Job opportunities in Kern County as the unemployment rate remains high

According to the Employment Development Department, last month Kern's unemployment rate was sitting at 10.8 percent - unchanged since January.

This time last year it was at 9.1 percent.

DURING THE PANDEMIC..

ALONG WITHTHE ENTIRE STATE.

GOING IN-DEPTHINTO THE JOB MARKET THIS MORNINGTO SEEWHAT'S AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW..ACCORDING TO THE EMPLOYMENTDEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT --LAST MONTH KERN'S UNEMPLOYMENTRATE WAS SITTINGAT 10 POINT 8 - UNCHANGED SINCEJANUARY.THIS TIME LAST YEAR - IT WAS AT9 POINT ONE.WE UNDERSTAND GETTING A JOB AT ATIME OF ZOOM CALLS AND STAYAT HOME OFFICES CAN BEDIFFICULT.SO WE WANTED TO SHARE SOMERESOURCES WITH YOU TO MAYBLEHELP OUT WITH THE SEARCH.JOB FEST KERN COUNTY -- ANORGANIZATION WITH THE GOAL OFGETTING YOU EMPLOYED -- POSTSINFORMATIONABOUT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES -JOB SEARCH TIPS -AND HOLDS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THEYEAR.A FEW OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLERIGHT NOW - AN ANIMALCONTROL OFFICER AT KERN COUNTYANIMAL SERVICES.ARVIN UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT ISLOOKING TO FILL MULTIPLEPOSITIONS - LIKE SCHOOL NURSE -DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE ANDOPERATIONS.AND AMAZON IS HOLDING A LIVE QAND A WITH JOB FEST TOMORROW TOTALK ABOUT THEIR OPEN POSITIONS.TO GET INFORMATION REGARDINGPOSTINGS - JOBREQUIREMENTS - AND HIRINGDEADLINES - YOU CAN GO TO JOBFEST KERN COUNTY ON FACEBOOK ORTHE COUNTY'S HUMANRESOURCES PAGE - K-C-D-H-S DOTORG.MEANWHILE - BOTH BAKERSFIELD LAWENFORCEMENTENTITIES ARE HIRING ...ANDTHEY'RE TAKING THE RECRUITMENTPROCESS ONLINE.THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICEIS HOLDING AFACEBOOK-LIVE EVENT..

SO PEOPLECAN LEARN MOREABOUT BEING A DETENTIONS DEPUTY.K-C-S-O IS OFFERING A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR HIRINGBONUS FOR THE JOB.THE ONLINE EVENT TAKES PLACETHURSDAY AT 4:30PM -- ONTHE K-C-S-O FACEBOOK PAGE.WE'VE ALSO POSTED A LINK TO THEAPPLICATION ON OUR WEBSITE-- TURN TO 23 DOT COM.THE BAKERSFIELD POLICEDEPARTMENT IS ALSO HOLDING ALIVE Q AND A TOMORROW ... ABOUTWHAT IT TAKES TO BE ADIGITAL FORENSICS EXAMINER.

THEFACEBOOK LIVE WILL BE AT 9 A-M.THERE'S MORE INFORMATION ON THEHUMAN RESOURCES PAGEAT BAKERSFIELD CITY DOT U-S.APPLICATIONS HAVE TO BE IN BYAPRIL 6TH.STARTING TODAY..