A new hiring center in Montville is already showing promise for helping companies and potential employees come together.
A brand-new job center in Montville is now a place to interview for multiple jobs in just one stop.
As part of the new series of summer Micro Career Fairs at the American Job Center in Montville, four different companies were hiring for multiple positions under one roof Wednesday.
In the past, the job centers in eastern Connecticut hosted one employer at a time. But after combining the centers in Norwich and New London, Carol LaBelle said even more services are available. LaBelle is the senior director of programs and special projects at the Eastern CT Workforce Investment Board.
“People are coming, absolutely. People are loving the facility, we can offer more, we have more partners here because now we’ve combined all of our partners from two centers,” LaBelle said.
It’s why Melina Bettez, of Norwich, had her resumes in hand. She has three children so she’s looking for a permanent position that will help her support them.
“Something that’s going to be full-time where I can hopefully move up the ladder,” Bettez said.
“I’m appreciative that they have a fair in this area – the Montville/Uncasville area – it’s a small area,” said Lily Ylang, of Uncasville, who was also looking for full-time employment.
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Nearly 20 jobs were on the table from a dishwasher at PeopleReady, a leasing agent at Temporaries of New England, a poker associate at Foxwoods Resort Casino, to a bilingual-Spanish speaking teller at Charter Oak Federal Credit Union.
Charter Oak Assistant Vice President of Human Resources, Gail Perrelli, said she’s happy about the access to an employee pool.
“I think I’m going to walk away very happy with people who are going to be applying online and bringing them in,” Perrelli said.
Lisa Arends, the eastern region director for the Connecticut Department of Labor said the Micro Career Fairs have been so successful, they’re extending them into the fall. The department is sponsoring the job fairs.
They take place every other Wednesday. The next one is September 5th.
