Recruitment Fair

The Jobs Not Guns Recruitment Fairs host exhibitors to (1) recruit District residents for employment, training, or supportive services and (2) identify subcontractors for opportunities that will provide employment or on-the-job training for District residents.  Exhibitors include:

• Federal, District, National, and Local employers will provide a list of job openings and conduct individual on-the-spot interviews of applicants for employment;
• Building trades unions will provide information regarding applications for apprenticeship training;
• District-funded and private job-readiness and vocational training providers to recruit trainees for pre-employment programs;
• Social/Supportive service programs and community organizations to register District residents for social/supportive services programs.

The Coalition recruits District residents for referral to employers, training programs, and supportive service programs.  Following the event, the Coalition established a list of employers and applicants that participated.  The Coalition will continue to conduct follow-ups with employers, etc. to identify the number of applicants interviewed, the status of interviews, and preliminary and/or permanent hires. The overall goal of the Jobs Not Guns Recruitment Fair is to assist residents in obtaining resources necessary to gain employment, earn a living, provide for their families, and create a different lifestyle that will ultimately reduce the number of perpetrators and victims of gun violence.