Bethel Finance: Employment fair for over 60s

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Bethel Finance news:

More than 600 positions in a variety of fields will be offered tomorrow at the extensive job fair that the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, along with social organizations, is holding for people over 60. This is the first time that the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor is holding a fair in an effort to find a solution to unemployment among senior citizens. Israel Employment Agency statistics show that almost one-third of people who are looking for work in Israel are over the age of 55.

At the fair, which will be held at ZOA House in Tel Aviv, and in which Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Shalom Simchon will participate, 40 companies from a variety of fields, including engineering, medicine and software engineering, will be offering positions. Banks, insurance companies, mobile companies, investment houses and supermarket chains will offer various positions: from doctors and nurses in private clinics to merchandise sorters; from cashiers in stores to medical services salespeople; and customer service providers at mobile companies' call centers and banks.

"There is great potential for employment"

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor also said that anyone who does not find a job at the fair is eligible to receive consulting services and a referral to professional training courses through one of the entrepreneurship programs that the ministry runs. A workshop to learn how to write a CV and to how prepare oneself for an interview will be held at the fair in an effort to improve participants' chances of being offered a job.

According Tsipi Sheinekman, who is in charge of the integration of special populations into the workforce at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, more than 1,800 unemployed people over 60 have signed up for the job fair so far. "There is great potential among senior citizens, who can enrich the labor market with their extensive experience and knowledge. Recently, large companies have been displaying a greater willingness to absorb older employees, and the fact that many of them are participating in the fair is witness to this," Sheinekman said.

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor itself is also offering positions to participants at the fair. The ministry is currently looking for 30 teachers and counselors to work at professional training centers it runs around the country.