It will also have a virtual career fair starting this Wednesday that will last all month long.
Current list of dates:
McAlester Expo Center, May 10
Enid Stride Bank Center, May 12
Lawton Hilton Garden Inn, May 14
Oklahoma City Convention Center, May 17-18
Virtual, May 5-28
According to the OESC, about 100,000 people across the state are still receiving unemployment benefits. Executive Director Shelley Zumwalt hopes these fairs will help these claimants find jobs. How do we reimagine the next phase, for the state and our agency and the workforce in Oklahoma? What does that look like? How can we play a vital part? How can we encourage people who are currently receiving benefits to take that next step and find avenues of re-training or re-employment? said Zumwalt.
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OKLAHOMA CITY -
Benefit payments are delayed on Monday according to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.
OESC tweeted that the delay stems from a problem with Conduent, the security commission s payment provider. Teams at Conduent and OESCA are working to resolve the problem but no timeline has been give for how long the delays might last.
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Civil Service HR Overhaul Signed Into Law, Reforming State Hiring Practices
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill making it easier to hire, fire and promote state employees into law Monday, calling it a major milestone.
“I called this bill the least sexy big deal of the year,” Rep. Mike Osburn.
The State of Oklahoma is roughly the state s second largest employer with more than 32,000 employees.
“Men and women across state government, they’ve been stuck in an outdated system that doesn’t really prioritize hard work,” Stitt said. “Agencies has have had their hands tied when it comes to recruiting and retaining top talent.”
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