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Fourth Annual Bright Future Employment Fair
KANSAS CITY (SLFP.com), February 10, 2008 - The City of Kansas City, MO, Youth Advocacy Office, a division of the City Manager's Office, will sponsor the fourth annual Bright Future Employment Fair on March 29 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kansas City Convention Center, 301 W. 13th St.
Kansas City, MO, residents ages 15-22 who are interested in paid positions (full-time, part-time, seasonal, etc.) will have the opportunity to interview with a wide variety of employers.
"This program brings public and private sector employers together with the common goal of building a stronger work force for the future," City Manager Wayne A. Cauthen said. "One of the real benefits is that the candidates are pre-screened, which allows companies and government entities to select the employee that best suits their needs."
Applicants will have the opportunity to be interviewed and immediately hired by the more than 90 companies and City departments. Nearly 2,000 young people have been employed in the four years of the program.
The employment fair is sponsored by the City, the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, the Full Employment Council, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Monster and Making it Count.
Past employers include Walton Construction, AMC, Bank of America, the Kansas City Zoo and the Federal Reserve Bank.
Workshops and mock interviews for applicants will be facilitated by Making It Count, a subsidiary of the Monster Company. Human Resource professionals from organizations such as Sprint and the Diamond Network will help with the mock interviews prior to the employment fair.
Young people and employers can register for the Bright Future Employment Fair at www.kcmo.org/youth . The deadline for young people is March 1 and for employers it is March 22.
For more information, call the Youth Employment Line, (816) 513-1276. Young people also are encouraged to call the Youth Resource Line, (816) 513-1377, to hear the latest news about opportunities available through the Youth Advocacy Office.
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Survey Reports Workers Still Feel Secure in Current Jobs
KANSAS CITY (PRNewswire), February 10, 2008 - The Spherion(R) Employee Confidence Index, a monthly gauge of overall worker confidence, dropped for the sixth consecutive month, falling 3.4 points to 48.6 in January.
The Index declined to its lowest level since the survey started in July 2004 and is 11.5 points lower than the level recorded a year ago. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive(R) on behalf of Spherion Corporation (NYSE:SFN) , reveals that just 16 percent of workers believe there are more jobs available and nine percent of workers believe the economy is getting stronger, both declining three percentage points from December.
Despite the drop in overall confidence, the majority of workers remain confident in their personal employment situation. The percentage of workers who are confident in the future of their current employer is virtually unchanged, declining just one percentage point to 63 percent in January, and 52 percent are confident in their ability to find a new job. In addition, seventy-seven percent feel they are unlikely to lose their job in the next 12 months, a slight decrease of one percentage point from December.
"Clearly, the confidence of the U.S. workforce has been shaken by the recent evidence of an economic slowdown and sluggish job growth over the past few months," said Roy Krause, president and chief executive officer of Spherion Corporation.
"While the drop in confidence in January isn't completely unexpected, we were somewhat surprised to see that more workers are planning to find a new job in the near future. Many attribute this increase to workers' rising fears about their current jobs, but evidence from our survey does not support this theory. We continue to see that large majorities of workers are confident in their job security and in the future of their current employers."
Krause, continued, "As we have seen in previous economic downturns, today's workforce maintains a high level of personal confidence that isn't easily swayed by changes in the macroeconomic situation. This should serve as a strong message to employers who may think today's environment allows them to turn their attention away from recruiting and retention. Workers' confidence and desire for change, coupled with current talent shortages and significant demographic changes on the horizon, will ensure that the battle for talent will continue in 2008."
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