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It's called the Keep America Working Tour, though for many of the 2,000 plus participants it was less about keeping and more about finding meaningful employment.

"Income coming in is a great thing. Having money to take care of my family and being able to work and secure my home is a great thing," said job seeker Felipe Machado.

"For a couple years I stayed home for quite a bit, so I'm really looking for actual income for the house," said job seeker Sue Theng.

With organizing effort from the Bronx Chamber of Commerce, Monster.com and Congressman Joseph Crowley, the fair managed to attract a number of credible employers to the Hutch Metro Center.

"We have the Yankees here, you have a number of companies from Home Depot to Sleepys to Staples, you've got so many companies here, corporate 500s. And also the mom and pop stores that need people to come and help them work," said Bronx Chamber of Commerce President Lenny Caro.

Besides applicants and recruiters, the jobs fair also included instruction. Monster.com brought in human resource professionals to help job seekers polish their skills.

"They're looking for tangible results in their job search -- how to improve their resume, how to improve their interviewing skills and anything else that can kind of help them out in this job market," said Matthew Henson of Monster.com.

While polished resumes and interview preparation are important, many employers who attended the event said it still comes down to that handful of seconds you have to make a first impression.

"The type of people I'm looking for have to be outgoing, they have to be able to deal with the public, be in a position to interact well with those they supervise," said Gregory Hambrick of Modell's Sporting Goods.

"A lot of people sell themselves short in the first 3.6 seconds. They come over with their head down, they got a clammy handshake, ya know, a bad handshake, they're not dressed properly, they're speaking very lowly and it's a poor first impression," said jobs fair participant Randy Rosler. "On the other hand some people look great, they speak great, they're confident and that to me is very appealing immediately."

The Keep America Working Tour, true to its name, has plans to hold more than 40 job fairs across the country this year.

For more information about some of the local employment opportunities in the Bronx, visit www.bronxchamber.org.