Job Fairs
The London & Area Works job fair is free for job seekers to attend and employers can purchase booths and tables at various prices. It’s a great opportunity for job seekers to get connected with hiring employers and for employers to share their opportunities. There are currently over 20 hiring companies attending, along with a handful of employment and recruitment agencies that have resources for jobseekers. Almost 1,000 job opportunities are available in a variety of industries - from digital creative like StarTech.com and Info-Tech Research Group to food and beverage processing at Cargill. The 2nd job fair is set for October 4th, 2016 at the Western Fair District - Metroland Media Agriplex from 2:00pm until 7:00pm. For more information or to register, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/london-and-area-works-job-fair-tickets-25567445919.
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The first London & Area Works job fair was held May 18th, 2016 and brought in 50 companies with a combined total of over 1,400 job opportunities available and 1,979 job seekers attending. Another job fair is set for April 25, 2017 - stay tuned for more details!
About London & Area Works
In 2014, several communication leaders and conversations came together to address the need to better inform job seekers about the range of job opportunities available in our region. The City of London, London Economic Development Corporation (LEDC), CTV London, Elgin Middlesex Oxford Workforce Planning and Development Board, Employment Sector Council and the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities convened to create a campaign to illustrate the various sectors and opportunities. After much deliberation, the community collaboration developed London & Area Works, which lives in many forms and acts as a vehicle for connecting job seekers to opportunities in the London region.
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London & Area Works began as an online portal that lives on CTV London’s home page. The website was launched in 2015 and provides job seekers with advice and tips, job opportunities available, frequently asked questions about jobs in the London area for both job seekers and employers, and additional resources on training workshops and helpful hints on getting employed. There is a dedicated featured job sector section which links to each company’s website and available positions. Part of this online resource includes weekly video segments that showcase London companies that are hiring and looking for talent. To date, CTV London has aired 3 series of videos which run for approximately 13 weeks. The 4th series started back up on September 12, 2016 - check it out Monday night's at 6pm on CTV News.
The series was a chance to put a positive spin on the London region’s job market and spark positive conversation about working and getting hired in the area. Additionally, it gave community influencers and supporters the opportunity to come together and collaborate at the level of media, not-for-profit and government combined, in order to create a unique project that provides a wealth of resources all in one place.
The online portal for London & Area works, along with the video series, can be viewed at: http://london.ctvnews.ca/works.
Innovation Finalist
On August 30, 2016, London & Area Works was announced as a finalist in the Community Collaboration category for the Pillar Community Innovation Awards. The winners will be announced in November at Pillar's event. Read more and register at: http://www.pillarnonprofit.ca/communityinnovationawards.
