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May 17, 2021 – Jacksonville Business Journal – First Coast hospitality industry struggles to find workers
Alongside rising food costs and staffing shortages in the restaurant industry on the First Coast, hotel owners and other businesses in the service industry are struggling, too. One way to curb the shortages: job fairs. About 75 local businesses have signed up for...
May 17, 2021 – Florida Times-Union – Job fair for 100+ Jacksonville-area companies starting with time for new high school grads
Just in time for cap-and-gown season, new high school graduates will be at the head of the line in a virtual job fair that CareerSource Northeast Florida is hosting Thursday. The online fair’s first hour – between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. – is reserved for...
May 14, 2021 – Jacksonville Business Journal – Jax grads enter growing economy in uncertain times
For the existing workforce, the pandemic was a tumultuous force that created upheaval, uncertainty and doubt about the market. There were abrupt changes, work-from-home environments and a plethora of digital meetings. These changes, still being felt throughout the...
Considerations for Stay-At-Home Parents Re-entering the Workforce
Any career change can be an overwhelming yet exciting event. For those who are stay-at-home parent making a pivot in their careers, they may have additional considerations and questions to answer before re-entering the workforce. But by preparing ahead of time, they...
March 25, 2021 – St. Augustine Record – St. Augustine unemployment hike may be due to worker passivity
Amy Flowers, owner of Max Labor Staffing in St. Augustine, has enough jobs to fill; she just doesn't have enough applicants willing to take them. Flowers, who owns the St. Augustine franchise and another in Jacksonville, said it's the worst she's seen the temp...
CareerSource NEFL Partners with Area Colleges, with more than 100 Companies Taking Part in its First Regional Virtual Hiring Fair on March 31
Jacksonville, Fla. (March 25, 2021) CareerSource Northeast Florida (CareerSource NEFL) is partnering with Florida State College at Jacksonville, St. Johns River State College, First Coast Technical College and Florida Gateway College to host its first regional virtual...