Job seekers in Austin can look to the United States Postal Office for career opportunities this week.
USPS is hiring for several positions in various departments, including full-time, part-time, and seasonal employment, according to its website.
Category: In the News
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Workforce Solutions holding hiring event for mobility, infrastructure jobs
Workforce Solutions Capital Area is hosting a Mobility & Infrastructure Hiring Event on Dec. 11 at the organization’s branch on North Interstate 35. The event offers the chance to explore career paths in the rapidly growing transportation industry as well as major infrastructure projects needed to complete multibillion-dollar efforts such as Project Connect, and the expansion of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
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St. Edward’s nursing program aims to help with healthcare worker shortage
St. Edward’s University celebrated its first group of nursing students with the traditional white coat ceremony. Those students can now enter into clinic patient care.
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‘Center of the universe’: ACC announces plan to extend semiconductor training nationally
Austin Community College ― a semiconductor workforce training leader in Central Texas that has been recognized with federal grants secured by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett and gifts from major manufacturers NXP and Samsung ― is partnering with other companies to share its semiconductor training curriculum nationally, officials announced Wednesday.
Central Texas has attracted significant manufacturing industry growth, but a Workforce Solutions report last year showed there are “significant shortages” in manufacturing technicians — a job that requires more than a high school degree but less than a four-year college degree — in the Austin metro area due to its rapid growth.
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Veterans wanted for Workforce Solutions hiring event
Workforce Solutions Capital Area will hold a hiring event focused on area veterans at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex on Hargrave Street in District 1.
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Veterans receiving employment opportunities through Workforce Solutions Capital Area
KXAN Sally Hernandez sits down with David Olson with Workforce Solutions Capital Area, who talks about how the organization is hosting a hiring event to employ veterans.
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Vocational skills center for homeless opens at Esperanza Community
The Other Ones Foundation, or TOOF, cut the ribbon on a vocational skills center that will serve the homeless population in Austin.
The John Paul DeJoria Vocational Skills Center opened Friday at the Esperanza Community. Its goal is to “host a new approach to homelessness services” by offering vocational training and services, according to a joint release from TOOF and JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation.
According to TOOF, the services offered at the vocational center are some of the fastest-growing and high-paying trades, as identified by the Workforce Solutions Capital Area (WFSCA).
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Report: Texas workforce to add 144k jobs by 2028
A new report projects Texas will add 144,000 jobs in the next four years. Pearson, a multinational corporation that creates digital learning materials and assessments, released its Skills Map of the United States.
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Hiring Red, White & You! Job Fair giving employment opportunities for veterans
KXAN Will DuPree and Avery Travis sit down with Anna Baker, the TX Veterans Commission Veteran Employment Services Director, and Isaac Marquez-Diaz, an army veteran, who talk about employment opportunities available for those who served in the military.
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¿Buscas trabajo? La feria Texas HireAbility 2024 ofrece oportunidades laborales para personas con discapacidades
El 17 de octubre, Workforce Solutions Capital Area llevará a cabo la Feria de Empleo Texas HireAbility 2024 en Austin, Texas. Este evento conecta a personas con discapacidades a oportunidades laborales y capacitación gratuita. Asistirán diversos empleadores enfocados en la inclusión laboral y la accesibilidad.