The chance for a job at Time Warner brought out hundreds of applicants.
By 12:30 Thursday afternoon more than two hundred people lined themselves along the Time Warner Call Center waiting for a chance to interview for one of 40 open positions. The Vice President for Customer Care said she was overwhelmed by the crowd.
"We like people who love people because you're actually dealing with customers and people who are willing to listen and have a good ear for problem...
With the holidays upon us, many people searching for jobs look forward to seasonal employment. But according to Julie Metzger of the Muskingum County Opportunity Center, this year's employment opportunities are becoming more sparse.
"They were extending hours to existing employees, a couple of the retail stores did bring on a few people but that was through their own application process. We didn't actually do anything for them here this year," said Metzger.
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More than 150 students will have the opportunity to work with employers in Muskingum County.
It's part of a new Subsidized Summer Youth Employment Program that the Muskingum County Opportunity Center is able to offer.
The funding for it is made possible thanks to a $530,000 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. Any employer can take part, as long as it doesn't receive federal funding.
"With the economic times, some of the city is just not able to hire...
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