Thousands of job seekers set Spring Job Fair record at Las Vegas Convention Center
KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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That's the"}, {'start': '18.320', 'end': '22.000', 'text': 'theme of the spring job fair at the Las'}, {'start': '20.240', 'end': '24.320', 'text': 'Vegas Convention Center, according to'}, {'start': '22.000', 'end': '26.560', 'text': 'Las Vegas local Deleon James, even'}, {'start': '24.320', 'end': '28.560', 'text': 'though she already has a job. I have a'}, {'start': '26.560', 'end': '30.080', 'text': 'lot of kids. I have five kids. So I'}, {'start': '28.560', 'end': '31.840', 'text': 'definitely want to be able to set up for'}, {'start': '30.080', 'end': '33.280', 'text': 'them. So be having multiple jobs,'}, {'start': '31.840', 'end': '35.280', 'text': 'finding something that I can go with a'}, {'start': '33.280', 'end': '36.239', 'text': 'career, a job you can get fired from, a'}, {'start': '35.280', 'end': '38.640', 'text': "career that's something that's"}, {'start': '36.239', 'end': '40.879', 'text': 'longlasting. With more than 130'}, {'start': '38.640', 'end': '43.440', 'text': 'employers and tens of thousands of jobs'}, {'start': '40.879', 'end': '45.440', 'text': 'available all in one place, local Emil'}, {'start': '43.440', 'end': '47.280', 'text': 'Jenkins tells me it was an opportunity'}, {'start': '45.440', 'end': '49.200', 'text': "that was hard to pass up. I'm looking"}, {'start': '47.280', 'end': '51.360', 'text': 'for a better job. And like I said, this'}, {'start': '49.200', 'end': '53.280', 'text': 'right here saves me time. So I have to'}, {'start': '51.360', 'end': '55.440', 'text': 'go to other places. I have to go online,'}, {'start': '53.280', 'end': '56.879', 'text': 'but to go online anyway, but it say I'}, {'start': '55.440', 'end': '58.559', 'text': 'got flyers and everything like that. So,'}, {'start': '56.879', 'end': '60.320', 'text': 'this is really, really helpful. He came'}, {'start': '58.559', 'end': '62.559', 'text': "with his daughter, Amijah, who's looking"}, {'start': '60.320', 'end': '64.640', 'text': 'for work, too. I really like the little'}, {'start': '62.559', 'end': '66.240', 'text': 'caregiving thing that I just passed up'}, {'start': '64.640', 'end': '68.159', 'text': 'because I really do love taking care of'}, {'start': '66.240', 'end': '70.960', 'text': 'people. So, I do have a job interview'}, {'start': '68.159', 'end': '73.040', 'text': "for that, and I'm glad. The appeal, the"}, {'start': '70.960', 'end': '75.280', 'text': 'opportunity to make connections in'}, {'start': '73.040', 'end': '76.720', 'text': 'person and not on a website. Eye'}, {'start': '75.280', 'end': '78.960', 'text': "contact, you know what I'm saying? A"}, {'start': '76.720', 'end': '80.000', 'text': 'firm handshake. Um, that get you a lot.'}, {'start': '78.960', 'end': '81.439', 'text': "They really don't know, they really"}, {'start': '80.000', 'end': '83.119', 'text': "don't know you. When you put online,"}, {'start': '81.439', 'end': '84.880', 'text': 'they use online and they can just go'}, {'start': '83.119', 'end': '86.240', 'text': 'through it. over here they they feel to'}, {'start': '84.880', 'end': '88.479', 'text': 'see you, they meet you, you can talk to'}, {'start': '86.240', 'end': '90.720', 'text': 'them. It goes the same for employers too'}, {'start': '88.479', 'end': '93.920', 'text': 'to speak to the individuals and get to'}, {'start': '90.720', 'end': '96.159', 'text': 'know them versus just having a a resume'}, {'start': '93.920', 'end': '97.680', 'text': 'and downloading a resume and thinking,'}, {'start': '96.159', 'end': '99.840', 'text': 'okay, is this person actually going to'}, {'start': '97.680', 'end': '101.200', 'text': "be a good candidate because it's"}, {'start': '99.840', 'end': '103.360', 'text': 'different when you actually see them'}, {'start': '101.200', 'end': '105.280', 'text': 'live and you interact with them. The'}, {'start': '103.360', 'end': '106.960', 'text': 'massive turnout giving people hope in'}, {'start': '105.280', 'end': '108.880', 'text': 'the face of so much economic'}, {'start': '106.960', 'end': '111.040', 'text': 'uncertainty. The fact that the community'}, {'start': '108.880', 'end': '112.960', 'text': 'came together, every different person,'}, {'start': '111.040', 'end': '114.640', 'text': 'manager, HR, everything came together.'}, {'start': '112.960', 'end': '116.320', 'text': "Even they're sitting here wanting to do"}, {'start': '114.640', 'end': '117.840', 'text': 'interviews on the spot, stuff like that.'}, {'start': '116.320', 'end': '120.240', 'text': "They're giving people a chance. Take"}, {'start': '117.840', 'end': '121.920', 'text': 'this opportunity. Organizers tell me the'}, {'start': '120.240', 'end': '125.439', 'text': "final numbers from this year's spring"}, {'start': '121.920', 'end': '128.560', 'text': 'job fair showed 6,400 job seekers came,'}, {'start': '125.439', 'end': '130.720', 'text': 'including 300 CCSD high school seniors.'}, {'start': '128.560', 'end': '132.640', 'text': '4,000 of those job seekers were through'}, {'start': '130.720', 'end': '134.720', 'text': 'the door by noon. They tell me that the'}, {'start': '132.640', 'end': '136.480', 'text': 'final number of people who got jobs or'}, {'start': '134.720', 'end': '139.280', 'text': 'job offers from this event should be'}, {'start': '136.480', 'end': '139.280', 'text': 'ready next week.'}]