CONTACT
Elisabeth Handler, Public Information Manager, Office of Economic Development & Cultural Affairs (OEDCA)
408-535-8168; elisabeth.handler@sanjoseca.gov
Jennifer Duffourg, Bloom Energy
Jennifer.Duffourg@bloomenergy.com
Esmeralda Bautista, Office of Mayor Liccardo
esmeralda.bautista@sanjoseca.gov
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| What: |
work2fututre, the City of San José, and Bloom Energy are presenting San José Career Day as a public-private partnership. The FREE profession truthful options greater than 20 employers seeking to assist native residents discover high quality jobs. At the San José Career Day, job seekers could make an amazing first impression in-person with none technological limitations. |
| When: |
Thursday, June 23, 2022
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
| Where: |
Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Avenue, San José
Surface lot parking is on the market
Easy entry by VTA bus
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| Who: |
Available for questions or interviews on the day of the occasion:
- Sam Liccardo, San José Mayor
- Vice-Mayor Charles “Chappie” Jones
- Councilmembers Sylvia Arenas, Magdalena Carrasco, and David Cohen
- Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez
- Bloom Energy Executive Vice President Carl Guardino
Participating employers:
- Alaska Airlines
- Bank of America
- Bloom Energy
- California Water Service
- City of San José
- County of Santa Clara
- Fujifilm Dimatix
- Intermolecular
- Jabil
- Kaiser Permanente
- KinderCare
- Lumentum
- Olympus
- Rambus
- Regional Medical Center
- Santa Clara County Health Services
- San José Fire Department
- San José Sharks
- San José Water Company
- Synaptics
- Valley Water
- Zoll Medical
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| Background: |
“As San José and workers recover from the economic impacts of COVID, it’s vital we use every chance to connect job-seeking residents with our many local companies to match their skills and talents to exciting new opportunities,” stated San José Mayor Sam Liccardo. “I’m proud of the City of San José’s collaboration with work2future, Bloom Energy, and the other participating employers for the latest Career Day and for the ongoing efforts of businesses to invest in our talented workforce.”
“Bloom Energy intends to add more than 300 manufacturing, engineering, finance and supply chain positions in the San José area over the next six months,” says Carl Guardino, Bloom Energy’s govt vp. “While some California employers may be going, Bloom Energy is growing — offering well-paying careers for a clean, resilient energy future. Our employees make lives better in this community by building clean technology that improves our air quality, uses almost no water and provides critical protection against rolling blackouts and power shutoffs.”
Additional background from the Labor Market Report | work2future June Board Meeting
Current employment stats:
- 6/17/22: California Employment Development Department launched numbers for May 2022. Santa Clara County Unemployment Rate was 1.8% — indicating roughly 20,000 native residents are searching for jobs.
- work2future knowledge signifies that greater than 50,000 positions are open countywide.
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