Evangelical Latin Church - Iglesia Evangelica Latina To Host Job Fair Sept. 10 in Los Angeles

California’s economy continued to show encouraging signs last month, adding 80,700 new jobs during the month – the state’s largest single-month employment gain in more than a year.

As California’s unemployment rate dropped from 6.3 percent in June to 6.2 percent in July – its lowest rate in more than seven years – employers and job seekers continued to find the right matches at job fairs throughout the state.

Evangelical Latin Church – or Iglesia Evangelica Latina – in Los Angeles will open its doors to the community with a free job, college and resource fair on Thursday, Sept. 10. The church is located at 1250 Bellevue Ave. in Los Angeles.

“The greatest resource for our communities and city is the local church,” said the church’s pastor, Rev. Nelson E. Sandoval. “Nowhere else in the world can you experience networking at a deeper level –where a mutual care, love and respect abide. So we open up our church to our community so they may seek the resources needed and find hope both for the now and for the tomorrow.”

Evangelical Latin Church is expected to host more than 40 employers looking to fill current job openings for positions ranging from entry-level jobs for high school and college graduates to positions for experienced professionals and military veterans.

Leading companies, government organizations, staffing agencies, nonprofit organizations and other businesses representing a diverse range of industries will be interviewing for positions in accounting, administration, clerical, customer service, education, financial services, health care, nursing, law enforcement, management, manufacturing, non-profit, sales, transportation and more. Along with organizations that are actively hiring, the job fair will also feature various employment resources and higher educational opportunities.

The free Los Angeles Job, College and Resource Fair will run from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Evangelical Latin Church, during which time attendees will have the opportunity to meet, network and interview with representatives from all participating organizations. To register, visit www.visioniel.org/job-fair, call (213) 250-3948 or email info@visioniel.org.

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Evangelical Latin Church Job Fair Sept. 10

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A separate free pre-fair resume writing and interviewing workshop on Thursday, Sept. 3, is also available for job seekers wanting to take better control of their future employment prospects. The workshop will help participants prepare for and answer the five most commonly asked interview questions, learn to avoid common interviewing mistakes, and uncover the significance of non-verbal communication. Participants will leave the workshop with an elevator pitch, tools to answer behaviorally based questions and the knowledge of how to turn the interview into a potential job offer.

Presented by DeVry University, the workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Evangelical Latin Church. Only those attending the workshop will be given a priority “fast pass” for prompt entry into the Sept. 10 job fair. To register, visit www.visioniel.org/job-fair.

Church Job Fairs, an organization partnering with Evangelical Latin 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