Construction Job Fair To Be Held
A Construction Job Fair will be held next week Thursday [Feb.23] at the Bermuda College from 10am to 3pm.
“This event will feature careers in the construction industry where vacancies exist. Employers have agreed to participate in an effort to identify, interview and hopefully hire unemployed individuals who have had some experience working in this sector,” said Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry Patrice Minors.
Minister Minors said the Construction Association of Bermuda and the Woodworkers Association of Bermuda agreed to partner with the Ministry to host the Job Fair.
“I have attended several meetings over the past several weeks and have heard from individuals that are finding it increasingly difficult to find work in such categories as masonry and carpentry.
“These are only two areas that appear to have a serious impact on Bermudians. We encourage those individuals to attend this job fair to meet with employers and submit applications as required.
“The Ministry is currently reviewing work permits and can say with some level of certainty that there will be vacancies. This would be a good opportunity for Bermudians to take advantage of the job fair to make themselves known to potential employers.
“The collaborative effort with the Construction Association of Bermuda has resulted in 20 companies agreeing to participate in this event. The list of jobs available will be highlighted at the fair.
“There are a couple of things that those who are interested in attending must do before next Thursday. We are asking that you have on hand updated copies of your resume and references.
“If individuals do not have resumes, they can visit the Department of Labour and Training, where our helpful staff will assist in creating a resume at no cost to the individual.
“Also pre-registration for this event starts tomorrow at the National Training Board located in the Brown Brangman Building on the corner of Reid and King Streets. Any queries about the upcoming Job Fair can be directed to the Executive Officer of the National Training Board, Mrs. Pandora Glasford.
“In addition, if there are any interested employers who would like to take part in the upcoming job fair, please contact Mr. Charles Dunstan, President of the Construction Association of Bermuda at 292-0633 or by email at caob@logic.bm. There is no cost to the employer for sponsoring a booth.
“Finally ladies and gentlemen, if we are going to ensure that we strengthen our economy and get people back to work, then it is critical that we engage in partnerships such as these. I certainly want to extend my sincere thanks to Mr. Dunstan for assisting with the organization of this event,” concluded the Minister.
Vacancies.
More expat skilled labor shoved out the door.
Better start building an Arch.
What do expat labor know about slating lime stone roofs & building water tight tanks? The way we build houses here was invented here 100s of years ago. Foreigners only know how to build the office buildings when landed like we need more empty ones. Bermudians are the ones who teach the foreigners the Bermudian home building skills.
My boss called a carpenter the other day asking what type of work he does and how much would he be willing to make. He replies… between $25-$30 and he does rough work. Really?? You want to make $25-$30 and you don’t do finished work? Not to mention that he’s never made a cabinet. Come on… That’s why we need the foreigners.!!!!!
How many house owners in Bermuda ask for locally made cabinets when they can bring them in cheaper prefabbed to fit? All the homes in Bermuda require strong & heavy rough work to hold the slate up & its no easy task to get in place. This type of work could easily kill you or the home owner if not done properly hence the between $25-$30.
BTW your full of it with the having to find foreign cabinet makers. There are many skilled finished work carpenters here that have creations that parallel works of art.
Can you do the work? If not, stop complaining. Negative people! Everytime something positive takes place there are a few negative comments that become so silly, just like you are not happy in the skin you are in.
Now we just need a waiters, retail sales, accountants, electrician, tiler, salad tosser, plumber, landscaper, smoothie/coffee maker, store manager, shelf stocker, bell boy, custodian & etc. etc. ect. Job Fairs.
Sorry but the motivated skilled people would be making the rounds to employers looking for work. why would there be a job fair when jobs are in short supply.
Become a manager in Bermuda & see what happens when Bermudians pass you job applications. I have & my past piece of trash boss would take the applications I gave him & chuck them. Then my boss at the time would go to immigration & tell them no Bermudians applied & he needed to bring in foreigners. I soon realized I was a pawn used to show immigration he had a local working for him. I quit this job & reported him to immigration & lost any chance of getting a reference letter. Luckily I have many skill sets under my belt & could get a job in another field. Immigration only gave this guy a slap on the wrist & still approved his permits & this was when plp first got elected & were supposed to be helping “their people” The only gratification I got was when this guys business went bankrupt years later & he moved back to his country with his Bermudian wife.
Many employers at present share this same employment procedure that the guy I mentioned above practiced. I would like to think the employers do this because they are trying to cut cost with cheap labor but I’m starting to think its because of the same reason my old employer did because of complete prejudice of locals. Its crazy to think all someone foreign has to do to profit from a business in Bermuda is marry a local while shafting other locals out of a job.
It doesn’t matter how motivated & skilled you are in Bermuda if your government shafts you so business owners can line their greedy government pockets. At least Patrice Minors is trying to redeem the plp & step forward with this fair even though I believe its only out of Craig Cannonier’s response to her pot washer moratorium. I only wish the fair was for a wide range of jobs not just construction because Craig said. The unemployed in Bermuda do not all have construction skill sets but have other skills so these citizens jobs need to be addressed also.