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Back to Work Boot Camp Day 2

OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS ANDMONTHS, YOU’RE GOING TO HEAR USTALK A LOT ABOUT, THE REBOUNDSOUTHWEST FLORIDA.IT’S A PROJECT WHERE WE WILLWORK WITH YOU AND FOR YOU, TOHELP OUR COMMUNITY COME BACKFROM THIS PANDEMIC.JOBS ARE A BIG PART OFTHATTHURSDAY, THERE’S GOING TOBE A VIRTUAL JOB FAIRAND ALLWEEK, FOX 4 IS WORKING WITHSEVERAL AGENCIES, TO MAKE SUREYOU’RE READY.IN A MATTER OF A MONTHMORE THAN30-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN SOUTHWESTFLORIDA ALONE, LOST THEIR JOBS.THE FEELINGS OF FEAR, ANDANXIETY, AND FRUSTRATION ARE ALLUNDERSTANDABLE.BUT NOW, LET’S TRY TO INJECT ALITTLE HOPE.FOR OUR BACK TO WORK BOOTCAMPDAY TWOLET’S TALK ABOUTJOBS.YOU ALREADY KNOW YOU CAN GO’BETTER TOGETHER U-S DOT ORG’ TOSIGN UP FOR THIS VIRTUAL JOBFAIR THURSDAY.ON THE SAME PAGE, YOU CAN CHECKOUT THE LIST OF COMPANIES THATWILL BE THERE.SOTMEGAN ROSE, BETTER TOGETHER"And what’s really great, isthat, just like our southwestflorida community is verydiverse, we have a group ofemployers that is very diverseas well."Megan Rose IS THE C-E-O OFBETTER TOGETHER.AN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKSINPART...TO GET PEOPLE JOBS,BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE FINANCIALSTABILITY KEEPS FAMILIESTOGETHER.ON THEIR WEBSITE, YOU CAN CHECKOUT THE JOBS THAT COMPANIES WILLBE HIRING FOR THURSDAY.AND SHE’S RIGHTTHEY AREDIVERSE.THE BIG INDUSTRIES ARE HEALTHCARECONSTRUCTION AND FINANCIAL.SOTMEGAN ROSE, BETTER TOGETHER"And a lot of our employers arereally flexible right now."THAT MEANSIF YOU WANT OR NEEDTO WORK FROM HOMEA LOT OF THESECOMPANIES WILL DO THAT.THEY’RE ALSO WILLING TO TRAINYOU, IN MANY CASES, IF YOU DON’THAVE EXPERIENCE.ONE OF THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONSTHAT’S HELPING SET UP THIS JOBFAIR, IS CAREER SOURCE SOUTHWESTFLORIDAYOU SHOULD CHECK OUTTHEIR WEBSITE TOO.THEY HAVE A LIST OF MORE THAN200 JOBS, THAT ARE AVAILABLERIGHT NOW.YOU CAN FIND SOME PART TIME ORTEMPORARY JOBSBUT MEGAN SAYS,MOST OF THESE ARE GOODWELLPAYING, CAREER TYPE JOBS.SHE SAYS THINGS ARE DIFFICULTRIGHT NOW...BUT COMPANIES AREHIRING...AND THIS JOB FAIR, CANMAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER.SOTMEGAN ROSE, BETTER TOGETHER"We want to help you problemsolve, get creative and figureout the best match for yourfamily."AND IT’S MORE THAN JUST THE JOBFAIR.TOMORROW I’M GOING TO TELL YOUABOUT SOME VIRTUAL SEMINARS TOHELP YOU WITH YOUR RESUME ANDINTERVIEWING SKILLS.WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE ASREADY AS POSSIBLE FOR THE JOBFAIR.IT’S T