City to Work Job Fair Set for September 7 at the Redding City/County Building from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Council Member Darius Brown hosts City Hall event to match employees with employers; job seekers should bring their resumes and their desire to work

Both private and public employers will be at City Hall in Wilmington next week for a “City to Work” Job Fair organized by Wilmington City Council Member Darius Brown. The job fair will be held at the Louis L. Redding City/County Building on Wednesday, September 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the first floor lobby. Brown, who is urging job seekers to come with their resumes and prepared to meet their future employers, says the job fair is an extension of his work to create pathways out of poverty.

Employers at next Wednesday’s job fair will include Avon, Bayada Home Health Care, Comcast, Delmarva Distributing, Job Corp Center, Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Prominent Insurance Services, U.S. Postal Service, Wilmington University and the University of Delaware Human Resources Recruitment Office.

Reflecting on the reality that some job seekers can’t find employment because of criminal records, Council Member Brown recently partnered with the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce to promote the White House Fair Chance Business Pledge. Businesses taking the pledge promise to provide a fair chance to all job applicants by ensuring that information regarding an applicant’s criminal record is considered in proper context and by promoting hiring practices that do not unnecessarily place jobs out of reach for those with criminal records.

“The City of Wilmington is working with the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce to build a stronger economy,” said Brown. “We believe in a smarter approach to reducing crime and enhancing public safety which begins with investing in all of our neighborhoods and providing a fairer process for obtaining employment.”

Brown said on average, 1,200 Wilmington residents return to city neighborhoods each year from incarceration. In order for Wilmington to make progress in reducing poverty and crime and increasing employment opportunities, Brown said local employers can help by training human resources staff to make fair decisions regarding applicants with criminal records; to ensure that internships and job training are available to individuals with criminal records; and to use reliable background check providers to ensure accuracy about a person who is seeking a job.

Brown commended the State Chamber for helping him answer this national call-to-action by reducing a nationwide talent divide caused by a higher job demand but lower employee readiness. Brown said we must put Wilmington residents back to work.

The Council Member also reminded job seekers to use Wilmington.TweetMyJobs.com which is a mobile and social recruiting Internet based jobs platform that is hosted by the City of Wilmington to connect City residents to employable opportunities. Those seeking work can integrate their Facebook and Twitter profiles to receive highly targeted job matches and secure referrals to hiring employers.

Employers can use Wilmington.TweetMyJobs.com social recruiting platform to promote their brand and distribute their jobs into Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn as well as all the major mobile operating platforms. Wilmington.TweetMyJobs.com is provided at no cost to the job seeker and also FREE to employers posting job openings.


For more information about this news release, contact:

John Rago
Communications and Policy Development Director
Wilmington City Council
Phone:  (302) 576-2149
Mobile: (302) 420-7928
Email: jrago@WilmingtonDE.gov

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