National unemployment claims have surpassed historic measures and veteran unemployment stays in step with this trend surging by 8% in just four weeks, from 3.8% in March to 11.8% in April. The good news: there are organizations hiring this specific demographic with identified military-trained skill sets and they need to fill jobs NOW. Industries such as distribution,
The COVID-19 crisis has inflicted significant human and economic damage on our Loudoun community, including record job losses and significant hardships for many businesses.For the past two months, the Loudoun business community has done an exceptional job of complying with government directives to help limit the spread of this virus. It is now the time
The Loudoun Workforce Resource Center will host a Virtual Job Fair, Thursday, April 9, from 3–5 p.m. Registered participants will be able to meet employers in a virtual environment, learn about job openings and discover career opportunities. Registered participants will be provided with log-in details for each participating employers’ online session. Participants may also
In order to best serve the increasing needs of our communities throughout Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Delaware, Safeway is hiring in-store employees, delivery drivers, and distribution center employees. “Grocery stores are the cornerstone of the community and are deemed an essential service. If your job has been impacted by COVID-19, we are offering permanent
Allied Universal, a leading security and facility services company in North America, will host open house hiring events for security professionals on April 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the DC Dream Center at 2826 Q Street SE in Washington, DC. Allied Universal seeks to hire 20 full-time and part-time security professionals. Qualified candidates
Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Sterling District Supervisor Koran Saines will host his fifth Annual Spring Job Fair on Saturday, May 2 from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The job fair will be held at Claude Moore Recreation Center, located at 46105 Loudoun Park Ln, Sterling, VA 20164. Supervisor Saines plans to feature employers from varying
(RICHMOND) – Earning a short-term workforce credential offers an immediate boost to an individual’s salary, and that benefit can continue for at least a decade. That is the take-away from a recently released Old Dominion Research Report that examined before-and-after wages for nearly 15,000 individuals who earned those credentials in Virginia and Louisiana, and the long-term wage
The Loudoun Workforce Resource Center will host an open house Thursday, March 12, 2020, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at the center located on the first floor of the Shenandoah Building, 102 Heritage Way NE in Leesburg. Anyone who attend the open house will have the opportunity to meet staff, tour the center and discover
The Loudoun Workforce Resource Center is hosting two U.S. Census Bureau recruitment sessions March 2 to help fill hundreds of census taker positions. The enumerators are needed to canvass door-to-door in Loudoun neighborhoods from spring through summer 2020. Census takers will interview members of households that have not responded to the census to collect census information. The positions
More than 75 local businesses will be recruiting employees at the 8th annual Leesburg Career Expo on Saturday, March 7. The event will be held at Tuscarora High School, at 801 N. King St. from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Career Expo offers job seekers the opportunity to meet face-to-face with prospective employers from
