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Amazon, Target and other retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday shopping season
Read full article: Amazon, Target and other retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday shopping seasonU.S. retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season but expect to take on fewer seasonal employees to help customers in stores and assemble online orders in warehouses.
Orlando work program trains 600 teens. Here’s how a former student is giving back
Read full article: Orlando work program trains 600 teens. Here’s how a former student is giving backA former participant in Orlando’s Youth Employment Program partnered with the city to provide opportunities for young people.
5 tips to negotiating salary for first job out of college
Read full article: 5 tips to negotiating salary for first job out of collegeWhile many graduates to obtain employment right after college, one expert said there are certain negotiating tactics that can be used to maximize the salary of their first job.
WATCH: ‘Solutionaries: What’s Working (and who isn’t)’ | Experts discuss workplace solutions
Read full article: WATCH: ‘Solutionaries: What’s Working (and who isn’t)’ | Experts discuss workplace solutionsOur Solutionaries team has scoured the country for solutions to help employees, employers, companies and unions move forward... together!
Help Wanted: American ironworkers recruiting next generation
Read full article: Help Wanted: American ironworkers recruiting next generationIt's one of dozens of union locals that has launched a recruiting blitz to bring in "unrepresented" journeymen and offer paid apprenticeships to the potential next generation of skilled welders.
WATCH: ‘Solutionaries: What’s Working (and who isn’t)’ | Experts discuss workplace solutions
Read full article: WATCH: ‘Solutionaries: What’s Working (and who isn’t)’ | Experts discuss workplace solutionsOur Solutionaries team has scoured the country for solutions to help employees, employers, companies and unions move forward... together!
Central Florida start-up companies in need of workers amid pandemic
Read full article: Central Florida start-up companies in need of workers amid pandemicTwo start-up companies are moving into Volusia County, bringing several hundred jobs with them. The move comes as many industries are having a tough time filling positions.
US employers add 916,000 jobs in March as hiring accelerates
Read full article: US employers add 916,000 jobs in March as hiring acceleratesAmerica’s employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession is taking hold as vaccinations accelerate, stimulus checks flow through the economy and businesses increasingly reopen.
Many more likely sought US jobless aid as layoffs persist
Read full article: Many more likely sought US jobless aid as layoffs persistWASHINGTON The U.S. government will provide its latest snapshot Thursday of the pace of layoffs, which have remained elevated but have been declining as some sectors of the economy have rebounded in the months since the viral pandemic erupted. The number of people who are seeking unemployment benefits each week still exceeds the number who did so in any week on record before the virus triggered a recession in early spring. The government's August jobs report showed that the economy had recovered about half the 22 million jobs that were lost to the pandemic. The rate of confirmed viral infections has dropped over the past several weeks but remains well above where it was in the spring. Many analysts say the economy wont likely be able to sustain a recovery until a vaccine is available.
Coronavirus: Walgreens hiring 9,500, giving current employees bonuses
Read full article: Coronavirus: Walgreens hiring 9,500, giving current employees bonusesPublished: March 24, 2020, 9:26 am Updated: March 24, 2020, 9:34 amAnother retailer has announced it's hiring. Walgreens says it is looking to hire more than 9,500 full-time, part-time and temporary workers. The boost in hiring comes in response to the coronavirus and increased demand for supplies. It announced full-time employees will receive $300, while part-time hourly employees will receive $150. To keep up with the latest news on the pandemic, subscribe to News 6′s coronavirus newsletter or go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus.