inauguration earlier this month<\/a>, the Future Focus Bronx initiative will focus on employment fairs at Bronx Borough Hall featuring workforce development resources to help prepare Bronx residents for the jobs of tomorrow.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/55101690216_7c6a4fbe27_o.jpg\")
Photo courtesy of the Bronx Borough President\u2019s Office<\/p>\n
\u201cOur Future Focus Bronx initiative is focused on ensuring residents have access to real opportunities and career pathways that lead to lasting economic mobility,\u201d Gibson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough our partnership with the New York State Department of Labor and employers like EmblemHealth, we are committed to building equitable employment opportunities through investments in our borough\u2019s workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Gibson speaks at Tuesday\u2019s hiring event. Photo courtesy of the Bronx Borough President\u2019s Office<\/p>\n
The initiative is also a continuation of Gibson\u2019s mission to expand pathways to careers and economic mobility, support local talent and directly connect Bronx residents with employers.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the New York State Department of Labor, our mission is to help New Yorkers find a career they love, and events like this offer residents significant long-term career opportunities right here in their own neighborhood,\u201d New York State Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis partnership allows us to actively support the growth of the vital health care industry, and we encourage all New Yorkers to use opportunities like this to take their careers to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n
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New York State Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon speaks at the hiring event. Photo courtesy of the Bronx Borough President\u2019s Office<\/p>\n
Job seekers from across the borough were on hand for Tuesday\u2019s job fair. Recruiters at the event, including EmblemHealth, the New York State Department of Labor and others, shared information about available healthcare sales and services positions with attendees. Those on hand for the event were also provided with guidance on application steps, resume preparation and the interview process.<\/p>\n
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EmblemHealth\u2019s table at the hiring event. Photo courtesy of the Bronx Borough President\u2019s Office<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thank Borough President Gibson for hosting this event and creating opportunities for Bronx residents to explore careers with EmblemHealth,\u201d EmblemHealth Chief Executive Officer Michael Palmateer said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re proud to hire locally and to build a team of people who understand the members and neighborhoods we serve.\u201d
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EmblemHealth Chief Executive Officer Michael Palmateer speaks at the hiring event. Photo courtesy of the Bronx Borough President\u2019s Office\n<\/p>\n
Those interested in learning more about the upcoming Future Focus Bronx employment fairs can reach out to the Bronx Borough President\u2019s office by calling (718)-590-3500 or going to bronxboropres.nyc.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several Bronx residents gathered at Bronx Borough Hall for the first employment fair from Bronx Borough President Vanessa…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":137645,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4258,14892,58434,801,9,11,10,3207],"class_list":["post-137644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-bronx-borough-president-vanessa-l-gibson","tag-emblemhealth","tag-hiring-event","tag-job-fair","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state-department-of-labor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson (sixth from left) with organizers of the job fair. Photo courtesy of the Bronx Borough President\u2019s Office<\/p>\n