Marsellus Shale Jobs And Much More Come To CONSOL Energy Center In Pittsburgh

Atlas Energy, Range Resources, EnergyForce, Express Energy Services and Duncan Land + Energy have signed up for the Pittsburgh Diversity Employment Expo on October 26th at CONSOL Energy Center bringing Marcellus Shale jobs to the Pittsburgh region. With positions such as land technicians, drilling engineers, geologists, roustabouts and many more available this is a great opportunity for Pittsburgh area residents to investigate job requirements and training opportunities as well as application processes and to make that first great impression. The job fair is free for all job seekers and open from 10:00AM to 3:00PM 

Over 70 companies and schools areattending offering 100's of jobs in a wide variety of experience levels and industries. Pittsburgh's largest public job fair in over 4 years will also offer jobs in Banking/Finance, Customer Service, Retail, Sales, Healthcare, Nursing, Social Services, Manufacturing, Drivers and much more. Job seekers can pre-register here (pre- registration is not required but offers faster job fair entry). Sorry, no backpacks or strollers allowed.

Other companies and schools attending include:

84 Lumber (management trainees, IT and more)
Achieva (nursing, allied health)
Aerotek/Allegis Group (IT and more)
Aldi's (retail, supervisors)
All-State Career School
Aramark CONSOL Energy Center (hospitality)
Arc Human Services (social services)
Army National Guard
Atlas Energy (landmen, geologists and more)
Bank of America
Baptist Homes (nursing, allied health)
Bradford Child Care / Tender Care Learning Centers (childcare, instructors)
CBCInnovis (sales, customer service)
CBCS (sales, customer service)
Cardworks Servicing (customer service, collections)
Community College of Allegheny County
Cintas (sales, production)
Citizen Care, Inc (social services)
City of Pittsburgh (various)
Colonial Life (sales)
Concordia of the South Hills (nursing, allied health)
Dollar Bank (tellers, supervisors, financial services)
Duncan Land + Energy (leasing agents and more)
EnergyForce (Training programs for gas/oil industry, landmen)
Everest Institute
Express Employment Professionals (various, office/clerical)
Express Energy Services/ EES (gas/oil)
Face 2 Face Sales Solutions (sales)
First National Bank of PA (tellers, supervisors, financial services)
Gallagher Home Health Services (hone healthcare, various)
Geneva College
Glade Run Lutheran Services (nursing, therapists, allied health)
Goodwill
Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council
HVL Douglas, LLC (manufacturing, production workers)
Institute for Transfusion Med./Central Blood Bank (phlebotomists, more)
Kaplan Career Institute
Life Pittsburgh (nursing, allied health)
Lifesteps, Inc. (support staff)
Mainstay Life Services (social services, support staff)
Medix Staffing Solutions (all healthcare)
Mercy Behavioral Health (social services, therapists, more)
StoneMor Partners/Mt. Lebanon Cemetery (sales)
New Horizons Computer Learning Center
Parkvale Bank (tellers, supervisors, financial services)
Pennsylvania CareerLink (various)
People's Natural Gas (various)
Pittsburgh Job Corp Center
Pittsburgh Tech. Institute-PTI
PRC Corporation (sales, customer service)
Primerica (financial services, sales)
Prudential Financial (financial services, sales)
Quest Diagnostics (various)
Range Resources - Appalachia (gas/oil)
RAS Delivery Services (drivers)
Reliance First Capital LLC ((financial services, sales)
Renewal, Inc
Sanford Brown School
SMG Management (ushers, more)
South Hills / North Hills Beauty Academy
Southwestern Pa Commission CommuteInfo
Southwood Psychiatric Hospital (social services, nursing, more)
The Academy (teachers, more)
Three Rivers Center for Independent Living (TRCL) (nursing, allied healthcare)
Transitional Service Inc (social services)
TRG Customer Solutions (customer service, sales)
US Army
U.S. Liner (manufacturing, production workers)
US Navy
VA Pittsburgh Health system (all healthcare and support)
Vector Marketing (sales)
Waste Management, Inc (drivers, mechanics)
Westin Convention Center (hospitality, hotel workers)

Companies who want more information on attending the job fair please email pittsburghjobs@gmail.com

Our Favorite Moments At Mellon Arena

The last event at Mellon arena can also be one of the most helpful. On July 13th, The EmploymentGuide.com and the The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh will host a job fair that aims to help the local community get back to an exciting time in their own lives, much like the Mellon Arena has enriched lives over its history.


As we look towards the future of Pittsburgh, today I wanted to take a look back at some of the moments that shaped our lives at Mellon Arena. To do that I asked some of our sales professionals inside the EmploymentGuide.com their favorite moments at the historical arena. Here's what they had to say!


Ed Miles started the conversation by saying his favorite moment was the...


Summer of 1975 - Almond Brothers Concert and they opened the roof to The Civic Arena for the entire concert.....WOW!!


Jack Dibrell says...


...there have been so many. I remember watching Stevie Nicks backstage just seconds before climbing the steps to go onstage for her concert, clutching and holding on for dear life the hands of her backup singers. She was petrified and paralyzed with fear, stage fright, or whatever, but of course once she started her set, she KICKED BUTT!!


Then there were the times I met ZZ Top backstage for 'meet and greets' after their concerts, trying to avoid the temptation of pulling on those long, flowing beards!


Watching summer concerts with the Arena roof FULLY OPENED, and feeling like I was in a completely different venue!


And the few times I announced the halftime entertainment at Arena truck pulls.


Watching my son between periods at a Penguins game goal tend during a 'shootout' against another area amateur hockey team.


Being at Game 7 during the 1993 playoffs against the NY Islanders and LOSING, being eliminated after winning back-to-back Stanley Cups the previous two years!


Judy Hodges chimed in:


This is sad, I have only been to the arena three times in my life , besides all the job fair's  we've held there. The first time I went there to see the Barnum Bailey Circus when my children were 5 and 7. That same winter we went to see the ice capades. Both times were very special because of my children (1978!!)


I would have loved to go to the oldies etc. but haven't yet to date. Maybe one of these days. My biggest regret is not seeing it open.


What About You?


What is your favorite moment at Mellon Area? Was it a concert, a Penguins game, a family trip or one of our Pittsburgh job fairs?!


Whatever your favorite moment, we can all say the arena holds special times for all of us and that is why we are so excited to host one last job fair at Mellon. If you want to change your own future and find a new job or career that you can tell your kids, family or future generations about, you can also say you did it at Mellon Arena.


Pre-register for the Pittsburgh Job Fair here and tell us your favorite Mellon Arena moment in the comments below.


-Greg and the Pittsburgh Team


Top image by Talke Photography

2008 Pittsburgh Employment and Career Education Expo

The Pittsburgh area’s next big Diversity Job fair will be on April 1st at the Mellon Arena from 10:30AM to 3:00PM. The job fair is free and open to the general public. No registration is required. Enter at gate 10. We suggest if you drive to park in the east parking lot on the Center Avenue side of the arena (all day parking is just $6.00). With over 35 companies and career training schools in attendance, job seekers will find hundreds of local Pittsburgh job opportunities and information on dozens of career raining opportunities.

It is highly suggested that all job seekers brings a supply of resumes (10 or more) and to remember that how they dress will greatly influence their chances of employment success.

This job fair is the first Diversity Job Fair in Pittsburgh to be held in collaboration with The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, AARP Foundation Work Search and the Allegheny county Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Companies attending are letting it be know they are equal opportunity employers looking for the most qualified candidates regardless of race, age or veteran status.

The companies in attendance so far include:

AARP Foundation Work Search
Academy of Court Reporting
Advance Auto Parts
Aldi Foods
Allied Barton Security Services
All-State Career School
Aramark Mellon Arena
Army National Guard
CCAC
CCAC/MOST
Commute Info
EchoStar / Dish Network
Giant Eagle
Goodwill
Home Depot
Kaplan School
Leeds
Mainstay Life Services
Market District
Medmark
New Century Careers
OK Grocery
OSI
Parkvale Bank
Pennsylvania State Police
SMG Management
Sunrise Assisted Living
Transitional Services
The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh
US Postal
Venturi Staffing Services
Verizon Wireless
Allegheny County Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Waddell & Reed Financial Services
Five Star Quality Care (Nursing)
CVS Pharmacy
Everest Institute
Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Novum Pharmaceutical Research
Carniegie Mellon University Facilities Management Department
Enterprise Rent A Car
McDonald's
And More!

Mary Serves Up a Lesson to Pittsburgh Recruiters, Very Well Done With a Side of Reproach

We were reading other Pittsburgh related Blogs last night when we saw Pittsblog had endorsed the reading of a frustrated job seeker's blog outlining her search for a higher level position in the Pittsburgh area with nothing but frustration and unprofessionalism from the Pittsburgh recruitisphere to show for it. Our biggest interest came from Mary’s post concerning the attendance of a job fair that was held at PNC Park last June. We also decided to publicize her travail, because her experience relates to all job seekers and recruiters, whether entry level hourly jobs or highly experienced professional positions.

As an organization that also produces multiple large job fairs each year, we hear most often from the “other side”, that is, recruiters who have attended our job fairs. Though many successes have occurred for employers and job seekers at these events, we have seen a common thread running among the recruiters who complain the most about not finding qualified job candidates for the positions they have open. Mary makes the point very well from the job seekers standpoint.

Many recruiters, though with the best of intentions, simply are not people persons. That is, whether they are in Human Resources or head a department for their organization, they are not trained and are not good at engaging people in a public forum. We suppose most people who do this well are currently in Sales or Public Relations or Politics.

Unfortunately for Mary her disappointment in the behavior of recruiters came from expectations that were too high for what a job fair is all about (or of most value to job seekers). Job Fairs, especially for higher end positions, are more of a research mechanism than an actual interview opportunity. Also, she is correct that going to a job fair during the last hour of an event is less likely to get her quality time with the companies that remain (another bad habit of local recruiters is leaving before an event is over)

This does not offer to excuse the behavior of recruiters, only to explain them. Blog postings like Mary’s should go a long way in educating company decision makers about how much they are missing out on available Pittsburgh talent because they are so enthralled with their systems that they forget what their purpose is. Rude or belittling behavior is unprofessional. Period.

As for any other advice for Mary in her job search, please leave your comments and suggestions on her blog. It will be a shame for yet another intelligent professional job seeker to leave Pittsburgh for lack of opportunity (which are actually out there but unaccesable to those without connections). We suggest she contact The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, as they offer job search assistance for professionals as well as hourly.

To read Mary’s postings and blog, here is the link.

City County Career Day Looming Large For September

With the job market in Pittsburgh turning a corner this year, what is being billed as the largest job fair in Pittsburgh history is taking shape for September 18th at the convention center in downtown Pittsburgh from 10AM to 3PM. Over 250 companies are expected to attend. The event is a partnership between the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA CareerLink, the Builder’s Guild, the Pittsburgh Partnership, the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board and the Sports and Exhibition Authority. The attendance goal is over 4,000 job seekers. This event is focusing on the building trades with multiple large construction projects slated to be under way in the next 2 years. There is now worry that the number of current workers available for these projects may not meet the demand. The Employment Guide is partnering to produce the event guide that will be distributed in The Employment Guide the full week before the event as well as at the event itself. This event guide will list many of the companies attending as well as the types of positions they are looking to fill.

If you are a potential company that would like to attend this event, please contact the PA CareerLink Pittsburgh office for more information. The cost for companies to attend has been kept to a minimum due to funding from the various partners and special cooperation by the Sports and Exhibition Authority. For job seekers, attendance is free with no pre-registration needed.

Seminars on many topics will be held throughout the day, including apprenticeship programs for all of the local building trade unions.

Although the focus of the event is on the building trades, it is by no means limited to that area. Companies from all walks of life will be found eagerly looking for a chance to speak with qualified job seekers. Many interviews will be held on the spot. Never have so many resources been available under one roof before. Stay tuned for more information as the event draws closer.

2007 Pittsburgh Diversity Employment and Career Education Expo Draws Near

The next big job fair in Pittsburgh will be held July 25th at Mellon Arena. You'll get to come right down onto the floor where the Penguins play. We expect about 35 companies and schools to be in attendance.

This includes Achieva, Cintas, Presbyterian Senior Care, Advance Auto Parts, Community College of Allegheny County, All-State Career School (CDL Driver Training), Maronda Homes, Army National Guard, Best Buy, Sunrise Senior Care, Sheet Metal Worker Training, PNC Bank, Pennsylvania State Police, The New AT&T (formerly Cingular), The City of Pittsburgh, Transitional Services, Echostar, Equitable Resources, New Century Careers (Machinist Training), FBI, First Student (School Bus Drivers and more), Mainstay Life Services, Lenzner Tours, Giant Eagle Market District, Goodwill, Home Depot, Medco, SMG/Mellon Arena, Yellow Cab, Pharma Care, Cardworks Servicing, Holy Family Institute, Carniegie Mellon University, East End Employment Services, Leed’s Business Accessories and more.

Access is easy by either public transportation or direct parking in one of the arena lots (parking will range from $5.95 to $7.00 depending on which lot is used). All job seekers enter through gate one (by the will call windows). It is strongly suggested that you bring plenty of resumes. Proper attire is required (remember, you are trying to make a good first impression!). Admission is FREE and there is no pre-registration required.

Just come on in, meet with company or school representatives, smile, shake hands, ask questions and make a good impression! For more details on what positions are available pick up the latest issue of The Employment Guide. Job Fairs are a great place to research companies and the opportunities they offer. Hey, you never know who else may be hanging around the arena!

City County Career Day Planned for September 18th

In what is being billed as the largest general public job fair in Pittsburgh’s history, an announcement will be made soon about a tremendous opportunity for hourly workers in the Pittsburgh region. Under the coordination of the PA Careerlink and endorsed by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato and Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, City County Career Day (or C3) is projected to have over 250 companies in attendance offering thousands of job opportunities. The main focus is on the building trades with participation from most major unions offering information on apprenticeship programs and direct employment. The event will not be limited to only building trades and will include career opportunities in most job categories. C3 will be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center from 10AM to 3PM and also offer multiple seminars on resume writing, interviewing skills, career training advice and much more. We will post more information in the weeks to come so be sure to check back.

2007 Pittsburgh Diversity Employment and Career Education Expo Draws Near

The next big job fair in Pittsburgh will be held July 25th at Mellon Arena. You'll get to come right down onto the floor where the Penguins play. We expect about 35 companies and schools to be in attendance.

This includes Achieva, Cintas, Presbyterian Senior Care, Advance Auto Parts, Community College of Allegheny County, All-State Career School (CDL Driver Training), Maronda Homes, Army National Guard, Best Buy, Sunrise Senior Care, Sheet Metal Worker Training, PNC Bank, Pennsylvania State Police, AT&T Wireless (formerly Cingular), The City of Pittsburgh, Transitional Services, Echostar, Equitable Resources, New Century Careers (Machinist Training), FBI, First Student (School Bus Drivers and more), Mainstay Life Services, Lenzner Tours, Giant Eagle Market District, Goodwill, Home Depot, Medco, SMG/Mellon Arena, Yellow Cab, Pharma Care, Cardworks Servicing, Holy Family Institute, Leed’s Business Accessories and more.

Access is easy by either public transportation or direct parking in one of the arena lots (parking will range from $5.95 to $7.00 depending on which lot is used). It is strongly suggested you bring plenty of resumes. Proper attire is required (remember, you are trying to make a good first impression!). Admission is FREE and there is no pre-registration required. Just come on in, meet with company or school representatives, smile, shake hands, ask questions and make a good impression! For more details on what positions are available pick up the latest issue of The Employment Guide. Job Fairs are a great place to research companies and the opportunities they offer. Hey, you never know who else may be hanging around the arena!

Friday Musings on the Pittsburgh Hourly Job Front

The hourly jobs environment in Pittsburgh appears to still be growing. We are seeing ad counts in many different recruitment media continue to grow. The outlook for the summer in Pittsburgh is as strong as we have seen since 2001.

Over 600 part time hourly workers have been hired directly for the US Open that starts this weekend at Oakmont Country Club.

We have been informed this morning the venue for our big job fair in July may not be available due to a possible new lease for the auditorium space we use on the concourse level. Stay tuned. If this turns out to be the case we have contingency plans for another venue.

The most difficult entry level to mid level skilled positions to hire for in Pittsburgh right now are nurses, sales people, truck drivers, mechanics and machinists. These seem to be the jobs where demand is currently far outstripping supply.

Stay tuned for an announcement soon on a new partnership between Comcast Cable in southwest Pennsylvania and the Employment Guide. Comcast is rolling out some new products for their viewers that will add even more value not just for job seekers but also local consumers in general.

2007 Pittsburgh Diversity Employment Expo This Wednesday

It looks like a great mix of companies will be on hand at the big job fair to be held at the U.S. Steel Building this coming Wednesday, March 28th from 10:30AM to 3:00PM. If you are a job seeker looking for hourly entry level up to mid-level skilled positions, you don’t want to miss this event. It is free for jobseekers and requires no pre-registration. We ask that you bring plenty of resumes and dress for success. The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh will be on hand to talk about their services in resume writing, interviewing skills and much more. Make it a point to seek them out! Commute info will be there with information on how city residents can find transportation to jobs. Approximately 30 companies will be on hand looking for positions in Customer Service, Sales, Retail, Office/Clerical, Protective Services, Construction, Factory/Warehouse, Healthcare and allied Healthcare, Social Services, Drivers and more. The current list of companies includes Verizon Wireless, Leed’s, Best Buy, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Mylan Laboratories, Sunrise Senior Living, Lenzner Coach Lines, Frito Lay, Avis/Budget, Southwest Airlines, Transitional Services, Community College of Allegheny County, City of Pittsburgh, Manufacturing 2000, Advance Auto Parts, The Home Depot, Mainstay Life Services, WQED-TV, The Ready Set Companies, OK Grocery, Goodwill, Echostar, PA State Police, Maronda Homes, PA CareerLink, Cintas, All-State Career School and more. The concourse level in the U.S. Steel building is the lower level as you walk into the main lobby. Just go down the escalator and follow the signs. The address of the Steel Building is 600 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222. If you take the “T” subway system you can get off at the Steel Plaza and walk right in! Information will also be in the Employment Guide. Hopefully we’ll see you there!

Job Fair Tips For Pittsburgh Area Company Recruiters

We have been holding job fairs in the Pittsburgh area now for over 6 years and we’re still amazed at how many employers show up completely unprepared to take advantage of this opportunity for face time with potential candidates.
Just as jobseekers can greatly effect the success they get from a job fair by following the tips listed below, so too can recruiters. Consistently, the companies and recruiters who tell us after an event they did not receive value from a job fair are the ones who sat stone faced behind their table while job seekers streamed by. Don’t be afraid to stand in FRONT of your table. Smile and shake hands. Make eye contact. Remember, you are representing your company to job seekers. The most qualified candidates are going to be choosier about whom they speak with. Be active around your table and engage them!
With that said, job seekers tend to go to job fairs to speak with specific companies they see ahead of time will be there. If you plan on attending a job fair, let potential candidates know ahead of time you will be there. Do not rely solely on the group ad run for a job fair to do this. A job fair is most effective if done as part of a process. Not as a single event. Do your own marketing ahead of time to let job seekers know you will be there. Otherwise, you will end up only speaking to candidates who came to the job fair to speak to someone else! Finally, have a plan in place to set up interviews after the job fair is over. Do not just rely on handing out collateral and hope good candidates will call you later. Show them they are important to you and the better ones will respond.
As a recruiter, following these tips will greatly enhance your job fair experience. We speak today about ROI, return on investment. Our experience has shown that the companies that do not like to do job fairs based on poor past experiences are they ones who failed the most to properly engage job seekers and follow these tips. Doing so will ultimately makes your jobs easier by increasing your likelihood of finding more qualified candidates resulting in less turnover down the road!

Job Fair Tips for Jobseekers

If you are planning on attending our big job fair coming up on March 28th, or any job fair around Pittsburgh, there are simple steps you can take to benefit the most from the time you’ve invested. Some of these may seem like common sense but you may be amazed how many attendees don’t follow these simple tips.
Our biggest single complaint we hear from company representative’s concern proper attire. Though a nice suit and tie will always make the best first impression, even clean and neat “business casual” will work wonders over what some people seem to think is appropriate. NEVER wear jeans or tee-shirts. Even for entry level hourly positions like restaurant/hospitality or housekeeping, employers will judge you by the clothes you wear. Making the effort to look nice will go a long way in getting a second interview and a chance for success.
Next would be to have a nice resume put together. Even if you have never used one before and don’t know where to start to create one, there are resources available, some free some for a fee, that will either show you how or actually create one for you. Two organizations that come to mind that can help in this area are PA Careerlink (the state employment offices) and the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh. Contact them and the results will be fast!
Third, don’t be afraid to press some flesh and smile at the job fair. Even recruiters are human and always respond well to professionally friendly people like you. Shake hands and show your pearly whites! This will help you stand out from the many other jobseekers they have seen that day. Make eye contact and speak with confidence. Show them they can believe in you because you do!
Finally, don’t be afraid to use a job fair as a “practice interview”. Use this time to hone your skills at speaking about yourself. Even more important, use this time to practice asking questions and showing interest in the people and companies you meet with. This will improve your confidence when the time comes for a one-on-one interview with any potential employer.
Following these easy tips will greatly improve your chances of landing a job that excites you. They are effective at breaking the barrier between you and your perfect job. If you are in the midst of a job search we invite down to our job fair at the US Steel building on March 28th from 10:30 AM to 3:00PM. There will be 25-30 companies looking for many different types of positions. It’s free to attend and who knows, it just may change your life for the better. It’s all about opportunity!

Pittsburgh Job Information and Resources for Job Seekers and Recruiters!

Welcome to our blog! A great first 4 words that have started many such endeavors! The blog will be dedicated to both Job Seekers of Southwestern PA and Recruiters. We are developing some fantastic partnerships in the area, such as with The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh and a couple of others that should be announced in the next month or so. Stay tuned. We hope to post information about resources available to help with the job seeking and recruiting process, general information about employment conditions in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas - concentrating especially in the hourly, blue collar non-exempt arena. We see so much in the news about high tech jobs in the Pittsburgh area, which is certainly fantastic (!) but it seems the hourly area has been practically ignored.

BTW, don't miss the big Job Fair coming up on March 28th, 2007 at the US steel building in downtown Pittsburgh. We'll have about 30-35 companies and many other resources for job seekers from the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, Commute Info and more. Pick up a copy of this weeks Employment Guide for more information.

Thanks For Reading!
Pete Denio

http://pittsburgh.employmentguide.com