LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD LEADS APPLICANTS HIT JOB FAIR WITH SMILES, OPTIMISM.Byline: Daily News VAN NUYS - Unemployment levels are holding steady and war fears roil the economy, yet job seekers job seeker also job·seek·er n. One who seeks employment. remain blissfully bliss n. 1. Extreme happiness; ecstasy. 2. The ecstasy of salvation; spiritual joy. Phrasal Verb: bliss out Slang To go into a state of ecstasy. optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op . An estimated 3,000 hopefuls seeking gainful gain·ful adj. Providing a gain; profitable: gainful employment. gain  ful·ly adv. employment shopped their resumes Tuesday at the Daily News Job Fair. They straightened ties, spritzed hair, checked makeup and practiced broad smiles, pitching themselves to 17 companies. And even with the job market increasingly tight, they retained an air of optimism. ``So far, so good,'' said Courtney Shreve, a 37-year-old Northridge resident searching for an executive assistant position. ``It's so competitive now, with management competing for new positions as well, not just clerical workers.'' The former Homestore.com worker's been on the hunt for a month, now searching for ``a more steadfast industry.'' Most companies reported good leads, whether they were offering coffee shop management spots or customer service representatives. Some looked to fill positions in new stores, others simply looked to replace existing staff. ``It's hard to find people who actually want to work,'' said Robert Yelensky, Minolta Business Solutions' branch general manager in Woodland Hills. ``I've got a stack of resumes, but my sales staff still isn't working hard. People come in full of energy, but if the work gets tough, they stop producing.'' And so his resume pile kept growing higher as the unemployed kept searching. While waiting to have their resumes checked, the group brimmed brim n. 1. The rim or uppermost edge of a hollow container or natural basin. 2. A projecting rim or edge: the brim of a hat. 3. A border or an edge. See Synonyms at border. with nervous energy, waiting for the next lead. Kanti Malavia lost his job as a publications technician with Teradyne Inc. in Agoura Hills four months ago. To stay sharp, he's sought work as a temp, hoping that experience and his resume will get him in the door for his next employer. He figures his business and electronics background will be key assets. ``I've worked in the industry for 17 years,'' the 46-year-old Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. resident said. ``It seems like it's been a positive response so far.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Above, Casie Vanderlinden of Medtronic meets a job seeker Tuesday during the Daily News Job Fair at the Airtel Plaza Hotel The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel with a height of 250 feet (76 m) and length of 400 feet that (122 m) occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South in Manhattan. in Van Nuys. At left, Courtney Shreve of Northridge is among the 3,000 people 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. work at Tuesday's job fair. `It's so competitive now,'' she said. ``With management competing for new positions as well, not just clerical workers.'' Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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