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Santa Ana summer youth job fair set for April 26

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Santa Ana Job Fair

City of Santa Ana,  Downtown Orange County

Community Alert: UPCOMING SUMMER JOB FAIR FEATURES FORTY EMPLOYERS & IS AIMED AT HELPING SANTA ANA’S YOUTH GET JOBS

Santa Ana, CA (April 10, 2014) – With the national jobless rate for workers ages 16 to 19 above 20 percent since October 2008, the Santa Ana WORK Center is committed to helping Santa Ana’s youth get jobs . On Saturday, April 26 from 9:30 am to 12 noon, the Center will hold its annual Summer Youth Job Fair, giving people of all ages the opportunity to meet and interview with over forty employers in a single location.

The event will be held at the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC) and will feature sought out employers such as the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort, Knott’s Berry Farm and local employers including Von’s/Safeway, the Santa Ana Public Library, LA Fitness and Taller San Jose. Continue reading→

Diverse Careers Santa Ana Job Fair set for April 29

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Diverse Careers

Diverse Careers, Inc. would like to invite job seekers and employers to participate in the Orange County Career Fair on April 29, 2014 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Embassy Suites Orange County Airport North located at 1325 East Dyer Rd., in Santa Ana.

Job seekers and employers are encouraged to participate. This recruiting event is open to everyone and is FREE to all job seekers. Job seekers may also search jobs and post their resume prior to the event. Continue reading→

Progressive voter registration drives seeks field director in Santa Ana

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Progressive voter registration

Progressive Voter Registration Drives Seeks Field Director (Santa Ana)

Compensation: $4000 per month. Salaried, full time, non-profit organization

Progressive non-profit organization is looking to hire a motivated and ambitious liberal to manage the day-to-day operations of a door-to-door voter registration program in the Santa Ana area. This is a full-time salaried position scheduled through November 2014.

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Local jobs-generating agreement championed by College Trustee Jose Solorio

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Helmets to Hard Hats

For Immediate Release: March 25, 2014
For More Information Contact: Maricela Taylor – mobile: (714) 794-8431

LOCAL JOBS-GENERATING AGREEMENT CHAMPIONED BY COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEE JOSE SOLORIO

Unique Community and Student Workforce Project Agreement Includes “Local Hire” and “Helmets To Hardhats” Requirements for Construction Projects

Santa Ana, CA — The Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) Board of Trustees approved an agreement yesterday that will create thousands of local jobs while improving education facilities at Santa Ana College.

The agreement requires 66 percent of all those hired to work on upcoming construction projects at Santa Ana College to live in Orange County and 50 percent to live within the college district’s jurisdiction cities, including Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Anaheim, Orange, Tustin, Irvine and Villa Park. The measure will also help veterans to enter and succeed in construction through a “helmets to hardhats” program that has been implemented successfully in other communities. Present and past RSCCD students in local construction apprenticeship programs will also benefit under the agreement’s local hire program. Continue reading→

Job Fair at Goodwill in Santa Ana set for today

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Goodwill job fair

A Job Fair will be conducted today, Wednesday, March 5, from 9 am to 12 noon, at Goodwill of Orange County, located at 410 N. Fairview, in Santa Ana.

Goodwill is looking for honest, friendly, customer service minded individuals, committed to representing them in the cmmunity.  They are looking for courteous individuals who are able to work independently  and able to perform daily tasks related to retail sales operations, including processing donations and merchandise from the community and having the ability to operate a cash register. Continue reading→

Join the Orange County Sheriff Reserves

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Join the Orange County Sheriff Reserves

If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference in your community and are committed to making Orange County a better place for us all to live and work, the Sheriff’s Reserves might be for you.

The Reserve Division includes both sworn and non-sworn members. Sworn Reserve Deputies are professionally trained and duly sworn law enforcement personnel, volunteering their time to work alongside career law enforcement personnel. Continue reading→

Veterans Appreciation Day and Job Fair set for 11/14 in Santa Ana

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City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

Community Alert: Veterans Appreciation Day and Job Fair Nov. 14 in Santa Ana

SANTA ANA, CA (November 12, 2013)

WHO: Veterans seeking employment are encouraged to attend. Veterans should come dressed to impress to make that invaluable first impression. Open to the public.

WHAT: Join us for the annual Veterans Appreciation Day and Job Fair to honor and support the veterans of Orange County. Sponsored by the City of Santa Ana- WORK Center and Employment Development Department, the event will allow veteran-friendly employers to screen and hire qualified veterans. Over 30 employers will be in attendance, including: AAA, Behr, Toms Truck, UC Irvine, Verengo Solar, Verizon Wireless, Vons, and Wells Fargo. Continue reading→

City and Chamber of Commerce to host an Economic Development Summit on 10/16

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Santa Ana Business Development Summit

City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

Community Alert: City, Chamber of Commerce Host Half-Day Economic Development Summit

SANTA ANA, CA (October 10, 2013) – On the morning of Wednesday, October 16, local business owners and managers will gather at the Delhi Center for Santa Ana’s first Economic Development Summit, sponsored by the City of Santa Ana, the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce and presented by Wells Fargo Bank. The event begins with breakfast, followed by nine workshops to be offered over a three-hour period, and then lunch with a panel of business owners. Continue reading→

The Santa Ana Work Center says they can get you hired in 30 days

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Santa Ana Work Center

City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

The Santa Ana WORK Center is proud to launch the 30 Day to Hire Program!

THIS PROGRAM WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY YOU LOOK FOR WORK!

SANTA ANA, CA (June 27, 2013) – Looking for work has changed. Strategies that worked as little as 5 years ago are no longer effective. This program, which begins Tuesday, July 2, 2013, will inform you about today’s changing job market and what you can do to separate yourself from the crowd. Come learn from a nationally recognized Staffing, Recruiting & Career Development Expert. A seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience, Michael Marinoff leverages his extensive background and expertise, to teach you how to gain the competitive advantage….TO GET BACK TO WORK! Continue reading→

Onofre to host a free seminar on education at her office on June 12

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Karina Onofre

Karina Onofre didn’t win when she ran for the Santa Ana City Council last year, but while her opponent at the time, Roman Reyna, is now struggling with a massive city budget deficit and is being questioned about what he did as a member of the SAUSD’s School Board, which is also having deficit problems, Onofre is busy building a grassroots organization based in educating the local community.

Onofre has been hosting seminars at her office, in Santa Ana, on subjects including immigration and jobs and is now planning to host another seminar on the subject of education, on Wednesday, June 12, at 7pm, at 726 S. Main St., in Santa Ana.  There is a good chance that State Senator Bob Huff will be their guest speaker.  He is the leader of the California Republican Party’s State Senate delegation. Continue reading→

Onofre to host a free employment seminar on May 29

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Karina Onofre

Karina Onofre, a former Santa Ana City Council candidate and current representative of State Senator Bob Huff hosted a seminar about immigration reform at her office this Wednesday evening.  Over 50 people attended, including SAUSD Trustee Ceci Iglesias , who is also a District Representative for Senator Mimi Walters, Sergio Picchio, a District Representative for Assemblyman Don Wagner, Teresa Hernandez, owner of Cielito Lindo Restaurant and a member of the Orange County Lincoln Club’s Board of Directors, who spoke about the Lincoln Club’s 3 point common sense immigration reform, OC Board of Education Trustee Robert Hammond, former Anaheim Council candidate Bill Dalati, and Santa Ana businessman Mike Dalati, who is running for the SAUSD School Board in 2014.

Onofre is hosting a free employment seminar on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at 7 pm . There will be a speaker from the City of Santa Ana as well as one from CAL Works.  The meeting will be at Onofre’s office, located at 726 S. Main St., in Santa Ana. Continue reading→

H.S. juniors participate in Project SELF summer internships with law firms

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

54 High School Juniors Participate in Project SELF Summer Internship with OC Law Firms and Legal Businesses

IRVINE, CA—With the opportunity to participate in a day in court, work alongside lawyers, learn office skills, and be exposed to professional career fields, 54 students have been placed as interns throughout 44 Orange County law firms and law-related businesses through the Project SELF (Summer Employment in Law Firm) program, which provides low-to-middle income high school juniors with a hands-on summer internship.

The paid, eight-week internship will begin Tuesday, June 18, 2013.

Participating law firms include: Continue reading→

Correa introduces bill to boost manufacturing in California

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Sacramento – Flanked by a bi-partisan group of legislators and business interests, State Senator Lou Correa (D–Santa Ana) unveiled Senate Bill 376 that will reinstate a sales tax exemption of manufacturing equipment in the state.“California has long been recognized as a national leader of manufacturing, but in recent years, California …read more
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Correa to host a women Veteran’s job seminar on March 22, in Santa Ana

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Women Veteran's Seminar

Senator Lou Correa invites you to attend the Women Veteran’s Seminar, which is sponsored by the State of California Employment Development Department, on Friday, March 22, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Rancho Santiago
Community College District Conference Room, located at 2323 North Broadway, in Santa Ana.

Please RSVP by March 19, 2013. Space is limited. For reservations, please call Phuong Nguyen at (714)565-2624 or email phuong.nguyen@edd.ca.gov or Kathy Kral at 714-687-4835. Please Join Us!

Open to all job seekers: Continue reading→