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Vimenti to hold second job fair of 2026 in San Juan

The free event on Friday, Nov. 6 will connect job seekers with opportunities in customer service, maintenance, retail sales, food service and other areas.

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File photo, not of the events: Fruit stand at the Plaza del Mercado in Santurce. Betxypr / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The short version

  • El Nuevo Día reports Vimenti will host its second 2026 job fair on Friday, Nov. 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Residencial Ernesto Ramos Antonini in San Juan
  • Primera Hora reports the free event offers positions in customer service, maintenance, retail sales, food service, cleaning and general services
  • Vimenti will also recruit for its own roles including tutors, project-based learning teachers, kitchen assistants and financial education facilitators according to Primera Hora
  • Attendees can bring a resumé or receive help preparing one on site and learn about year-round employability workshops per both outlets

Event details

Vimenti will hold its second job fair of 2026 on Friday, Nov. 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at its facilities in Residencial Ernesto Ramos Antonini in San Juan. El Nuevo Día reported. The activity is organized by the Programa de Empleabilidad y Carreras, part of Vimenti’s Área de Desarrollo Económico.

Participation is free. Interested individuals need only bring their resumé; those without one can receive assistance to prepare it during the event. Attendees will also receive guidance on the job application process and learn about the services offered by the Programa de Empleabilidad y Carreras, Primera Hora reported.

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What the sources posted

Posts and statements below are the sources' own words, quoted as published. They are not independently verified.

Limaris Aponte Director of the Área de Desarrollo Económico de Vimenti
En Vimenti creemos firmemente que el acceso a un empleo digno es fundamental para transformar vidas y fortalecer nuestras comunidades.

Our translation: At Vimenti we firmly believe that access to dignified employment is fundamental to transforming lives and strengthening our communities.

The source's own statement, as quoted by Primera Hora. Not verified by PuertoRico.com.

Available positions

The fair aims to connect job seekers with opportunities in areas such as customer service, maintenance, retail sales, food service, cleaning and general services. Vimenti will also act as an employer and offer its own openings for tutors, project-based learning and entrepreneurship teachers, kitchen assistants, financial education facilitators, educational and nutritional facilitators, school coordinators and technology skills tutors, according to Primera Hora.

The Programa de Empleabilidad y Carreras offers workshops on professional development, resumé preparation support, interview skills and ongoing accompaniment during the job placement process throughout the year, El Nuevo Día and Primera Hora both reported.

Where the sources differ

Both El Nuevo Día and Primera Hora agree on the date, time, location and main goal of the job fair, as well as the free nature of the event and the availability of on-site resumé help. El Nuevo Día lists slightly fewer specific Vimenti job titles while Primera Hora provides a longer list of openings and includes a direct quote from Limaris Aponte. Both describe the year-round services of the Programa de Empleabilidad y Carreras in similar terms.

What the reports do not say

The reports do not specify how many total positions are available, how many employers besides Vimenti will participate, whether interviews will be conducted on site, or what follow-up support is offered after the fair. They also do not indicate expected attendance or whether the event targets any specific neighborhoods or populations.

Sources

Every link below was opened and checked when this story was published. Official means a government body, agency or the organization itself; Reporting means a news outlet.

  1. Official Celebrarán feria de empleo este viernes en San JuanVimenti (Vimenti announcement) · elnuevodia.com · Spanish · checked Nov 5, 3:37 PM AST
  2. Reporting Celebrarán feria de empleo este viernes en San JuanEl Nuevo Día (El Nuevo Día) · elnuevodia.com · Spanish · checked Nov 5, 3:37 PM AST
  3. Reporting ¿Buscas trabajo? Llega a esta feria de empleo en San JuanPrimera Hora (Primera Hora) · primerahora.com · Spanish · checked Nov 5, 3:37 PM AST

How we checked this

El Nuevo Día and Primera Hora both covered the upcoming Vimenti job fair in San Juan. Details on available positions and the quoted statement from Limaris Aponte appear only in Primera Hora while the description of year-round program services is supported by both outlets.

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Compiled by the PuertoRico.com News Desk from the reports and statements listed above, and checked against them before publishing. It does not include original interviews. Spot an error? Email support@puertorico.com with a link to this story.

Castillo San Felipe del Morro and Old San Juan from the airNils Huenerfuerst / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

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