Employment Blog: Colorado Department of Labor & Employment

Calling all Youth!  Denver, Arapahoe County and Douglas County are hosting the largest YOUTH job fair ever in the Denver Metropolitan area tomorrow, March 11th, 2009.  The event is for Youth ONLY, age 14 - 21.  Beginning at 2:00PM and ending at 6:00PM, the job fair is hosted at the Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., Denver . Please come prepared in appropriate interviewing attire and bring a copy of a resume if you have one.  Applications will be taken on site, so be prepared with identification and references as well.  Come and get yourself a job for the summer!  This will truly be an exciting and productive event!!  Questions can be referred to Julie Berge at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, 303-318-8836, or Denver Youth Services at 720-865-5700.

Tomorrow, Wednesday February 18th will kick off the series of Governor's Summer Job Hunt Youth Job Fairs.  Broomfield County will be hosting the first hiring event for youth 14 - 21 at the Paul Derda Recreation Center at 13201 Lowell Blvd., Broomfield from 3:00PM - 6:00PM.  Please dress professionally and bring your resume (if you have one).  Remember, this event is for youth only. ages 14-21.  The next event will be in Adams County at the Adams Country Fairground on the 25th of February and then more to follow in Jefferson County and in Denver at the Convention Center.  For more information and the exact times and locations, please contact Julie Berge at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, 303-318-8836.  See you there!

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) is sponsoring the 2009 Governor's Summer Job Hunt - Youth Job Fairs, to pair local Youth with hiring employers. The collaboration of efforts between CDLE and the local County Workforce Offices will culminate in ten Youth hiring events this February, March and April, 2009. The Youth hiring events are for youth 14 - 21 and are as follows:

Wednesday, February 18th

3:00 - 6:00

Broomfield County

Paul Derda Recreation Center

13201 Lowell Blvd , Broomfield , 80020

Wednesday, February 25th

10:00 - 3:00

Adams County

Adams County Fairground

9755 Henderson Road , Brighton 80601

Tuesday, March 3rd

1:30 - 5:30

Jefferson County

Jefferson County Fairgrounds

15200 W. 6th Ave. , Golden 80401

Wednesday, March 4th

4:00 - 6:00

Greeley

Island Grove Park

525 N 15th Ave. , Greeley 80631

Thursday, March 5th

3:00 - 6:00

Boulder County

Spice of Life

5706 Arapahoe Ave. , Boulder 80301

Wednesday, March 11th

2:00 - 6:00

Denver County and Arapahoe County

Colorado Convention Center

700 14th St. , Denver 80202

3:00 - 6:00

Longmont

Twin Peaks Mall

1250 S. Hover, Longmont 80501

Thursday, March 12th

10:00 - 4:00

Colorado Springs

Crown Plaza Hotel, 2886 S Circle, Colorado Springs , 80906

Thursday, April 16th

4:00 - 6:00

Greeley , Aims Community College

5590 W. 11th St. , Greeley 80634

Thursday, April 23rd

4:00 - 6:30

Fort Lupton , Fort Lupton High School , 530 Reynolds St. , Ft. Lupton 80620

 

Please have youth come prepared to interview in appropriate attire and with necessary documents., i.e., resumes, reference contact info and identification. Please note that jobs for younger youth, 14 & 15, are somewhat limited. Questions can be directed to Julie Berge, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment at 303-318-8836.

At Arapahoe/Douglas Works! maximizing potential is our business.  The economy and industry are drivers of our success with this vision.  The strategic connection of talent to available work in the Metro-area is our passion.  ADW! is charged with enhancing the economic vitality of its region by locating and developing workforce talent to meet increasingly acute shortages of skilled workers.  It fulfills this task through funding provided by a variety of federal sources and other grants.

Several business partners in the region regularly come to use regarding their human capitol needs, and we find it and/or create it and then supply it.  With a strong and successful collaborative with several education partnerships we can design training programs to expedite the availability of the talent that business needs or is predicted to need in the future.  We strive to stay relevant to the labor market and be a resource for companies, large and small, as they meet their workforce needs to become and stay competitive.

ADW! delivers its services through two full-service and two satellite locations.  These workforce centers provide employers with customized services such as hiring events, job fairs, rooms for conducting interviews, candidate location and screening, and information on local wage levels and employment law.  ADW! provides job seekers with three levels of service: core, intensive and training.  Core services include access to computers and office equipment for job search, information about services offered through ADW!, help with basic job search skills, job referral, and access to all hiring events and job fairs.  Intensive services include customized help with career planning, including assessment and information about local job opportunities and trends in the labor market.  Training services consist of helping the job seeker locate and pay for training opportunities that are congruent with both their assessment results and local employer talent needs.

I encourage you to provide feedback and insight on how ADW! might better serve your workforce needs.  Let us know.  And remember we are here to maximize your business potential.   

Joseph M Barela • Division Manager • Direct 303.636.1225

Arapahoe/Douglas Works!
14980 East Alameda Drive, Suite 038
Aurora, CO 80012
jbarela@co.arapahoe.co.us