SWFL Virtual Job Fair brings hope

SWFL Virtual Job Fair brings hope

YOU’RE FINDINGW-F-T-X!CORNERSOMETHING SPECIAL HAPPENETODAY...A COMMUNITY EFFORT TOHELP OUR NEIGHBORS REBOUND FROMTHE PANDEMIC.SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE TOOK PARTIN THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA VIRTUALJOB FAIR.FOX 4 MORNING NEWS ANCHOR, CHRSHAW WAS ONE OF THE VOLUNTEEWHO HELPED MAKE IT HAPPEN...HE’SLIVE TONIGHT AT CAPE CHRISTIAN.FOX 4 HAS BEENFOX 4 HAS BEEN DEDICATED TOGETTING YOU BACK TO WORK WITHOUR REBOUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDASEGMENT, AND TODAY-- WE HOSTED AVIRTUAL JOB FAIR TO BRING LOCALEMPLOYERS LOOKING TO HIRE,DIRECTLY TO YOU.FOX 4’S CHRISTINA EVANS HAS MOREWITH ONE MAN WHO SHARES HISEXPERIENCE FROM TODAY:11-:18SOT: Matthew Hollenbec━ JoFair Attendee"Its like a full time job justapplying everyday"MATTHEW HOLLENBECK KNOWS FIRSTHAND WHAT ITS LIKE TO LOSE YOURJO━ YOUR LIFELIN━ DUE TO THEPANDEMISOT: MatthewIt was like February, when thisall started coming.

I startedthinking like, oh man, its onlya matter of time.

We’re going tobe one of the first things shutdownAFTER BEING IN THE RESTAURANTBUSINESS FOR OVER A DECADE ANDLOSING HIS POSITION━ ITS BEENDIFFICULT PAST FEW MONTHS TOKEEP BILL COLLECTORS AT BAYSOT: MatthewFortunately im collectingunemployment right now, andthat’s been a saving grace so Ican keep current on all the thebills, the mortgage, stuff likethatSO WHEN HE HEARD ABOUT THE JOBFAIR, HE IMMEDIATELY SIGNED UPTO SEE WHAT EMPLOYERS HAD TOOFFERSOT: MattheYou have to prioritize the wholejob hunt thin(Butted)I tell you, Its been great!

Thepresentations have been awesomeMATTHEW WAS IN AND OUT OFSESSIONS ALL DAY MEETING WICOMPANIES AND TRYING TO FIND THERIGHT FIT FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILYSOT: MatthewI just think about my 14 monthold son Ryland and my 5 year oldson Jackson, this is aboufinding something that is goingto work with schedules, so I cango out and buy diapers!MATTHEW EXPLAINED THAT EVENTHOUGH TO STAY POSITIVE ATTIME━ AS A NATURAL BORNOPTIMIS━ HE KNOWS THE RIGHT JOBIS SITTING RIGHT AROUND THECORNERSOT: MATTHEW16:58Don’t ever give up, and its okayto have some down days, butdon’t ever allow giving up to bean option(BUTTED)18:11Im going to keep trying keepscrolling through all even thecraigslist ads, refresh,refresh, refresh, better calquickly because those jobs aregoing quick!LLOUT:IF YOURE LIKE MATTHEW AND ARELOOKING TO REBOUND FROM THEPANDEMIC WITH A NEW JO━ DONTWORRY IF YOU MISSED THE JOB FAIRTODA━ EMPLOYERS STILL HAVAPPLICATIONS OPEN AND ILL HAVETHAT INFORMATION FOR YOU