In April, Corridor Careers hosted its first-ever Virtual Career Fair, and we learned quite a bit. Hosting over 10 employers, and a couple hundred job seekers simultaneously was a lot of fun, but it also came with some challenges. If you are looking for some virtual career fair best practices, we've got a few to help your company make their next virtual career fair a success!
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Over the past 3 months, the novel coronavirus has paid its toll on Eastern Iowa and the number of jobs available for skilled workers. But there is some good hope coming as Iowa opens back up as a state in a limited capacity. At first, the coronavirus economic impact had an initial shock of hiring freezes, job loss, lay-offs, and furloughs.
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Attention job seekers: Welcome to Work Wanted - Post your skills and experience. Have employers contact you. Check out our step by step instructions on how to use Work Wanted, our latest job seeker tool. Corridor Careers has launched a simple solution for job seekers and employers to get noticed in the midst of a complicated job market.
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The Gazette, an employee-owned local media company, has launched a community grant program to help Eastern Iowa businesses continue marketing during the coronavirus pandemic. The program allocates up to $100,000 in matching advertising dollars to assist local businesses during the impact of the coronavirus mediation restrictions.
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