5/29 Blog Topic: Marin to Hold First Major Job Fair June 7
May 29, 2018
For the first time in recent memory, a Marin job fair is set for June 7, with more than 70 employers lined up, and 20 more on a wait list. The free event, running 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at San Rafael’s B Street Community Center, 618 B St., was originally planned as a “boot camp” for the area homeless population, said Andrew Hening, San Rafael’s director of homeless outreach and planning. But the interest from the business community was so overwhelming that organizers decided to open it up for the entire pool of job-seekers.
The response to the job fair hints at how dire Marin’s workforce shortage problem has become. Marin’s unemployment rate has hovered near 3% for over a year which economists consider “underemployment.” So, new strategies like a job fair can help maximize our local workforce potential and provide employers a new hiring source. Job seekers who have been on the sideline for a number of reasons, can be hired, trained and brought into the workforce at entry and mid-level service jobs. Rather than fill jobs with people who live outside of the county, we should tap into our local population as much as we can. Any effort to hire local workers and lessons commute traffic helps maintain our quality of life and is a good thing for our community.
Marin Economic Forum wholeheartedly supports the job fair and encourages all of us to promote this event. Congratulations to the 70+ local employers that have signed up to participate in the June 7 Jobs Fair!
Here’s the story in the Marin IJ: Marin IJ Article
-Robin
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