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Skip the Resume Black Hole and Boost Your Pay · The 405 Payroll

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  So, about seventy percent...
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  think about that number for a second, seventy percent of resumes uploaded to digital
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  job boards literally never get read by a human being.
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  Oh, I believe it.
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  It's, it's just a black hole.
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  You hit submit, and it goes into the ether.
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  It really is an algorithm void.
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  But on Monday, September 14, 2026, there is a direct way around that screen.
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  The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, or OESC, is hosting their OKC Job Fair
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  from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
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  Wait, so actual live human hiring managers in a room?
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  Actual recruiters with hiring authority standing right there.
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  If you check out an upcoming hiring event or career fair near you,
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  you get to skip the digital queue entirely and talk face to face.
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  Man, that, that brings me back to my early radio days.
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  Um, before I got my first morning show gig, I was, I was firing off dozens of
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  applications online every single day.
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  Just, you know, staring at a screen, waiting for an email that never came.
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  And then I finally just walked into a station, shook hands with the program
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  director, talked for ten minutes, and walked out with a job on the spot.
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  That personal connection makes all the difference, especially right now.
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  These are direct hire employers looking for people in entry level facility,
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  distribution, and logistics roles.
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  What are those paying starting out?
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  They are starting between $17.50 and $19.25 per hour.
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  And these are guaranteed forty hour weekly shifts with immediate healthcare benefits
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  attached.
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  $19.25 an hour with full hours and health insurance right out of the gate?
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  That is, that's real stability.
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  It is real money.
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  And if you think about the cost of waiting around for an algorithm to reply,
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  every month spent sitting in application limbo costs the average Oklahoma City
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  renter over $600 in missed earning potential compared to getting a confirmed offer
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  on event day.
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  Six hundred bucks a month lost just waiting for a rejection email that might not
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  even arrive.
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  That is serious cash left on the table.
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  Exactly.
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  So instead of refreshing your inbox, you show up at the OESC job fair on September
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  14 between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM, bring your printed resumes,
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  and talk directly to the people making decisions.
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  Okay, so getting that initial job at $17.50 or $19 an hour stops the
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  financial bleed, which is huge.
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  But what happens when you want to push past that baseline and really move your
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  income up?
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  That is where Metro Tech's EMPOWER Program comes in.
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  Metro Tech's EMPOWER Program is designed to help individuals access career training
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  opportunities by providing essential resources and personalized assistance.
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  Where are they located?
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  They are over at the Springlake Campus, located at 1900 Springlake Drive right here
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  in Oklahoma City.
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  And for eligible working adults who are currently receiving SNAP or TANF benefits
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  through Oklahoma Human Services, this program offers 100 percent funded tuition
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  assistance.
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  Wait, 100 percent funded?
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  Like zero out of pocket cost for tuition?
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  Zero out of pocket for tuition, plus textbook support and dedicated personal
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  Training Navigators who guide you through the entire process from enrollment to
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  landing a position.
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  That is, um, that's massive.
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  Because usually the biggest barrier to going back to school when you're working full
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  time is, well, how do I pay for books and classes while keeping food on the table?
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  Right, exactly.
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  And these are short term certification programs in high demand technical fields,
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  things like medical office administration, electrical maintenance,
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  or precision machining.
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  And what does that do to the wage ladder?
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  When you finish one of those short term certifications, you can move your hourly pay
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  from that starting rate of around $17.50 up to $24.80 an hour.
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  Let me, let me do the math on that real quick...
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  going from $17.50 to almost $25 an hour...
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  that's over $1,150 in extra take home pay every single month.
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  Over eleven hundred dollars every month injected straight into your family budget.
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  That changes what your rent looks like, what your groceries look like,
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  everything.
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  So how does someone actually take the first step with EMPOWER?
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  You can call Metro Tech's EMPOWER intake team directly at 405 424
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  8324.
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  Call them before 5:00 PM today for a quick fifteen minute eligibility check.
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  405 424 8324.
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  Got it.
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  And while you are doing that career upgrade, you can also pair it with utility
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  assistance and financial buffer support through the Community Action Agency of
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  Oklahoma City, or CAAOKC, so you have full support while you train.
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  Man, between showing up in person on September 14 and making that fifteen minute
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  phone call to Metro Tech today, you can completely redefine your income trajectory
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  before the end of the year.
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  No algorithms required.
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  No algorithms required at all.
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  Alright, good chatting with you.