Laid Off Camp Chandler is Saturday! Laid Off Camp Phoenix has recently undergone an expansion! Because of its success, other cities have started to replicate what was being done in Chandler. With the expansion, you can now find them at Laid Off Camp AZ with your pick of the SW Valley, Chandler or Tucson.

For those who don’t know, Laid Off Camp AZ is an extension of a national effort to help people find work — full-time work, freelance work, volunteer work, or whatever’s next for them.  Like other Laid Off Camp events, this is a locally-based, community-supported effort to offer resources and reassurance to job seekers. Laid Off Camp is very different from the job fairs that jobseekers typically attend.  Twice a year they host an all-day series of seminars and workshops covering a variety of topics designed to help jobseekers make the next step and achieve their goals. In addition to seminars, they offer free services such as resume reviews, free avatar photographs for online use, and lots of volunteers whose sole mission for the day is to help connect attendees with others who can help them find work. The entire day, including breakfast and lunch, is free for all attendees.  All speakers are volunteers, and food and beverages are donated by sponsors.

We want to wish the best of luck to all the attendees of Laid Off Camp Chandler, happening this weekend! We’ve been really excited to watch the changes that have been in the works for Laid Off Camp and want to wish Organizer Susan Baier and all her volunteers an easy day tomorrow. And we have confidence that all the attendees will come away with resources and a renewed sense of hope and community. (If you’re wondering how you can help, click here.)

PS – Keep an eye out – On March 3rd there will also be a follow up workshop for attendees on starting their own businesses.