Employment
Fontana, California – Pathway from Boys to Men Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit organization that has been providing work and job placement opportunities for the indigent in the hardest hit areas of the Inland Empire since 2005 will host a Career Fair on Friday, May 3, 2013 from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM at the Fontana Lewis Library and Technology Center located at 8437 Sierra Ave, Fontana, CA 92335. More than twenty businesses and agencies from the Fontana area are registered to attend this event. The Career fair will give job seekers opportunities to meet employers that are hiring, obtain career...
WHAT: The Inland Empire West End Spring Job Fair will connect job seekers with local employers offering approximately 800 jobs. Fields include professional, managerial, technical, warehouse, clerical, medical, retail, service, sales, security, law enforcement and more. WHO: Employers may register by contacting Shanna Williams at swilliams@wdd.sbcounty.gov and must submit applications by April 12. Job seekers can get more information about positions offered at this job fair by calling 800.451.JOBS. There is no charge for employers or job seekers to participate. WHEN: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. WHERE: LA/Ontario International Airport Terminal Building 1 (old terminal) 1940 E. Moore Way Ontario, CA 91761 The Inland...
SAN BERNARDINO, California – The County of San Bernardino Workforce Investment Board is recruiting unemployed young adults, ages 18 to 24, for the launch of the Linking Innovation Knowledge and Employment project (@LIKE). @LIKE is a collaborative effort among three of the region’s Workforce Investment Boards, San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial Counties. The program serves young adults who have not been in school, working or serving in the military for at least 90 days. This initiative will address career challenges young adults currently face. Factors such as the high cost of post secondary education, competition with more experienced adults for entry...
San Bernardino, CA– C-PAK Industries, Inc., a leading custom rotational molding company in San Bernardino, recently expanded its team by hiring 8 employees through the Workforce Investment Board’s On-the-Job Training program. “This assistance from the Workforce Investment Board allowed us to anticipate needs and enhance our business growth,” said Candice Etchepare, general manager of C-PAK. “In our business, it is challenging to hire in anticipation of increased demand. The Workforce Investment Board’s support allowed us to take a risk on new employees, which paid off when our workload increased.” On-the-Job Training reimburses employers for a portion of a new hire’s...
San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board Assists Residents and Businesses through Economic Recovery Workforce Development Month celebrated in San Bernardino County San Bernardino, CA – The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors declared September 2012 to be Workforce Development Month. The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board will be recognized for its programs that assist job seekers and businesses when they have nowhere else to turn. When Tyresha Whites father passed away, she and her family were stunned. As one of seven children, White needed to help her mom with her younger siblings. But she didnt have a job and...
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD PLACES 279 YOUTH IN SUMMER JOBS San Bernardino, CA – The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board partnered with the Department of Behavioral Health to place 279 youth in summer jobs with local employers. The grant paid the wages to County youth ages 18-25 years old and provided transportation assistance as well as work readiness training prior to starting their jobs. “This grant is affording these young people valuable hands-on work experience that will help them in their future endeavors,” said Josie Gonzales, San Bernardino County Chair and Fifth District Supervisor. “This is a...
Vets Strike Against ”Piece Work” Instead of Overtime By Richard David Boyle Bill Kubisty served on the USS Fanning during the First Gulf war, but has now been told by the Anheuser Busch’s Riverside beer distributors InBev “no thanks for your service” and now he and twenty other veterans are walking the picket lines. The issues are simple, the giant beer corporation wants to lay off more workers and for those they keep stop paying overtime and instead pay for “piece work,” the same profitable system used by companies that have outsourced millions of American jobs to India and China, where...
A.K. Smiley Public Library sponsors Employment Boot Camp, Thursday July 26, 2012 Redlands, CA — The A.K. Smiley Public Library is sponsoring an Employment Boot Camp, Thursday July 26, 2012 from 1-5pm. This is 4-hour workshop is free to the public. No reservations required, but seating is limited so attendees should arrive early. Learning Objectives: With the continued depressed economy in the Inland Empire region, employment is a hot topic and the A.K. Smiley Public Library wants to assist. Whether a person has been searching for a job for 2 weeks or 2 years, this Employment Boot Camp workshop provides imaginative...
San Bernardino, CA – The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board partnered with the Department of Behavioral Health to place 279 youth in summer jobs with local employers. The grant paid the wages to County youth ages 18-25 years old and provided transportation assistance as well as work readiness training prior to starting their jobs. “This grant is affording these young people valuable hands-on work experience that will help them in their future endeavors,” said Josie Gonzales, San Bernardino County Chair and Fifth District Supervisor. “This is a great shot in the arm for both our employers and our youth.”...
Workforce Investment Board of San Bernardino County Appoints Five New Members Board expands as it increases development and implementation of workforce programs to assist local employers and job seekers SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – The Workforce Investment Board of San Bernardino County, a public-private volunteer board that oversees the use of federal dollars to train the local workforce to support local employers, announced five At-Large members appointed by Chair Josie Gonzales, County of San Bernardino Fifth District Supervisor. Lowell King has worked with Goodwill Southern California for more than 17 years. Including Los Angeles County (North of Rosecrans), Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, Goodwill Southern California serves the largest...

