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Saturday, May 18, 2024

Where to find those help-wanted signs

Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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Where to find those help-wanted signs
Where to find those help-wanted signs

Thousands of southern Nevadans are still unemployed.

The good news is there are jobs available.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THERE ARE JOBSAVAILABLE.AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TOHELPING THE VALLEY REBOUND, 13ACTION NEWS ANCHOR TRICIA KEANSHOWS WHERE TO FIND THOSE HELPWANTED SIGNS.DAMIAN: THERE'S BEEN A PRETTYDECENT INCREASE.REALLY AT MULTIPLE LEVELS, NOTJUST YOUR ENTRY LEVEL ROLES.REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT, DAMIANGARCIA, WITH THE EMPLOYMENTAGENCY ROBERT HALF SAYS HE'SSEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE INOPEN POSITIONS OVER THE LASTMONTH.DAMIAN: THE COMPANIES THAT AREHIRING RIGHT NOW, A MAJORITY OFTHEM ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHOARE OPEN TO DOING MORE.EMPLOYERS ARE LOOKING FORCANDIDATES WITH MULTIPLE SKILLSETS, WILLING TO TAKE ON MORERESPONSIBILITY.AT THE TOP OF THE LIST ISHEALTH CARE.DAMIAN: YOUR PATIENT SERVICESTYPE ROLES; REACHING OUT TOTHOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO NEEDTESTING OR AREN'T FEELING WELLCOME IN CLOSE CONTACT WITHCOVID-19 PATIENTS.CONSTRUCTION IS ALSO A HOTINDUSTRY.DAMIAN: MORE ON THE OPERATIONSSIDE HELPING TO COMPLETEPROJECTS GOING ON AND SOME NEWPROJECTS STARTING TO LAUNCH.A LOT OF THOSE CONSTRUCTIONJOBS INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE ANDOFFICE SUPPORT STAFF.THE PANDEMIC HAS ALSO LED TO ASPIKE IN E-COMMERCE JOBS;PROCESSING PURCHASES ANDPAYMENTS FROM ONLINE SHOPPERS,PLUS HANDLING COMPLAINTS.ANOTHER FIELD IN HIGH DEMAND ISACCOUNTING.DAMIAN: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE,ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ANDCOLLECTIONS RIGHT NOW.WE ARE LOOKING FOR COLLECTIONSAS WE SPEAK.WE HAVE MULTIPLE ROLES WITHGREAT COMPANIES.DAMIAN SAYS EVEN WHILE FACINGSUCH HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, IT'STOUGH FINDING ENOUGH QUALIFIEDCANDIDATES IN THIS FIELD.FINALLY, ROUNDING OUT THE TOPFIVE INDUSTRIES NOW HIRING ISTECHNOLOGY.COMPANIES TRYING TO FILL ITPOSTIONS, DATABASE DEVELOPERSAND LOOKING TO MAINTAIN SYSTEMSFOR REMOTE OPERATIONS.WHATEVER FIELD YOU'REINTERESTED IN, DAMIAN SAYSDON'T LET THE PANDEMIC STOP YOUFROM GETTING BACK OUT THERE.DAMIAN: I'VE BEEN REALLYENCOURAGED WITH DIFFERENTCOMPANIES IN SOUTHERN NEVADADOING A GREAT JOB OF PROTECTINGTHEIR EMPLOYEES AND PROTOCOLSIN PLACE.THE PANDEMIC HAS PUT A LOT OFPEOPLE OUT OF WORK.BUT PROBABLY THE HARDEST HIT

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