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EmploymentGuide.com, a division of Dominion Enterprises,  has launched a nationwide job fair series, “Putting Americans Back to Work,” that aims to help 10,000 Americans find jobs. Based on The Employment Guide’s already successful job fair series, this new series invites only companies with immediate hiring needs to participate. The job fairs are free and open to all job seekers.

The current economic situation has caused dramatic business changes and a nearly-unprecedented level of layoffs.  However, many businesses in retail, food service, health care and transportation are making structural changes to adapt to the economic climate, and are hiring both part-time and full-time workers on a national scale.

“More than 400 job offers were made at our first job fair of the series last month in Omaha. With numbers like that, we are confident that we will ultimately put at least 10,000 Americans back to work.  By doing so, we hope to provide economic solutions to our communities and to job seekers,” said Jeff Littlejohn, vice president and general manager of The Employment Guide and EmploymentGuide.com.

Todd Simon, CEO of Omaha Steaks, attended last month’s Omaha job fair where his company made approximately 15 hires. Simon noted, “Our business was founded on serving our customers…One of the things we know is that Americans aren’t going to stop eating and they still enjoy a great steak. We have to keep our phones staffed and we’ve got to keep our plants running in order to satisfy our customers’ needs.”

Adding to the success of this new job fair series is support from associations interested in supporting their members including: the AARP Foundation, the National Urban League, the National Job Corps Association, the American Hotel and Lodging Association, AMVETS, and myStaffingPro. 

Ford Motor Company is continuing its successful job fair partnership with The Employment Guide and EmploymentGuide.com, which provides Ford employees who are considering buyout offers the opportunity to transition to new careers. Ford will promote the “Putting Americans Back to Work” job fairs to employees who have previously accepted buyout packages.

Listed below are the kick-off events to the “Putting Americans Back to Work” Job Fair Series.  For a complete list of the more than 50 job fairs currently scheduled visit: http://www.employmentguide.com/browse_jobfairs.html.   

Austin                        February 3, 2009

Detroit                       February 4, 2009

San Antonio              February 4, 2009

Houston                    February 10, 2009

Salt Lake City           February 10, 2009

Chicago                    February 11, 2009

Cincinnati                  February 11, 2009

About The Employment Guide and EmploymentGuide.com

The Employment Guide is a division of Dominion Enterprises. The Employment Guide and EmploymentGuide.com offer businesses a comprehensive recruitment solution for hourly workers through a nationwide series of publications, award-winning Web sites, and series of job fairs. The free weekly publications are published locally in more than 75 markets with a combined circulation of 2.8 million copies nationwide. The job board, www.EmploymentGuide.com, attracts more than 1 million unique visitors each month and features a candidate database and job postings. Niche Web sites www.careersingear.com, www.healthcareerweb.com, and www.wiserworker.com have been developed to serve in-demand industries and demographics. Face-to-face recruitment is available through The Employment Guide’s job fair program, with more than 250 job fairs conducted nationwide each year. For more information about The Employment Guide, visit http://www.EmploymentGuide.com. 

About Dominion Enterprises

Dominion Enterprises is a leading marketing services company serving the automotive, enthusiast and commercial vehicle, real estate, apartment rental, and employment industries. The company’s businesses provide a comprehensive suite of technology-based marketing solutions including Internet advertising, lead generation, CRM, Web site design and hosting, and data management services. The company has more than 45 market-leading Web sites reaching more than 16.7 million unique visitors, and more than 450 magazines with a weekly circulation of 4.3 million. Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., the company has 5,400 employees in more than 200 offices nationwide. For more information, visit http://www.DominionEnterprises.com.