Job opportunities in Kern County as the unemployment rate remains high

Job opportunities in Kern County as the unemployment rate remains high

According to the Employment Development Department, last month Kern's unemployment rate was sitting at 10.8 percent - unchanged since January.

This time last year it was at 9.1 percent.

DURING THE PANDEMIC..

ALONG WITHTHE ENTIRE STATE.

GOING IN-DEPTHINTO THE JOB MARKET THIS MORNINGTO SEEWHAT'S AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW..ACCORDING TO THE EMPLOYMENTDEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT --LAST MONTH KERN'S UNEMPLOYMENTRATE WAS SITTINGAT 10 POINT 8 - UNCHANGED SINCEJANUARY.THIS TIME LAST YEAR - IT WAS AT9 POINT ONE.WE UNDERSTAND GETTING A JOB AT ATIME OF ZOOM CALLS AND STAYAT HOME OFFICES CAN BEDIFFICULT.SO WE WANTED TO SHARE SOMERESOURCES WITH YOU TO MAYBLEHELP OUT WITH THE SEARCH.JOB FEST KERN COUNTY -- ANORGANIZATION WITH THE GOAL OFGETTING YOU EMPLOYED -- POSTSINFORMATIONABOUT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES -JOB SEARCH TIPS -AND HOLDS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THEYEAR.A FEW OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLERIGHT NOW - AN ANIMALCONTROL OFFICER AT KERN COUNTYANIMAL SERVICES.ARVIN UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT ISLOOKING TO FILL MULTIPLEPOSITIONS - LIKE SCHOOL NURSE -DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE ANDOPERATIONS.AND AMAZON IS HOLDING A LIVE QAND A WITH JOB FEST TOMORROW TOTALK ABOUT THEIR OPEN POSITIONS.TO GET INFORMATION REGARDINGPOSTINGS - JOBREQUIREMENTS - AND HIRINGDEADLINES - YOU CAN GO TO JOBFEST KERN COUNTY ON FACEBOOK ORTHE COUNTY'S HUMANRESOURCES PAGE - K-C-D-H-S DOTORG.MEANWHILE - BOTH BAKERSFIELD LAWENFORCEMENTENTITIES ARE HIRING ...ANDTHEY'RE TAKING THE RECRUITMENTPROCESS ONLINE.THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICEIS HOLDING AFACEBOOK-LIVE EVENT..

SO PEOPLECAN LEARN MOREABOUT BEING A DETENTIONS DEPUTY.K-C-S-O IS OFFERING A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR HIRINGBONUS FOR THE JOB.THE ONLINE EVENT TAKES PLACETHURSDAY AT 4:30PM -- ONTHE K-C-S-O FACEBOOK PAGE.WE'VE ALSO POSTED A LINK TO THEAPPLICATION ON OUR WEBSITE-- TURN TO 23 DOT COM.THE BAKERSFIELD POLICEDEPARTMENT IS ALSO HOLDING ALIVE Q AND A TOMORROW ... ABOUTWHAT IT TAKES TO BE ADIGITAL FORENSICS EXAMINER.

THEFACEBOOK LIVE WILL BE AT 9 A-M.THERE'S MORE INFORMATION ON THEHUMAN RESOURCES PAGEAT BAKERSFIELD CITY DOT U-S.APPLICATIONS HAVE TO BE IN BYAPRIL 6TH.STARTING TODAY..