SWFL Virtual Job Fair: The Power of Work

Fox 4 is working with local organizations to bring hundreds of job opportunities to you for the SWFL Virtual Job Fair on August 13

(CHRIS AD LIB THURSDAY, FOR THESOUTHWEST FLORIDA VIRTUAL JOBFAIR.THIS WEEK, WE’VE SHOWN YOU HOWOUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS USEWHAT THEY STAND FOR, TO REACHPEOPLE WHO NEED HELP.WE’VE TALKED ABOUT ADDING VALUETO THE COMMUNITYAND THE NEEDFOR A SECOND CHANCE.TODAY, THE POWER OF WORK.17-27LISA GAROFALO, LOOKING FOR AJOB117-125MEGAN ROSE, BETTER TOGETHER CEOIT SEEMS LIKEFOR MOST OF US INSOUTHWEST FLORIDATHERE WAS AMOMENT WHEN THE PANDEMIC CRASHEDINTO OUR LIVES.IT MAY HAVE BEEN A POSITIVETEOR WHILE WAITING IN LINE FORFOODOR LOSING A JOBWHICH *DID*HAPPEN TO LISA GAROFALO, BACK INMAY.LISA GAROFALO"Once my contract ended andthere was not anotheopportunity for me to continuethat work, is when it started.AND *IT*WAS WHEN WEEKS OF NOTHAVING A PAYCHECKAND NOTFINDING A JOB WITH A SALARY SHECOULD LIVE ONMADE LISA THINKABOUT WHERE SHE WAS.LISA GAROFALO"I’m kind of looking back on mylife and looking at my age.

Ihoped that I would be furtheralong in life.

Like I thoughtnow I would be in a set companywhere I could make a home andhave that work family.

But rightnow it’s a time of transitionand not knowing."LISA GAROFALO"You wonder, like why am I notworking?

What am I doing wrong?Why is everybody else workingand they’ve been in these steadyjobs for so many years and I’mworking?

It makes you think,like, what am I doing wronghere?

Am I just spinning mwheelsTHE MOMENT THE PANDEMIC CRASHEDINTO HER LIFE, WAS WHEN IT SHOOKHER CONFIDENCE.MEGAN ROSE, BETTER TOGETHER"When families are rejected overand over, they’re having a hardtime finding work, that canreally just rip away at people."MEGAN ROSE IS THE C-E-O OFBETTER TOGETHER.ESPECIALLY NOW, SHE SEES WHAT’SGOING ON WITH LISA, HAPPENING TOSO MANY PEOPLE.THAT’S WHY HER ORGANIZATISTARTED THIS SOUTHWEST FLORIDAVIRTUAL JOB FAIR.SHE BELIEVES IF YOU CONCENTRATEON HELPING PEOPLE GET JOBSYOUKEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER.MEGAN ROSE, BETTER TOGETHER"So when someone loses thejob, they quickly face otherchallenges and their lives justspiral quickly out of control.So the longer someone isunemployed, the more likely theyare to suffer from another, moreserious crisis."THE POWER OF WORK GOES BEYONDJUST A PAYCHECK.AND LISA HAS A PLAN TO GET THATPOWER BACKLISA GAROFALO"It’s hard.(Its definitely a learning curvemost of the time.)But I think right nowespecially with this pandemic,people are having to reinventthemselves."WHAT THAT MEANS FOR LISA, ISSETTING ASIDE HER OLD JOB AS ARECRUITERAND BEING OPEN TO ANEW PATH.LISA GAROFALO"Just, either try somethindifferent, or take the skillsyou already have and try to rollthem into something else."IF YOU SIGN UP FOR THE SOUTHWESTFLORIDA VIRTUAL JOB FAIR, YOU’LLHAVE ACCESS TO ONE-ON-ONE JOBCOACHES, WHO CAN HELP YOUREALIZE THOSE SKILLS AND MAKETHEM STAND OUTMEGAN ROSE, BETTER TOGETHER"This is an exciting opportunityto start fresh and try somethinew.

And it might be somethingyou’ve never done before, butsince we’re in this situationand things are changing, younever know, you might end up ina job you love."YOU HAVE TO TAKE THAT FIRSTSTEPAND SIGN UP FOR THE VIRTUAJOB FAIRALL THE INFORMATION IS ON FOX 4NOW DOT COM SLASH REBOUND.AND ONCE YOU ARE SIGNED UP, YOCAN GET A FREE 30 MINUTE JCOACHING SESSIONTHAT STARTSLATER THIS MORNINGNEXT WEEK, SOME PEOPLE FRO