[Durham INC] Durham Youth Job Fair Receives Overwhelming Response

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov

 

For Immediate Release:  March 3, 2011

 

 

Durham Youth Job Fair & Career Expo Receives Overwhelming Response

Interested Applicants Should Contact the City of Durham Directly for
More Information

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Due to an overwhelming response from youth and their
parents interested in employment this summer, the City of Durham is
requesting that all potential applicants contact the City's Office on
Youth for more information - not the individual employers participating
in next week's Summer Youth Work Program Job Fair & Career Expo.

 

According to Kim Moss, assistant youth services coordinator with the
City's Office on Youth, information and eligibility requirements for all
of the available positions is readily available on the City's website.
"Youth and their parents should check our webpage to find out all of the
information they will for next week's job fair. Each position available
has specific requirements for eligibility, including some with minimum
age requirements, and our webpage has all of this information for all of
our participating employers," Moss said. "Our partners are receiving
calls directly from interested youth and their parents and we don't want
to be disruptive to their daily operations. Our webpage has everything
that youth and their parents need to prepare for the job fair.
Applicants may also call our office directly and we will be happy to
provide information and specific details on the hiring requirements for
each position that is available."

 

Each year, Mayor William V. "Bill" Bell and the City of Durham's Office
on Youth host the Mayor's Summer Youth Work Program to offer Durham
youth ages 14 to 21 the opportunity to gain work experience and develop
skills while connecting with City and County governments and local
employers. Approximately 300 summer employment opportunities will be
available this year. Participants will begin work on Monday, June 13 and
work until Friday, August 12.

 

This year's event will take place on Wednesday, March 9, 2011, from 2
p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Holton Career & Resource Center, located at 401 N.
Driver Street, Durham.

 

According to Moss, potential youth applicants should visit the City's
website at www.DurhamNC.gov/mayor/youth_program.cfm to download an
application as well as review the job listings and criteria needed to
ensure eligibility for each position. There will also be an interview
process.  

 

For more information, contact Moss directly at (919) 354-2730, ext.11103
or via e-mail at Kim.Moss at DurhamNC.gov.

 

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