Tarrant Business

Fort Worth firm TTI to host job fair for sales professionals

Global electronic components distributor, TTI, Inc. in Fort Worth, will host a job fair Thursday, May 16 for sales professionals.

The job fair will run from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 2441 Northeast Parkway.

The company said it has multiple openings for on its team of inside sales specialists.

TTI distributes to industrial, military, aerospace and consumer electronics manufacturers worldwide.

Applicants will be pre-screened prior to the event. Applicants should submit a resume plus salary requirements to human.resources@ttiinc.com

TTI along with its subsidiary Mouser Electronics employs more than 3,500 with over 100 locations throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information about TTI go online to www.ttiinc.com

_ Sandra Baker

FW Fortune 500 company looking to fill 1,000 jobs

In what is likely to be one of the largest single-day job fairs, Aerotek, a provider of recruiting and staffing services, is hosting a job fair Saturday to fill 1,000 contract manufacturing positions for a Fortune 500 company in Fort Worth.

That’s a ton of jobs, yet Aerotek is not naming the company.

"It’s up to the discretion of the company," said Heather Woolford, a public relations professional who works with Aerotek. And in this case, the company didn’t want their name out there, she said.

The way it works, the company contracts with Aerotek to fill the positions and those individuals become employees of Aerotek. Depending on the number of hours a week the position requires, fulltime employees can be eligible for benefits from Aerotek, she said.

The positions will be filled within a couple of weeks of the job fair and the contract right now will run indefinitely, Woodford said.

The job fair runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Holiday Inn, 4635 Gemini Place.

The positions include assembler 1 and 2 levels, material handler, forklift driver, test technician, test operator and quality inspector. The potential contractors also must be willing to work weekends and overtime, as needed.

Pre-registration is not required. Interviews will be conducted onsite. Candidates must be 18 years of age, have a high school diploma or GED, and have legal authorization to work in the U.S. Attendees should bring references, a resume and recent certification, relevant to the position applying for.

_ Sandra Baker

Job fair in Arlington on Sept. 27

Bloomingdales job fair Saturday for Grand Prairie outlet store positions

Bloomingdale’s will host a job fair from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 7, for positions at its new store at the Paragon Outlets center in Grand Prairie.

The store will open in mid-August.

Job seekers can go online at www.bloomingdalesjobs.com to see a list of openeings prior to the job fair and to request an interview on another date.

The job fair will be at 3901 Arlington Highlands Blvd., Suite 200, in the Arlington Highlands Shopping Center, off Interstate 20 and Matlock Road.

_ Sandra Baker

Grand Prairie's Paragon Outlets job fair Friday: 1,300 positions on display

Paragon Outlets is getting ready this summer to open its 420,000-square-foot retail center in south Grand Prairie, and the stores are hiring.

There’s a job fair, 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Friday at Dubiski High School, 2990 Texas 161 in Grand Prairie. The center’s 100 stores will be seeking to fill about 1,300 positions from the fair, and will have about 3,000 once fully open, Lacey Douglas, spokeswoman for Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County, said.

Workforce Solutions Tarrant County is teaming with Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas, the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce, and the Grand Prairie Independent School District for the fair.

For a list of the retailers in the center, click here.  

Jobseekers can also apply for open jobs before attending the fair at www.workintexas.com.

- Scott Nishimura

Fort Worth's Morningside Middle School gets aggressive in helping families find jobs

Fort Worth’s Morningside Middle School is taking the lead in trying to help family members in its community find jobs.

The school, in partnership with the Southeast Kingdom Neighborhood Association and the Fort Worth Housing Authority, is hosting a job fair, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., May 17 at the school, 2751 Mississippi.

The Housing Authority will hold two resume tutorial sessions, 1:30 p.m. May 8 at the Housing Authority, 1201 E. 13th St.; and 8:30 a.m. the morning of the job fair at the school.

Carlos Walker, who grew up in Morningside and became the school’s principal this year, moving from a post as vice principal at O.D. Wyatt High School, said 94 percent of his school’s 725 students are on free or reduced price lunch.

“We can’t do it all at the school anymore,” Walker said, of the idea to host a job fair. “We’re now in the 21st Century, and we have to change the way we do business.”

The team has been publicizing the job fair for the last few weeks, and has lined up 25 exhibitors so far, including the Navy and trucking companies looking for drivers, Walker said. The fair is free to job seekers and exhibitors, and Walker said he’s still seeking more exhibitors.

“Basically, anyone who will hire anybody with a high school diploma,” he said.

There are few job opportunities around Morningside, and jobseekers often tend not to venture very far looking for work, so the aim is to bring the jobs to them, Walker said.

The tutorials are also free. “We’ll help them with their resume and do a little coaching,” Glenn Nixon, job developer at the Housing Authority, said.

- Scott Nishimura

AllianceTexas announces job fair date

Jobseekers will have the chance to meet with representatives from the more than 40 companies in the AllianceTexas development in north Fort Worth at a job fair Friday, April 27.

The fair will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Texas Motor Speedway’s Speedway Club, at 3545 Lone Star Circle. It is sponsored by Hillwood, the Alliance Opportunity Center and Workforce Solution for Tarrant County.

Among the companies participating are AIG, CK Technologies, Bridgestone, Cinemark, Deloitte University/Benchmark Hospitality, DynCorp International, FedEx, Fidelity Investments, GE Transportation, Grainger, Hawaiian Falls, JCPenney, KRAFT Foods, Kroger, Lockheed Martin, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Michaels Stores, Nationwide Insurance, RECARO Aircraft Seating, Texas Health Resources, Texas Instruments, Tom Thumb and Tucker Rocky.

Positions likely will range from warehouse/manufacturing/distribution staff, forklift operators, logistics professionals, financial service professionals, administrative professionals, food service staff, commercial drivers, call center operators, hospitality staff, bank tellers and customer service representatives.

"Corporate residents continue to relocate and expand at AllianceTexas because this region offers access to one of the most abundant and qualified labor forces in the nation," said Mike Berry, Hillwood president.

The job fair is the final segment of the 2012 North American Workforce Symposium being held on Thursday by Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas, the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council and Hillwood Properties. The event brings together business leaders, educational partners and community organizations to ensure a vibrant supply of trained and certified personnel for the manufacturing, supply chain and logistics industries.

For more information about the symposium, go online to www.nascocorridor.com/workforcesymposium.

For information on current job openings or the AllianceTexas Hiring Fair, go online to www.AllianceOpportunityCenter.com or call the Alliance Opportunity Center at 817-548-5274.

_ Sandra Baker

CBS 11 hosting free video resume tapings Wednesday

CBS 11 is hosting a free video resume taping 4 p.m.-7 p.m., Wednesday Feb. 1 at its Fort Worth and Dallas studios.

"Local job seekers are encouraged to visit the station during this time to record a one-minute video resume highlighting their skills and experience," CBS 11 says. "Each individual will be provided with professional hair and/or makeup services prior to the taping if he or she desires. The videos will be posted on CBSDFW.com for prospective employers to review."

The CBS 11 and TXA 21 studios are at 5233 Bridge St. in Fort Worth and 10111 North Central Expressway in Dallas. "Resumes will be recorded on a first-come, first-served basis as time allows," CBS 11 said.

The tapings are part of “Now Hiring,” the CBS 11/TXA 21 ongoing initiative to help job hunters. The initiative includes broadcasting a “Job of the Day” opening at a local employer, updates on Dallas-Fort Worth area job fairs and corporate relocations/expansions, and call-in events that connect viewers to jobs experts.

- Scott Nishimura

Job fairs coming up in Tarrant County area

Here's a slate of job fairs scheduled in the area over the next two months:

DFW Employment Guide Hiring Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 13, at Cowboys Stadium, 925 N. Collins St., Arlington. Info: web site, or job fair hotline: 866-711-3984.

Fall Job Fair 2011, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Sept. 15, TCC Trinity River Campus, 300 Trinity Campus Circle, Fort Worth. Sponsored by TCC Trinity River Campus. Info: Kristin Vinson Wright, coordinator of career and employment services, TCC-Trinity River Campus, 817-515-1325, kristin.vinson@tccd.edu

Fall Job Fair, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Sept. 29, Grace Community Church, 801 W. Bardin Road, Arlington. Sponsored by Arlingtonanswers.com, Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County, Grace Community Church. Info: Arlington Answers, or Amber Gosser, amber.gosser@twc.state.tx.us, 817-804-4255.

First Annual City of Crowley Job Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 11, Crowley Recreation Center, 405 S. Oak St., Crowley. Sponsored by Crowley Area Chamber of Commerce and City of Crowley. Info: Felicia Pastorino, 817-413-2881.

Fort Worth Housing Authority, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday Nov. 3, 1201 E. 13th St., Fort Worth. No charge for exhibitors. Info: Glenn Nixon, glenn@ftwha.org, 817-333-3523.

- Scott Nishimura