CDO Workforce coordinates and focuses employment, training and education development resources across three counties, providing service to employed people, unemployed people and employers alike. Our goal is to improve the long-term growth and development of the work force.
WHAT: Our First Virtual Job Fair :
WHEN: Thursday, October 29, 2020
from noon until 1:00pm
It is easy to register and it is FREE.
Register in advance up until the morning of Job Fair:
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqceyrrjsqGdFEtuVrx9uoeE6e9aqv-fuS
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
CDO Workforce Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC) Kathy DeAngelo will present a mini Resume Workshop and then each employer will have 2 Minutes to tell you about Job Opportunities they have available.
WHY: Employers need employees and this Job Fair WORKS!
About the author
Our goal is to help job seekers not just find a job, but develop and manage a career. That means helping them when they have a job and when they are looking. We also strive to help employers find the workers they need quickly and the resources to improve training, workforce retention and workforce restructuring.
A DRC is a Disability Resource Coordinator, someone who helps individuals with disabilities find employment.
High School Equivalency (HSE/GED) A high school equivalency or GED/HSE is a recognized alternative to a high school diploma.
Work-Based Learning (WBL) provides students and job seekers with real-life work experience that compliments their academic studies. Typically they include job shadowing, mentoring, internships, and apprenticeships.
A Team Helper is anyone who is the lead support person to the job seeker with disabilities along their career journey. It can be a family member, friend, employment counselor, Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC), or case manager.
A stop-gap job is temporary employment until something better or more permanent can be obtained.
Basic needs refers to the goods and services necessary for a minimum standard of living. This includes access to food, safe shelter, clothing, and sanitation. Reliable transportation and education can also be considered a basic need.
A safe space is intended to be free of bias, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas, or conversations.
Competitive integrated employment (CIE) is work performed by a person with an impairment or health-related disability (health impairment) within an integrated setting. Wages are at least minimum wage or higher and at a rate comparable to non-disabled workers performing the same tasks.
For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education.