August Group Job Fair December 2006 - Rnews tv news coverage

A DIFFICULT TI OF YEAR FOR MANY FAMILIES... ESPECIALLY IF ONE BREAD WINNER RECENTLY LOST A JOB. R NEWS' LEAH GEORGE JOINS US FROM M-C-C TO TELL WHY THIS IS THMONTH JOB HUNTERS SHOULD GET TO THOSE RESUMES OUT. "THIS ONE OF THE ONLY JOB FAIRS IN ROCHESTER IN DECEMBER. THE LOCAL NETWORKING GROUP, THE AUGUST GROUP DECIDED TO HOLD IT W TO BREAK WHAT IT CALL A COMMON MISCONCEPTION." 1:02:33)) "I THINK HOLIDAY TIME IS THE BEST TIME, BECAUSE THINK ABOUT IT. YOU'RE GOING TO HOLIDAY PARTIES YOU'RE GOING TO A LOT OF ACTIVITIES WHERE YOU INTERFACE WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE." ED SLIVAN LOST HIS JOB IN MARCH. HE WAS THE CHIEF ELECTRICAL INTEGRATOR AT AN EASTMAN KODAK JOINT VENTURE COMPANY ... BEFORE THAT HE WORK FOR KODAK AS A SYSTEMS ENGINEER FOR 25 YEARS. ROCHESR WORKS SAYS SULLIVAN IS DOING THRIGHT THING BY LOOKING FOR A JOB NOW... "ALTHOUGH IT CAN BE HIT AND MISS WITHEOPLE ON VACATIONS AS FAR AS HR NAGERS, DECEMBER HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN A GOOD MONTH TO START TO BUILD A POOL OF POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS." MOREHAN 35 HEALTH CARE AGENCIES, LOCAL COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND HIGH TECH FIRMS SENT REPRESENTATIVES TO RECRUIT AT THIS JOB FAIR. 2)) "I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES. YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES COME ALIVE AND YOU HAVE TO SELL YOURSELF." "IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR WK ROCHESTER WORKS AND THE AUGUST GROUP ARE TWO GREAT PLACES TO START. YOU CAN FIND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR BOTH GROUPS ON OUR WEBSITE R NEWS.COM. REPORTING FROM THE MONROE COMMITY COLLEGE BRIGHTON