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<p>Can’t find a job? Don’t give up. </p><div class="art_item art_item_inset art_item_facts"> <h3>Facts</h3> <h4>Job Fair for Orchard Supply Hardware</h4> <p>Location: Sonoma County Job Link, 2245 Challenger Way, Santa Rosa <br>Date: Tuesday, July 7<br>Time: 9 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. <br>More information: www.osh.com</p> </div> <p>Orchard Supply Hardware is hiring 70 to 80 workers for its new store in Santa Rosa. </p><p>The home improvement retailer will hold a job fair next Tuesday at Sonoma County Job Link in Santa Rosa. Hundreds are expected to attend the all-day event, said Job Link manager Kathy Young. </p><p>“There’s a lot of competition for jobs like this,” she said. “They have a wide range of openings — it’s not just for sales clerks.” </p><p>Job seekers will get to meet Orchard Supply managers and learn about the company, said OSH spokesman Sunny Chhabra. </p><p>“Everybody who submits a resume will be interviewed,” he said. </p><p>Hiring will be done at a later round of interviews at the new store, Chhabra said. Positions include cashier, sales associate, department lead, receiving associate, pick-up associate, price change clerk/auditor and security cashier. Hourly pay ranges from $8 to $16.80. </p><p>Retail employment in Sonoma County took a hit earlier this year with the closures of Mervyn’s, Circuit City, Home Depot/Yardbird’s, Shoe Pavilion and other stores. Gottschalk’s department store in Coddingtown will close later this month. </p><p>“There are a lot of people out there with retail experience, plus a lot of managers and supervisors,” said Young. Job seekers with construction backgrounds may also want to apply with OSH, since it carries a large selection of building supplies, she said. </p><p>Job seekers should complete an application at OSH’s Web site before attending Tuesday’s fair, Young said. The Job Link center is at 2245 Challenger Way. The fair is from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. </p><p>Job Link will hold a free workshop on “How to Shine at a Job Fair” Thursday at 1 p.m. at the center. </p><p>OSH is building its new store at 2230 Cleveland Ave., just north of Coddingtown. The location was formerly occupied by a Circuit City store. </p><p>OSH’s 35,000-square-foot Santa Rosa store will open in mid-October, Chhabra said. The company will open another new store in Fairfield at the same time. </p><p>“OSH sees these areas as growing markets that will respond to its extraordinary customer service and value,” the company said Wednesday. </p><p>The do-it-yourself retailer has 86 stores in California, including one in Petaluma, with annual sales of nearly $1 billion. The retailer’s core product categories include tools, hardware, paint, electrical, garden, industrial and nursery. </p><p>OSH, which began as a farmers’ cooperative in San Jose in 1931, is part of Sears Holdings, the third-largest U.S. retailer.</p>