- February 13, 2025
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Fifteen prospective employers greeted job seekers the afternoon of May 17 at the first Ormond Chamber of Commerce Job Fair, held in the Nova Recreation Center on North Nova Road.
Rick Fraser, executive director of the chamber, said the initiative began when he was working with S.R. Perrott, the beverage distributor on North U.S. 1, on finding employees. They decided to open the effort up to the community.
“I desperately need employers of all shapes and sizes. Food service, car washes, internships.”
AIDA SPINA, of Take This Job and Work It.
The day turned out to be successful for the Perrott representatives, as they hired a person at the event as a warehouse worker. The company had a sales manager, driver manager and warehouse operator at the event to talk to applicants.
Kahlin Grant, of Synergy Billing, said she was able to let people know about their 12-week program to teach billing and coding, funded by grants.
Shannon Benes, of Parks Dermatology, said people seemed surprised to see a dermatologist at the event. But, she said, they have five offices with 60 employees and have jobs such as billing assistant and patient services.
“I’ve collected quite a few resumes,” she said. “I think we had a good turnout.”
About 60 applicants came through in the first two hours. Fraser said the event will be repeated next year.
Also on hand was Aida Spina, executive director of Take This Job & Work It, a new initiative started this year by local businessman Dwight Selby to connect employers with people seeking summer jobs.
Spina said she has students from nine area high schools and emphasizes that she has college students from 15 colleges, including the local colleges and others such as Florida State University and Rollins College.
What she needs are companies to register.
“I desperately need employers of all shapes and sizes,” she said. “Food service, car washes, internships.”
She said the program is a supplement for CareerSource, and employers should use both sources.
If a company will contact her and provide the details, she will register them on the website. Contact Spina at 615-962-0521 or [email protected]. Visit takethisjobandworkit.org.
