We're ready for your questions! Meanwhile, we'll ask Sheila Roth of Super Jobs and Kevin Holt some questions that others have been asking.

Question: Who should use Super Jobs Center?
Answer: Everyone who is interested in utilizing all avenues to secure employment. We have jobs at all levels (Web developer, substitute teacher, health care) and we work with employers in a variety of industries.

Question: What services have employers been finding particularly helpful lately?
Answer: We have employers who hold hiring events at the Super Jobs Center and use our staff to help sort through all of the candidates interested in the employer's open positions. Several large local employers require all job applicants to submit their applications initially through Super Jobs.

Question: What about somebody who has a disability? A lot of these folks could get jobs in the strong economy, but are finding it harder now.
Answer: At the Super Jobs Center, we have staff specifically assigned to address these kinds of issues. Call 513-731-9800 for more information.

Question: Could you start the process by going to the Super Jobs satellite office at the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency in Bond Hill?
Answer: Yes. You need to attend orientation on Tuesday. Please call 513-731-9800 for details.

Question: How do you get an appointment with a career coach?
Answer:  The first step is to attend an orientation on a Monday at 9 a.m. at 1916 Central Parkway.

Question: Is there a longer wait to see a career coach at Super Jobs?
Answer: Still plan on it taking one to two weeks before you can have an appointment with a career coach. 

Question: What are we doing to prepare people for "green" jobs?
Answer: The Super Jobs Center has a partnership with Cincinnati State to refer candidates for training in green industry jobs. Much of our summer youth employment activity in 2009 was directed at exposing young people to careers in "green industries."

Question: Are there retraining funds available for them?
Answer: Federal stimulus dollars have been made available specifically to laid-off employees for retraining. Those funds are available through Super Jobs, your local one-stop.

Question: What would you suggest from someone from the manufacturing area? You see a lot of closed auto-related plants as you travel across the Midwest?
Answer: Evaluate your skills to determine what is transferable and make sure you are getting training in areas where employers expect a level of competence from new employees, such as basic PC operation.

Question: What trends are you noticing?
Answer: Health care is still a growing industry. There is still a demand for nurses and other health care professionals such as billing and coding specialists.

Question: What is a new trend in hiring practices?
Answer: Employers are screening job candidates by viewing their social networking sites, such as Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn. Good advice would be to monitor your personal sites to ensure that nothing incriminating is on there.

10:14:20 AM [Visitor] How do I register for this service
10:14:36 AM [Kevin Holt and Sheila Roth] For the job leads?
10:14:55 AM [Visitor] Yes, for I am unemployed
10:16:53 AM [Kevin Holt and Sheila Roth] You can go to https://ohiomeansjobs.com/omj/. Job leads will be on this Web site. Or you could visit the Super Jobs Center and register in person. There are customer service reps there who could enter in the information for you, if you're not computer savvy. There are job-readinesss workshops, training funds may be available,and we have a resource room.

Question: What should someone who has lost a job do to get help from the Super Jobs Center. Where do they start?
Answer: Attend one of our orientations. There is one on Mondays at 9 a.m. at 1916 Central Parkway. You can call our main number 513-731-9800 for further information.

Question: If I want assistance, but would rather not come to the center, what can I do?
Answer: The vast majority of jobs that would be available to you at the Super Jobs Center can also be found on https://ohiomeansjobs.com/omj/

Question: Can you give me some examples of job leads?
Answer: We are recruiting for substitute teachers, tractor-trailer drivers, a toolmaker, quality control supervisor, and a Web 2.0 development engineer.



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