Comments on: WAHBoom! Job Fairs, Niche Boards Vie for Older Workers’ Attention http://www.ere.net/2007/08/22/wahboom-job-fairs-niche-boards-vie-for-older-workers-attention/ Recruiting News, Recruiting Events, Recruiting Community, Social Recruiting Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:03:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Karla Porter http://www.ere.net/2007/08/22/wahboom-job-fairs-niche-boards-vie-for-older-workers-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-3069 Karla Porter Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:24:00 +0000 http://www.ere.net/2007/08/22/wahboom-job-fairs-niche-boards-vie-for-older-workers-attention/#comment-3069 Several months ago it occurred to me to contact the local Area Agency on Aging to discuss avenues to attract qualified older workers above and beyond traditional recruiting methods. I met with directors to discuss our desire to work with them to employ older workers. They were extremely accommodating and enthusiastic. The results have been phenomenal. Based on our job descriptions they placed ads in 2 local newspapers for 3 days at their cost on lour behalf. They prescreened applicants for basic job description skills and forwarded completed applications to me of their top candidates. I was very impressed. All candidates have been a joy to work with, professional, qualified and have passed their assessment testing. They are currently set up for interviews and I am very confident of positive results from the Hiring Manager. In addition, the AAA has offered to coordinate funding through various local and state agencies for additional computer training to be provided by a local tech school for those applicants needing assistance in polishing their skills. They told me that there are many resources and programs available and they just are not seeing many companies reaching out to them as a resource... Karla Porter Employment Specialist Telerx 570-301-5086 Several months ago it occurred to me to contact the local Area Agency on Aging to discuss avenues to attract qualified older workers above and beyond traditional recruiting methods. I met with directors to discuss our desire to work with them to employ older workers. They were extremely accommodating and enthusiastic.

The results have been phenomenal. Based on our job descriptions they placed ads in 2 local newspapers for 3 days at their cost on lour behalf. They prescreened applicants for basic job description skills and forwarded completed applications to me of their top candidates. I was very impressed.

All candidates have been a joy to work with, professional, qualified and have passed their assessment testing. They are currently set up for interviews and I am very confident of positive results from the Hiring Manager.

In addition, the AAA has offered to coordinate funding through various local and state agencies for additional computer training to be provided by a local tech school for those applicants needing assistance in polishing their skills.

They told me that there are many resources and programs available and they just are not seeing many companies reaching out to them as a resource…

Karla Porter
Employment Specialist
Telerx
570-301-5086

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