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OKC Jobs Now: Fast Hiring, Training, and Emergency Aid · The 405 Payroll

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  If you have ever dropped a resume into an online application portal and just...
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  heard complete crickets for three weeks, you are definitely not alone.
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  But right now in Oklahoma City, there is a way to completely skip that automated
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  filter.
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  The dreaded online black hole, right?
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  Where algorithms chew up your resume because you did not use the exact right key
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  word.
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  Exactly.
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  So, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, or OESC, is hosting an in person
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  OKC Job Fair on Monday, September 14, 2026.
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  It runs from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
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  Wait, so 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM on a Monday.
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  That means you are actually shaking hands with human beings who can hire you on the
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  spot.
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  Yes!
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  You are talking directly to decision makers instead of waiting for an applicant
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  tracking software program to screen you out of a fifteen to eighteen dollar an hour
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  job.
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  And if you need cash flow even faster than that, like...
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  within a week fast, the Oklahoma State Fair grounds are hiring right now for
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  seasonal and year round spots.
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  Oh yeah?
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  Who is handling that hiring?
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  So for parking attendants, it is through Central Staffing Solutions.
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  Their office is at 300 S.
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  Meridian, Suite 102.
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  Pay is nine dollars an hour, but the big thing is the massive overtime potential
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  during the fair run.
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  You can call them at 405 900 6111.
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  Nine an hour base, but with...
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  with heavy overtime over eleven days, that adds up quick.
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  Man, back when I was doing early morning radio, I used to have listeners call in who
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  were working those exact fair shifts.
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  They would stack forty or fifty hours in a week just to build an immediate rent
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  buffer or handle an unexpected bill.
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  It is raw cash flow in under seven days.
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  Right.
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  And if you prefer facilities or barn labor, that is being hired through Force
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  Staffing at 405 605 7808.
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  Walking into an actual staffing office on Meridian or showing up at the OESC fair
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  bypasses that entire waiting game.
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  It puts you at the front of the line.
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  Literally.
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  Now, while immediate cash flow stops the bleed, the next question is how do you jump
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  from those entry level hourly wages into something stable that pays,
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  say...
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  twenty two to twenty eight dollars an hour?
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  That is the big jump.
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  How do you get there without taking on a mountain of student debt?
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  You look at short term technical training.
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  Metro Tech just launched a Registered Behavioral Health Technician program,
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  or RBT, partnering directly with OU Health.
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  It is designed specifically to move workers quickly into high demand clinical
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  healthcare roles.
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  Wait, but training costs money.
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  What if someone cannot afford tuition right now?
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  That is where Metro Tech's EMPOWER Program comes in.
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  Located at their Springlake Campus, 1900 Springlake Dr in Oklahoma City.
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  If you receive SNAP or TANF benefits, EMPOWER can provide one hundred percent funded
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  tuition assistance, plus career navigation and even childcare support.
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  Hold on, one hundred percent funded?
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  So zero debt?
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  Zero debt.
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  You build a credential that pays twenty two to twenty eight an hour,
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  funded through state partnerships.
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  But while you are upskilling, life still happens, right?
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  A sudden utility spike or a rent squeeze can throw everything off.
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  Yeah, one hot summer electric bill can ruin a whole monthly budget.
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  If you find yourself in a tight spot, Catholic Charities OKC has an emergency rent
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  and utility assistance portal.
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  But you have to be fast.
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  Their online application opens every Monday at 8:30 AM sharply,
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  and it closes after six applicants.
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  Their phone number is 405 523 3000.
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  Eight thirty AM on Mondays.
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  Set an alarm for that one.
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  And what about Community Action Agency?
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  The Community Action Agency of Oklahoma City offers emergency family and economic
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  support as well.
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  You can reach them at 405 232 0199.
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  So if we recap the immediate steps here...
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  if you need cash right now, text Central Staffing Solutions at 405 822
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  1847 to secure a shift, or head to the OESC job fair on September 14.
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  And if you want that long term pay raise, go to OKDHSLive.org today to check your
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  eligibility for Metro Tech's EMPOWER program.
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  Take one step today.
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  Good chatting, Claire.