Thursday, September 15, 2005

Employment Opportunities re: Hurricane Katrina

Good Morning,

I recieved an email this morning from a former colleague From New York's FEMA office with the following information. Unfortunately, these employment opportunities are not available for evacuees from the Gulf Coast region to take advantage of:

JOB OPENINGS

FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) is recruiting through its hiring agent, AppleOne, for Customer Service Representatives ("CSRs") to staff its new Chicago call center. This call center is being opened in Chicago this week to help FEMA handle the estimated 50,000 daily calls it is receiving. Due to this state of emergency, Customer Service Representatives will be hired immediately for temporary positions.

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Here are the details concerning the position:
  • Hourly payrate of $14.00/hr
  • Shifts available during all hours of operation -- 7a-7p -- seven days a week (with generous overtime)
  • Downtown location near Northwestern and Union train stations
  • CSR's need to be able to handle large volumes of calls from distressed individuals
  • CSR's must be able to type 35 words per minute
  • CSR's must be able to pass a background check.

Please call AppleOne's downtown office today at 312-236-4645 for more information today.

Construction
Construction company hiring 1000 people to help with hurricane clean up.


$10/hr, 80-90 hrs weekly, food, lodging, transportation to area. Start immediately, could go on for 1-2 yrs. Anyone interested can call directly to: LVI Services, 713-991-0480

SBA
The SBA Disaster Assistance Office in Fort Worth is looking to hire 300 to 400 people immediately to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Positions are loan officers, attorneys, paralegals and customer service reps. The fax numbers for resumes are
817-684-5621 or 817-684-5799.


Please use the info yourself or pass it along to someone who is looking for work. ? This is a great opportunity to help the disaster victims while earning good pay.

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