Those who expected to find a job in the Hillary Clinton administration will now have a chance to land a different new gig. The New Leads for NextGen Leaders, a job fair organized in the wake of Donald Trump's surprise win, will bring together hundreds of those hastily revising their career plans with a few dozen companies and organizations looking to hire staff. The event will be at the Metropolitan Square WeWork on Dec. 12,
Though only a few hundred people can actually attend in person, local tech startup Brazen is donating its online platform, one made for the purpose of bringing recruiters and job hunters together, for the event.
"Our corner of the world was in shock [after the election]," Anastasia Dellaccio, owner of Dolci Gelati and co-founder of Foreign Policy Professionals for Hillary. "But, we could just sit around or we could go out and do something about it. We have to recalibrate our dreams."
Dellaccio and some of her friends had been deluged by requests for coffee from people looking to find a new gig since the election. Bringing it all together into one big event just made sense. Frances Holuba, who worked in the White House for several years before becoming Politico's director of social enterprise, arranged the space at WeWork and the Brazen virtual platform. The companies signed up for the event represent a diverse cross-section of public service groups like the United Nations Foundation, major tech brands like Google and Facebook and a handful of local tech startups like Social Driver, Quorum and Opower.
"We have to recalibrate our dreams."
"We're providing any and all options," Dellaccio said. "It's not just potential employers, but also resources like resume help you'd need after years of working in the [Obama] administration. But, I think there's a lot we bring to the table. Just the enthusiasm that we'd bring is amazing. We've worked around the clock for campaigns, there's no better employees than us. For [employers], this could find them that match made in heaven."
Depending on how well the event goes, Dellaccio said she could imagine the job fair being more than a one-time event. It would just depend on demand and how hard it would be to arrange logistically.
