician. He served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1975 until 1994, when he was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He was preceded in both offices by Edmund D. Edelman. said such events can really help people who are new to the job market, such as teen-agers and people trying to get off welfare. ``The response from employers in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. has been extraordinary. They're looking for people who want to work hard, who want a career,'' he said. ``In certain demographic sectors, unemployment is far too high, especially in communities of color and especially among youth.'' Several other elected officials - including state Sens. Richard Alarcon, D-Van Nuys, and Cathie Wright, R-Simi Valley; Assemblyman Robert Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys; and Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Woodland Hills - attended and praised the fair and the opportunity it gave people looking for a job. ``Increasing employment is the most important thing you can do to uplift a community or a country,'' Sherman said. |
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