NASHVILLE, Tenn. -
Goodwill Industries is hosting a week-long hiring blitz in north Nashville starting Monday to help decrease the high number of unemployed Tennessee residents.
Goodwill Week begins May 7 with a job fair at the main Career Solutions Center in Nashville at 937 Herman Street.
Over 30 employers will be on site during the four hour fair starting at 10 a.m.
Over 30 employers will be on site during the four hour fair starting at 10 a.m.
Goodwill is expecting hundreds of job seekers at the fair and those attending should come prepared with resumes, a photo ID, and a Social Security card or birth certificate.
Job candidates are also encouraged to dress for success as many companies will be conducting on-site interviews.
Job candidates are also encouraged to dress for success as many companies will be conducting on-site interviews.
Recently released data shows a high number of Tennesseans are unemployed. In March, unemployment numbers were down to an average of 7.9 percent statewide. Some counties were double that rate.
The problem is not just in the Mid-state, numbers also show states across the nation with high unemployment rates.
On Friday, national unemployment rates were released. The rate dropped from 8.2 to 8.1 percent in April. Analysts said the drop occurred because people gave up looking for work.
The government only counts people as unemployed if they are actively looking for work. Only 115,000 jobs were added, well below what was expected.
Goodwill Industries is hoping to help people who don't have jobs to find them.
Betty Johnson with Goodwill Industries explained that the week has multiple events to help job seekers succeed.
"We've got workshops going on, how to create your resume, how to dress for success, how to know how to interact with the people at the job fair."
She continued, "People need to be trained on how to be successful at a job fair. And we're not just doing that here, we're doing that throughout middle Tennessee at many of our 17 career centers outside of this center right here in downtown."
The job fair runs May 7 through May 11 throughout Tennessee.
For a full list of job fair locations, events, and other information, visit the company's Web site
The problem is not just in the Mid-state, numbers also show states across the nation with high unemployment rates.
On Friday, national unemployment rates were released. The rate dropped from 8.2 to 8.1 percent in April. Analysts said the drop occurred because people gave up looking for work.
The government only counts people as unemployed if they are actively looking for work. Only 115,000 jobs were added, well below what was expected.
Goodwill Industries is hoping to help people who don't have jobs to find them.
Betty Johnson with Goodwill Industries explained that the week has multiple events to help job seekers succeed.
"We've got workshops going on, how to create your resume, how to dress for success, how to know how to interact with the people at the job fair."
She continued, "People need to be trained on how to be successful at a job fair. And we're not just doing that here, we're doing that throughout middle Tennessee at many of our 17 career centers outside of this center right here in downtown."
The job fair runs May 7 through May 11 throughout Tennessee.
For a full list of job fair locations, events, and other information, visit the company's Web site
