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Hiring for the holidays in Las Vegas — PHOTOS

Kelly Hubbs, left, and Cher Haley fills out a job forms during the Holiday Hiring Event at Workforce Connections, 6330 W. Charleston Blvd. in Las Vegas, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. Around 200 turned out for the job fair. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
GMT Care administrative assistant shakes hands with an applicant during the Holiday Hiring Event at Workforce Connections, 6330 W. Charleston Blvd. in Las Vegas, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. Around 200 turned out for the job fair. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
People stand in line filling out a job forms during the Holiday Hiring Event at Workforce Connections, 6330 W. Charleston Blvd. in Las Vegas, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. Around 200 turned out for the job fair. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Emmah Isaacs, left, and her husband Oneil hold hands while waiting for a job interview during the Holiday Hiring Event at Workforce Connections, 6330 W. Charleston Blvd. in Las Vegas, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. Around 200 turned out for the job fair. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Single mother Kanessia Floyd submits her resume during the Holiday Hiring Event at Workforce Connections, 6330 W. Charleston Blvd. in Las Vegas, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. Around 200 turned out for the job fair. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Diamond Resorts recruiting coordinator interview Micheall Arnold interviews an applicant during the Holiday Hiring Event at Workforce Connections, 6330 W. Charleston Blvd. in Las Vegas, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. Around 200 turned out for the job fair. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Job applicants sit in a room waiting for interviews during the Holiday Hiring Event at Workforce Connections, 6330 W. Charleston Blvd. in Las Vegas, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. Around 200 turned out for the job fair. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Sammie Atnaf fills out a job form during the Holiday Hiring Event at Workforce Connections, 6330 W. Charleston Blvd. in Las Vegas, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. Around 200 turned out for the job fair. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
November 5, 2015 - 6:18 pm
 

Workforce Connections and Clark County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly hosted a special holiday hiring event on Thursday in Las Vegas.

Numerous employers were onsite during the event for more than 200 job openings at local businesses.

"For the past several years, it has been very difficult for young adults seeking part-time or temporary work during the holidays to be hired. But that is changing," Workforce official Kenadie Cobbin Richardson said in a statement. "With the unemployment rate on the decline here in Southern Nevada, this year there are opportunities for young adults to earn extra money and also gain valuable work history that will help them when they are ready for full-time employment."

Richardson is the director of business engagement and communications at Workforce Connections.

Workforce Connections is a government-funded nonprofit. Its mission is to connect employers to a ready workforce.

 

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