The Hispanic Apostolate Job Fair will kick off at 1:00 pm (through 6 pm) on Thursday, October 10th. This will be a great opportunity for job hunters. It is not just for entry level positions. Many of our employers are looking for professional, managerial and administrative help.
Many hard working members of our community are under-employed or under-utilized. These employers are well aware of the wonderful work ethic in the Hispanic community. Let's take advantage of the opportunity. Spread the word.

• Immigration and Naturalization Service
• Social Security Administration
• H&R Block
• Casals&Associates

For Immediate Release

INS Offers Recruitment Bonuses For New Immigration Inspectors
Baltimore Among the Locations Targeted for Hiring Incentives

The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) is offering signing bonuses to new Immigration Inspectors hired for selected locations across the country, including Baltimore. The signing bonuses range from a one-time payment of $5,000 for Inspectors in the Washington, D.C. area to $3,000 for Inspectors recruited for 29 other locations nationwide. The INS is seeking to hire more than 1,200 additional Immigration Inspectors this fiscal year.

In the D.C. area, the bonuses will be offered to the first 40 newly hired Inspectors who come on board beginning August 1st. Outside D.C., INS will offer recruiting bonuses to the first 385 newly hired Inspectors who accept positions at the designated locations. Those locations include air and land border ports from Alaska to Atlanta together with a host of sites along the northern and southern border.

"This is a terrific opportunity for someone who wants to be on the front lines of our nation's homeland security effort," says Louis D. Crocetti, Jr., Baltimore INS District Director.

To be eligible for the bonus, candidates must sign a written agreement to complete 12 months of service with the Department of Justice. Hiring begins at the GS-5 or GS-7 level, with probable advancement to the GS-9 level.

Immigration Inspectors are responsible for conducting more than 500 million inspections annually for those who seek admission to the United States. As the nation's gatekeepers, Inspectors must enforce our nation's immigration laws and determine which individuals are eligible to enter the United States and which persons will be detained or refused entry.

Serving as an Immigration Inspector requires a wide range of specialized knowledge and training. Many of those skills are learned during an 11-16 week basic training course at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick, Georgia. Immigration Inspectors must have a comprehensive understanding of the laws and the procedures governing the entry of persons to the United States.

Information and applications are available on the web at www.usajobs.opm.gov.

Social Security has many jobs.

H&R Block Recruiting to Meet Hispanic Market Needs
August 15, 2002
HispanicBusiness.com
KANSAS CITY, MO -- H&R Block, a leading tax services company, announced plans to hire more than 5,000 Spanish-speaking tax professionals for the 2003 tax season to meet the needs of its more than 1 million Hispanic clients. Many of these clients prefer to receive their tax advice from Spanish-speaking professionals.

H&R Block's Hispanic client base has grown significantly over the past several years as a result of the increasing population of Hispanics in the United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, this ethnic group increased 57.9 percent from 1990 to 2000.

"Our goal for this tax season is to increase the number of Spanish-speaking professionals serving Hispanic clients by 40 percent," said Carlos Ayala, manager of Hispanic programs at H&R Block.

Job opportunities offer flexibility and can range from part-time employment to full-time positions, explained Ayala.

H&R Block tax professionals undergo continuing education, from completing the most basic tax return to handling more complex personal and business matters. H&R Block tax professionals are updated on the recent tax law changes and their implications.

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