Monthly Archives February 2023

The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership) Hospitality and Tourism Sector Center, and the Westside American Job Center, operated by KRA, are hosting a First Interview Event on March 1, 2023. The  event is being convened on behalf of multiple employer-partners, e.g. Aramark Uniform Services, Bon Appetit Creperie, KRA, Marriott Marquis, Omni Hotel, Park Hyatt, Pyramid Partnership, Quest Foods, Rush Medical College, SMASHotels, and Sugar Rimz. Employers will be interviewing on-site for Accounting, Food & Beverage, Front Office, and General Management; Food Preparation and Service; Sales; and Security positions, ranging from $17-$24 for hourly positions, and up to $72,000 for
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On February 19th, KRA Corporation will celebrate its 42nd year, making history as the only nationally recognized   Black-owned business, operating Business- and Career-Services Programs for Workforce Boards, social service agencies, and city/county jurisdictions. In our early years, KRA provided an extensive array of workforce-policy support and professional services to the USDOL. Today, The KRA Way is a commitment to provide our clients, customers, and communities an unparalleled 5-Star Workforce Development Experience, based upon Core Values we’ve embraced since 1981: Principles – Trailblazing is in our DNA Knowledge…our foundation for creating Innovative program solutions Responsibility…our promise to continuously offer Exceptional customer service Achievement…our proven record
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In October 2022, KRA announced that the company had rebooted its highly successful “Searching in San Diego” podcast over to KRA’s The Hub for on-demand access to workforce topics and trends you need to know on the go! We invite you to access the most recent five episodes, hosted by Maxine Suka, The Hub Host and KRA Director of Workforce Operations, Strategic Initiatives, below:   E-1: Ms. Suka extends a Welcome to The Hub E-2: Celebrating Workforce Development Month. E-3: A discussion on Advancing Employment for People with Disabilities with Patrick Boxall, KRA Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer. E-4:
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“Hidden” Black American History Makers   Black History Month, February 1 – March 1 since 1976, acknowledges the invaluable contributions of Black Americans to the history of the United States. The title of our article is inspired by the 2016 book and film, Hidden Figures, the untold story of—Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson—brilliant “human computers” who solved incredibly complex mathematical problems for NASA engineers at the Langley Research Center. For the first few years, they worked in the all-Black West Area Computing unit, forming the nucleus of one of the greatest operations in history, i.e. launching John Glenn
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