The Job Seekers' Broadcast

Welcome to the Job Seekers' Broadcast. This bi-monthly newsletter contains announcements of special events, highlighted jobs, a link to hundreds of job postings, and job-search tips and advice suggested by our staff.

New Minimum Wage in Massacchuetts

Starting with the New Year, the Massachusetts minimum wage will increase once again. The rates will rise to:

$14.25 Minimum Wage

$6.75 Tipped Minimum Wage

Next year the rate will increase to $15 an hour.

Learn more about Minimum Wage

New Job Postings

CDL-B Driver (Pelham, NH): CDL-B Drivers needed. New Hampshire company is looking for a few new drivers. Full-time positions working 40+ hours per week. Arrow Container Services, LLC has both standard and automatic vehicles servicing both cable and hook lift containers. (See the Job)

Assistant Production Manager (Nashua, NH): As an Assistant Production Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring your location's success through training your Team Partners, ensuring maintenance and housekeeping of the facility, and by developing improved processes to ensure efficiency. At UniFirst we have a 5-day work week, enjoy Saturday and Sunday off!! We have an immediate opening and provide on the job training. (See the Job)

QA Inspectors (Chelmsford): Seeking a High-Reliability Inspector with experience in the inspection of Circuit Card Assemblies to either J-STD-001, IPC-610, and/or NASA-8739. (See the Job)

Warehouse Associate (Lowell): Merrimack Valley Food Bank is looking for a Warehouse Associate to join our team in a fast-paced and busy environment. Candidates must be organized, friendly, courteous, and dependable. Employment is contingent upon passing a DOT physical exam, drug and alcohol test, basic reading and math assessment, and candidate must have an excellent driving record. (See the Job))

Peer Recovery Specialist (Lowell): The primary function of this position will provide peer recovery support services to individuals struggling with substance use who are enrolled in the BH CP program based at Lowell House, which is partnered with Lowell Community Health Center. (See the Job)

We currently have 143 job postings throughout the Greater Lowell region.

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Events, Programs & Career Advice

New Year Job Fair

We will be hosting a new online job fair in January. Employers and available jobs will be posted soon. The event will be conducted on the online Premier platform.

January 20, 2022

1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Learn More

Webinar: Earn What You're Worth

Negotiating salary and benefits is about earning what you’re worth. Often times job seekers think they need to accept the salary companies offer. Guess what, companies expect you to negotiate. However, to negotiate you have to prove your worth. Why should the company pay you more salary and better benefits? Because you are worth it, but you need to prove it.

Tuesday, December 28 @ 2:00 PM

January Guest Speaker: Crushing the Interview

Interviewing is the End Game. It’s where you convince the employer to hire you. So, you don't come across as confident, or you don't sound enthusiastic, or you don't answer the questions to their approval. These are a lot of “Don’ts” you’ll want to avoid. Learn how to avoid them by attending our Guest Speaker event on Crushing the Interview.

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

2:00 PM