Several hundred people turned out in Newport Beach Wednesday August 5, 2009 for the latest Orange County meeting of Pink Slip Mixers, a grassroots group billed by its organizer as "the anti-job fair." Edwin Duterte, the unemployed San Jose banker who started the group, describes it as a grassroots, pay-it-forward effort. He preaches the new testament of social networking mixed with the old-school, hand-shake kind. "Everyone should share resources and help everybody out, because we're trying to create community," he said. The event, at Core restaurant, was a mix of jitters and Twitter, people milling around central stations set up by industries — technology, human resources, medical, etc. A live Twitter feed on a big-screen TV offered contact info for those seeking jobs. Career counseling took the form of speed dating, with experts offering advice on interviewing, resumes and unemployment benefits in two-minute sessions. Sally Agresti, of Lakewood, was laid off from her administrative assistant job in May. She came to the event with a friend she met at a recent job fair in Costa Mesa. She called the event a "mixed bag," but said it helped her learn about career development. "In my age bracket, you have to be ... resilient, is a good word," said the 54-year-old. "Nowadays, you have to try all avenues and not hang on to the past. I'm trying to be proactive every day." Noah Lopez, of Los Angeles, was singled out by Duterte as one of the group's success stories. Lopez recently ...
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