Tuesday, March 3, 2009

'Gobs of Jobs' job fair held Tuesday


ON THE ECONOMY WATCH-- WE RE ONLY AN HOUR INTO THE GOBS OF JOBS JOB FAIR AND ALREADY HUNDREDS OF NEW MEXICO S UNEMPLOYED HAVE TURNED OUT-- WITH RESUMES IN HAND FOR MANY OF THEM SHAKING HANDS AND FILLING OUT APPLICATIONS HAS BECOME A DAILY ROUTINE KAYLA ANDERSON JOINS US LIVE FROM THE MARIOTT PYRAMID NEAR PASEO DEL NORTE AND I-25 WITH THE STORY FOR A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE THIS IS THEIR FIRST TIME ATTENDING A JOB FAIR BUT WE RE ALSO SEEING SOME FAMILIAR FACES HERE TODAY-- PEOPLE WE MET YESTERDAY AT THE HEWLITT PACKARD JOB FAIR IN RIO RANCHO FOLKS TELL US THEY LL HIT AS MANY OF THESE THINGS AS THEY NEED TO-- TO BRING IN A PAYCHECK TAMMI MONDRAGON IS HOPING THE SIXTH TIME S THE CHARM MONDRAGON WAS LAID OFF TWO MONTHS AGO SHE S BEEN HITTING JOB FAIRS LEFT AND RIGHT THIS ONE FOR REELZ CHANNEL EARLY THIS YEAR AND THIS ONE FOR HEWLITT PACKARD ON MONDAY AMANDA MODESTO IS IN THE SAME BOAT SHE WENT TO THE H-P JOB FAIR ON MONDAY AND NOW SHE S AT IT AGAIN THE SAME GOES FOR PABLO CAVASOS TWO JOB FAIRS IN AS MANY DAYS THE GOBS OF JOBS JOB FAIR IS BILLED AS NEW MEXICO S LARGEST CAREER FAIR WITH 37 POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS A PROMISING SIGHT FOR THESE OUT OF WORK NEW MEXICANS

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