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It is Time to Vote – Picture This As A Career Poster Contest – January 2019!

The exciting time has come to vote for your favorite poster! During the entire month of January 2019, you will have the opportunity to vote on you favorite “Picture This As A Career” Poster. These posters created by our fifth grade students will be displayed at our following centers which […]

Happy 2019 to all our customers and partners and your families!

May this year bring new happiness, new goals, new achievements and a lot of new inspirations to your life! From all the CareerSource Southwest Florida staff members we wish you a year filled with health, happiness and prosperity. Job Seekers, are you ready for 2019? What are your career […]

Rebuild Florida Housing Repair

Rebuild Florida is a long-term recovery effort. It was created to meet the unmet needs of Floridians impacted by Hurricane Irma and those in the federally designated most impacted counties. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s Rebuild Florida bus/temporary centers schedule can be found online at http://RebuildFlorida.gov. Rebuild Florida […]

11 Reasons to Hire a Veteran

For veterans, transitioning to civilian life can be full of challenges. One such challenge is finding civilian employment. Many employers choose to hire veterans because of their particular leadership and teamwork experience, education, and training. You can also correlate different military occupations with analogous civilian jobs. 1) Accelerated learning curve: Veterans […]

Rebuild Florida-Business Recovery Centers

Please see the attached SBA disaster assistance news release for Florida. SBA is opening a Business Recovery Center (BRC) in Charlotte County, on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 9 a.m. 2018 1006 SBA Opens Business Recovery Center in Charlotte County Other Business Recovery Centers in Lee, Manatee, Martin, Pinellas and Sarasota […]

Have you visited our Hot Jobs page lately?

Find top job opportunities on our Hot Job Opportunities page. Excellent job opportunities are available in Southwest Florida! We can help you find the right one. We update this page weekly! For more hiring opportunities “Follow” us on Twitter and LinkedIn, and “Like” us on Facebook.

Business Damage Assessment Survey

Businesses being affected by the Lake Okeechobee Blue-Green Algae (Glades, Hendry, Lee, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties) and the Southwest Florida Red Tide (Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties) are encouraged to complete a business damage assessment survey that can be accessed at https://floridadisaster.biz/BusinessDamageAssessments, […]

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO)- Launched A New Program: Rebuild Florida

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s new program, Rebuild Florida, launched Monday, September 24th. Rebuild Florida is a $1.4 billion disaster recovery program for Hurricane Irma that will allow DEO and partners the opportunity to provide critical assistance in many impacted communities across the state. Rebuild Florida will repair and rebuild […]

Is your business ready for an emergency?

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced the launch of a new website, FloridaDisaster.biz. This site was created to help Florida businesses prepare for and recover from hurricanes and other disasters. By providing critical information before, during and after a disaster, the website will help businesses recover and get Floridians […]

SBA Offers Disaster Assistance – Red Tide/Toxic Algae Blooms

SBA’s Customer Service Representatives will be available at the Business Recovery Centers to answer questions about the disaster loan program. Representatives will help individuals complete their applications. The filing deadline to return applications for economic injury is June 4, 2019. Documents related to Toxic Algae Blooms: Toxic Algal Blooms_FL 15678 […]

Do you know about the Florida Disaster website?

Do you know about this website? FloridaDisaster.org The Florida Division of Emergency Management provides an unbelievable amount of information for Florida individuals, families and businesses on their website. Hurricane Irma is a reminder to all Floridians of the sudden threat severe weather can pose in our state, especially during hurricane season. Every tropical […]

Consider Passive Talent as Your Next Hire

One of the challenges we face with record low unemployment rates is finding quality talent to meet your business needs. In order to have a successful hire, it is important to understand the difference between active and passive candidates, factors affecting your decision on who to recruit, and how you […]