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Overcast and Breezy Big turnout at Lynbrook job fair
Employers, potential employees meet and greet
Hundreds of people in search of employment came to a job fair at the Lynbrook Public Library on March 14. Dozens of employers discussed full- and part-time work with potential candidates.
The Hempstead Works Career Center and the Lynbrook village board invited more than 35 businesses from around Long Island. Trustee Hilary Becker said he was surprised by the large turnout, and even had trouble finding a parking space. “It just pulls on your heartstrings when you know that there are people out there who are really trying their best to look for work,” he said. “If this is a way that they can find hope and even, potentially, work, it’s a very worthy cause.”
Hendrick said he expected at least 250 people to attend, but that number was quickly surpassed. “I think it’s a service that’s more important lately than it was in the past,” he said. “Just like any other service that a government can provide, helping get your constituents employed is a very big priority, and if we can do this once or twice a year, maybe it will be some help to everybody.”
Arthur Levy, of Wantagh, received a letter from Hempstead Works about the job fair, and like many others, he came in search of employment. “I think it’s very beneficial for people,” Levy said. “I wish my community did the same thing for local jobs. This has been more positive than other job fairs I’ve been to.”
The participating businesses represented a wide range of careers, including banking, real estate, child care and retail. Steve Bausenwein, a team leader at Renewal by Andersen, which specializes in window replacements, said that his company is looking to hire people for a part-time, entry-level, field marketing position. He added that he met a lot of potential candidates at the fair.
“What we’re doing now is taking applications, and what we’re going to do is set up some appointments, probably within the next week,” Bausenwein said. “We’re going to keep in touch with Hempstead Works and see if we could put more people back to work.”
Frank Cumbo, of Worldwide Who’s Who, a personal networking company based in Uniondale, said this was one of the best-attended job fairs he has seen.
