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RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA – Looking for a new opportunity? Grab Attention for Multiple Employers at the Next Job Fair in Riviera Beach
The City of Riviera Beach, Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, Palm Beach County, Career Source Palm Beach County, and Palm Beach County Community Services are joining together to create a new job fair in Riviera Beach on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 from 10am-1pm at the Riviera Beach Marina Village Event Center.

The last job fair the event had close to thirty employers looking to hire for multiple positions at their companies. Anthony Robinson from the Arc of the Palm Beaches stated, “We are seeking people who care about the community and the people around them and care about themselves. We are looking for people that have a passion for people.” CareerSource of Palm Beach County will have opportunities for job seekers to receive education on best practices for job interviews and also resume review services.

The Riviera Beach Marina Village Event Center is located at 190 E. 13th Street Riviera Beach, FL 33404. To learn more about the job fair, call (561) 355-4781 or email jboisver@pbcgov.org.

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RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA – The City of Riviera Beach, Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, Nonprofits First, The Nonprofit Chamber for Health and Human Services, United Way of Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County, Career Source Palm Beach County, and Palm Beach County Community Services joined together to create a Health and Human Services Career Fair on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 from 10am-2pm at the Riviera Beach Marina Village Event Center.

There were close to thirty employers at the job fair looking to hire for multiple positions in the human services field. One of the employers was the Arc of Palm Beach County where Chief Development and Human Resources officer Anthony Robinson was looking to fill up to nine positions. Robinson stated, “We are seeing people who care about the community and the people around them and care about themselves. We are looking for people that have passion for people.”

These positions are in high demand to be filled due to people needing services right now. For example, community services departments have had huge increases for people requesting utility and rent assistance. People are turning to nonprofit services for help after the pandemic. Nonprofits First hopes to do another job fair in the near future.

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The second Job Fair in Riviera Beach happened at the Riviera Beach Marina Village on Thursday, February 25, 2021 from 10am to 1pm with record attendance by employers and interviewees looking for work. There were 25 employers ready to hire from different industries within Palm Beach County and over 200 people that showed up looking to meet with them.

“This pandemic has affected everybody across the board so we’re trying to bridge that gap between the two,” Councilman Douglas Lawson said. “In addition to the pandemic, we also have to provide opportunities for our employees and also for our residents because our employers are struggling as well.”

Job seekers were encouraged to dress for success and bring plenty of resumes. Suits for Seniors were also onsite to help dress people for their best. Interviewees were brought into Newcomb Hall in groups of 28 and were able to sit down and speak to employers in their 20-minute round table time. To make sure everyone stayed safe, CDC guidelines were followed as face masks and social distancing were required.

In addition to the job fair, Lawson said there will be an opportunity for those in attendance to learn how to write a resume and receive tips on how to prepare for an interview. “The goal is to really just build a training plan of programs and build succession planning to teach them how to actually move forward and up the ranks so we don’t want to just give jobs and put residents with employers, we want to make sure we give the training necessary to get to the next level,” Lawson said.

We are already hearing of great success from this job fair days after the event. Employers sent people to second interviews from the job fair and called others back to offer full-time or part-time roles. We are excited to hear all that came from this job fair and the others to come. Stay tuned for the next job fair!