employment | AustinTalks

Non-profit hiring workers to work with youth

By AustinTalks | July 10, 2018

By The Hand Club For Kids is holding several hiring events over the next several weeks, including two in Austin. The part-time positions for the upcoming school year include full benefits.

Youth career fair to be held March 24

By AustinTalks | March 22, 2018

Young people ages 16 to 24 can learn about job opportunities, internships and mentoring programs at the event, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. March 24 at Christ the King Jesuit High School, 5088 W. Jackson St. Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin is sponsoring the event.

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Career training expo in Austin

By AustinTalks | January 23, 2018

Learn about careers in health care, IT, manufacturing and more from 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 25 at 5049 W. Harrison St. Reservations encouraged.

Austin Coming Together

Community summit seeks feedback from Austin residents

By Alex Cornwell | December 17, 2017

Austin Coming Together invited community members to vote on initiatives for a quality-of-life plan being devised for the West Side neighborhood.

jobs

Thinking out loud – and outside the box

By Dwayne Truss | September 12, 2017

Austin and Lawndale should work with Congress to bring entrepreneurs and jobs to the West Side as part of the federal EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program administrated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, writes Dwayne Truss.

African-American male

Conference puts spotlight on black men, boys

By Terry Dean | September 1, 2017

The “State of the African American Male (SAAM)” conference, slated for Sept. 8 and 8 at University of Illinois at Chicago, feature a resource fair and workshops on issues including violence, jobs and poverty.