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February 2019 • Published monthly by the Paramount Chamber of Commerce (paramountchamber.com) • Serving the Community since 1990
Job & Community Fair coming March 9 T he Paramount Chamber of Commerce will be holding its 19th annual Job & Community Fair on Saturday, March 9, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Paramount Park, 14400 Paramount Blvd. Admission and parking are free for the event, which is sponsored by WaveFront Technology Inc. Each year Paramount welcomes 30 to 40 participating companies to engage directly with a wide variety of ready-for-hire job seekers. The companies will be able to hold private interviews with potential job candidates on the spot and possibly even hire that day. Various federal, state and county agencies also will be on hand to provide valuable information and resources. Free workshops for participating job-seekers—Workshops will include sessions on “How to create a winning résumé” and “Employer expectations and interview techniques.” Free services will include résumé preparation and critique, as well as coaching on how to dress for an interview to make the best impression. These workshops and services will be provided by the Employment Development Department and the Southeast Los Angeles office of America’s Job Center of California, which is run by Hub Cities Consortium (please see the related story on page 1 of the January 2019 Pulse Beat). Event expanded—This year the Chamber has expanded the fair to include community services, which is why the event name has been changed. Barbara Crowson, Executive Director of the Chamber, explained: “We really want to open our job fair to community services in addition to employers and job seekers. We plan to highlight information about a variety of important services of which the community may not be aware.” Businesses registered to attend thus far are Home Depot, WaveFront Technology Inc., Kaiser Permanente, Healthcare Career College, Long Beach Job Corps, Think Together, In Motion Design, Weber Metals, Domino’s, Long Beach Transit and Fairway Staffing. Community services to date include the Office of Assemblyman Anthony Rendon, the Office of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Los Angeles County Child Support Services and WIC (see page 8). Honorary event co-chairs are the City of Paramount, Assemblyman Rendon, Congresswoman Roybal-Allard, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn and Hub Cities Consortium. For more information, visit paramountchamber.com or call 562-634-3980.
Businesses and job seekers both benefited from last year’s Chamber of Commerce Job Fair.
Chamber’s first 2019 networking breakfast draws good turnout
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lenty of business cards and selfintroductions were exchanged, lots of tasty, catered breakfast food was consumed and much good business information was shared. It was the Paramount Chamber of Commerce’s first networking breakfast of the new year on January 24 at Progress Park Plaza, and thanks to more than 40 enthusiastic people who attended, it was a rousing success. Co-sponsors for the event were AppleCare Medical Management (part of OptumCare) and World Energy Paramount, to whom the Chamber offers thanks. Berg Catering supplied the food, including individual quiches and a variety of fresh fruit.
Happy Valentine’s Day from the Paramount Chamber of Commerce
Communicating and sharing. . .
Participants enjoyed a “Spin-to-Win” drawing, with winners from each table scoring free advertising and promotional tools for their businesses. A game of “Business Card Bingo” encouraged attendees to collect cards from others in the room. Nancy Gutzmer (see photo at right) of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life won a $25 prize for most-interesting table display. (Story continues on page 9.)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Nancy Gutzmer won the table display award.
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