Build Nevada graduates first class

Build Nevada, a program funded by the Associated General Contractors, local labor unions and Nevada Partners to ”grow our own” within the southern Nevada’s construction industry, graduated its first two dozen students on September 3, 2008. 
The average age of the graduates is 25.  The students learned skills that teach not only how to perform construction jobs […]

To Train or To Recruit?

This dilemma for human resource professionals goes back as far as the “chicken or egg” argument. 
The real answer is…. do both. 
Obviously it is best to “grow our own” in everything we do.  However, many times we do no have the time or the luxury to do that.  It all depends on the level of training […]

Las Vegas Career Fairs

Well, we just completed another successful Opportunity Boulevard Career Fair on August 21, 2008.  We had over 40 employers in attendance and well over 2,000 highly qualified jobseekers walk through.  Our business model is just starting to take shape:

We have become the leading career fair for professionals - Almost all of our attendees come professionally […]

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