Pasadena's Rose City Church Holding Free Job Fair

Rose City Church in Pasadena will welcome job-seekers, military veterans, currently-employed workers looking for new career opportunities and people looking for seasonal employment during the holiday season when it opens the doors to the community for the Pasadena Job, College and Veteran Fair on Wednesday, Nov. 4.

From 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Nov. 4, attendees will have the chance to meet with more than 40 organizations that are looking to fill more than 450 full-time, part-time and seasonal positions.

The Pasadena Job, College and Veteran Fair, which is free to the public, will be held at Rose City Church, 1801 E. Del Mar Ave. in Pasadena. The event is presented by Church Job Fairs and Rose City Coffee, an organization affiliated with Rose City Church that provides homeless youth with world-class barista training in the craft of coffee. To register, visit www.rosecitychurch.org/job-fair or call (626) 792-1341

“Rose City Church is looking forward to hosting our second job fair,” said Rose City Church Pastor Dan Davidson. “As a neighborhood church, we desire to embrace the hopes of our city and be a connection point to local organizations that help facilitate specific needs. We are excited to partner with Church Job Fairs and pray for divine connections to be made of employment, resources, and support.”

The job fair’s participating employers will meet with and interview potential candidates for jobs in accounting, administration, clerical, customer service, education, financial services, health care, nursing, law enforcement, management, manufacturing, non-profit, sales, transportation and other positions. On average, hourly pay rates range from $10-$22, but there are also an assortment of higher-level job openings, seasonal jobs and educational opportunities.

Among those organizations that are participating are New Horizons Computer School, Forest Lawn Memorial Parks and Mortuaries, Brooks Institute, and ADT Security Services. They’ll be joined by a wide range of the region’s leading companies, government organizations, staffing agencies, nonprofit organizations and other businesses. The job fair will also feature various employment resources and higher educational opportunities.

Job seekers should dress in business attire and come equipped with resumes.

To assist those wanting to prepare in advance, a separate free pre-fair job search, resume writing and interviewing workshop will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The workshop will help participants update their resumes, prepare for live interviews, dress for success and understand various work-related issues. It will run from 10 a.m.-noon.

Attendees will receive a “fast pass” good for prompt entry to the Nov. 4 job fair. Only those attending the workshop will be given the “fast pass.” To register, visit www.rosecitychurch.org/job-fair.

The most current list of confirmed participants can be found at www.churchjobfairs.org/events.

Church Job Fairs, an organization partnering with Rose City Church in presenting the job fair, is also working with other churches throughout Southern California to put on similar events. For more information and a schedule of upcoming job fairs, visit www.churchjobfairs.org.