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Job Postings in LA, Pasadena & San Gabriel Region – Some are Work From Home
The economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt in every corner of the county, including in the South Pasadena area and across greater California. But local job opportunities are still out there, as businesses attempt to navigate the new normal.
Looking for work? You may be in luck. Here’s a weekly roundup of recently posted jobs in the region, as powered by Zip Recruiter to help you through the current landscape. Click any job listing below for more details, or to apply. full story here
Jobs Jobs Jobs – Verdugo Jobs Center
Many employers are hiring now. Costco, ATT, Walgreens, Warner Brothers, Sears, Auto Nation . . . . Here are some links, but register at the Verdugo Jobs Center in order to have help applying to all of them. Please contact VJC at 818-937-8000 for more information and to set up an appointment to meet with a jobs counselor.
Who’s Hiring Packaging Designers/Engineers Today?
Packaging departments also need graphic and structural designers and developers. If you possess these skills and you’re looking for an opportunity, this article and its slideshow is for you. Click here for article
Software Developer Drought: Where are you in Demand?
With an increasing need for software by non-tech companies, a developer drought is growing outside of Silicon Valley.
Turns out there’s a major need for software developers outside of the traditional geo-center of Silicon Valley. Despite COVID-19, states in the US heartland are actively hiring developers. Plus, professionals on the West Coast are reassessing work-life opportunities and exploring start-up prospects outside the Valley and other tech hotspots.
This isn’t a shift to remote workers. In July and August, 92% of software developer job ads on three leading employment sites were for work-on-premises jobs. Apparently, employers are slow to embrace remote working.
The data comes from Mendix, a Siemens business involved in low-code application development. The company recently launched the Mendix 2020 Software Developer Drought Index, an effort to track hiring shortages for developers on the US county and state levels. click here for full article . . .
LAEDC 8-24-20 Economic Update for Los Angeles County, unemployment, industries and housing
In this LAEDC economic analysis webinar, Shannon Sedgwick, director of LAEDC’s Institute for Applied Economics offers perspective and analysis of the latest labor market and jobs data from California EDD, published 8-21-20. In addition LAEDC economist Tyler Laferriere discusses housing prices and the stock and bond market relative to the economic recession. LAEDC CEO Bill Allen introduces the speakers and provides an overview.
Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative – Presentation on Covid-19 and Veteran Employment
John Gutierrez, Deputy Director of Veteran Services at JVS, and Vanessa Lopez, Veteran Representative of Workforce Services, discuss the impact of COVID-19 on local veteran employment. We have included the slides and flyers related to the presentation below.
Work From Home Engineering Jobs Open a World of Possibilities
Engineering employment may have taken a hit during the pandemic, but many of those in engineering are just shifting to home-based work. Companies that employ engineers have adjusted to home-based work, even in their hiring practices.
Typically, mechanical, electrical, and design engineers need to be hands-on and practical. Yet there are some areas which can be tackled from home with good internet connection and technology.
Many companies are now advertising specifically for work-from-home engineers. Here’s a list of companies that are specifying remote engineers. This is just a handful of opportunities. The organizations seeking remote workers ranges from Volvo and Eaton to Zoom and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Immediate Job Openings in Southern California
With record unemployment levels reaching new highs every week, a good number of employers are currently searching for workers in Southern California. Scores of jobs that have opened even as the coronavirus pandemic continues and many businesses remain closed.
Glendale-Burbank-La Cañada Flintridge’s Verdugo Job Center Recruiting for Many Jobs Now
Due to recent circumstances surrounding COVID-19 the Verdugo Job Center (VJC) is providing virtual services and meetings by appointments only. VJC is closed to walk-in clients. You can still meet with a counselor by making an appointment.
Jobs are available with Teledyne Reynolds, Centerlyne, Calif. Department of State Hospitals, ROSS, PASC, Walgreen’s, Instacart, Warner Brothers, Smart and Final, Catholic Charities, FedEx Ground, ACE Hardware, Lowe’s and at many more employers – contact the VJC for information and to arrange applications today.
Please contact VJC at 818-937-8000 for more information about jobs and career services now.
Information About Covid-19 for Workers
The Verdugo Job Center has a COVID-19 Information for Workers webpage for up-to-date information and resources for job seekers.