CareerSource Central Florida Hosts “The Spirit of Giving” Podcast Featuring Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings and Mayor of the City of Orlando Buddy Dyer

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December 22, 2020

Contact: Lesley Harris

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Email: LHarris@careersourcecf.com

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Orlando, Fla., — CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF) continues to serve the Central Florida community by delivering customized, complimentary career services and resources and connecting career seekers and businesses to new opportunities. Key community leaders and elected officials joined CSCF’s December Job Launchpad podcast titled “The Spirit of Giving” to share information about helpful resources and inspiration as the community heads into the New Year. The episode features Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, Mayor of the City of Orlando Buddy Dyer, Representative Rene Plasencia, Representative Anna Eskamani, Jeff Hayward of United Way, Nancy Robbinson of UP Orlando, and Dave Krepcho of Second Harvest Food Bank. The complimentary podcast is available now by visiting the CSCF website or subscribing to and following “Job Launchpad” via major podcast directories including Apple, Google, Spotify and Stitcher.

Since July, CSCF has served more than 23,000 career seekers throughout Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, and Sumter Counties – an increase of more than 60% from the same timeframe last year. CSCF also offers a variety of customized resources year-round that residents can take advantage of, including:

  • Scholarships for Training Programs – Through partnerships with local businesses, colleges, and universities, CSCF offers job training and certification opportunities.
  • Internships – Paid internship opportunities in various industries are available through CSCF’s Help is Here program.
  • Career Placement – CSCF connects individuals to immediate open positions across in-demand fields.
  • Career Counseling – Services include short and long-term goal setting, resumé review and updating, soft-skills enhancement training, specialized skills training via CSCF training partners, step-by-step guidance during the employment/re-employment process.
  • Business Services – CSCF helps businesses find and hire talent, pre-screen applicants and offers on-the-job training and workforce intelligence information.

CSCF serves the Central Florida community in five locations throughout Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, and Sumter Counties, and virtual appointments are now available. For more information and to make an appointment, visit: www.CareerSourceCentralFlorida.com


 

About CareerSource Central Florida
CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF) is Florida’s second largest regional workforce board that is state and federally funded with an annual operating budget of $30.5 million. CSCF provides comprehensive services to connect career seekers and local businesses at no cost. Services include screening and hiring talent; employee training and education; paid internships and no cost skills training and education programs. In fiscal year 2019-2020, CSCF served nearly 80,000 career seekers and 4,000 businesses. It helped advance skills for more than 1,800 career seekers and placed more than 6,300 individuals in jobs across Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake and Sumter Counties. For more information, visit www.CareerSourceCentralFlorida.com.