According to U.S. Census Bureau data released today, New Orleans is atop the list of fastest-growing large American cities, posting an 8.2 percent jump in population in the year ending July 1, 2008.
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WorkNOLA.com and MakeNewOrleansHome.com are excited to host our first New Orleans Employment Information Panel on Tuesday, June 16th.
Join us from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at 1780 Prytania Street. Enjoy beer from the New Orleans Lager and Ale Brewing Company, pizza from Naked Pizza, and learn from our panel of local employment experts from the Human Resources Management Association of Greater New Orleans (HRMA) about the New Orleans job market.
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WorkNOLA.com launched on May 4th and since then, we’ve had almost 100 job and internship listings from 75 great organizations, published many interesting blog posts, and received a ton of terrific feedback that has helped us make the site better.
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We often get asked by employers why they should post their jobs on WorkNOLA.com – and we tell them that our site is the easiest, most effective, and affordable way to find employees in the New Orleans region – but posting on WorkNOLA.com is also a great way of promoting your company or organization to clients.
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“WorkNOLA.com is a very user-friendly site. In one day we received four quality applicants for our Office Assistant position. As an employer, WorkNOLA is an excellent resource we will continue to use for our human resource needs. Great site.”
– Neighborhoods Partnership Network
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Our friends at Innovation Philadelphia said, “According to MSNBC, small businesses and entrepreneurs are the driving engine of economic growth, responsible for 60 to 80 percent of all net new jobs. These jobs are community-based and are not typically the types of jobs that are outsourced. In addition, as tougher economic times are upon us, it is becoming crucial to retain earnings within the community. The role of the entrepreneur becoming increasingly important, as small businesses play a large part in driving growth and wealth creation in any region.”
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A collaboration of many local partners and businesses, WorkNOLA.com offers those looking to move to New Orleans, and those already here, a way to explore and apply for local job openings – and we’re almost live.
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In addition to being the Managing Director of WorkNOLA.com, Austin Lavin is also the New Orleans Job Examiner
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New Orleans, Louisiana — The New Orleans Young Urban Rebuilding Professionals Initiative, an economic and social development non-profit at the forefront of the New Orleans’ Brain Gain, is proud to announce the addition of Austin Lavin as the new Managing Director of WorkNOLA.com. NOLA YURP is proud to welcome Austin, an energetic internet professional who will help guide the continued growth of the newly launched job board.
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