SEATTLE, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Attitudes, insights and fears regarding Washington State's job market will be revealed Tuesday, April 28 at 8 a.m. PDT in the statewide "Workplace Confidence Survey," followed by a live webcast panel discussion at 10 a.m. with the state's leading economists and jobs experts.

The survey, conducted by Harris/Decima on behalf of Everest College, was designed to determine the effects of the recession on workplace sentiment and how the economic environment is affecting those in search of jobs. Survey results will be announced via press release, and media are invited to listen to a live panel discussion on how Washingtonians are navigating the current job market, as well as participate by emailing questions in advance to moderator Evan Pondel at epondel@pondel.com.

WHAT: Washington State Workplace Confidence Survey Results/ Expert

Panel Discussion

WHO: Dr. Greg Weeks

Director, Labor Market and Economic Analysis,

Washington State Employment Security Department

Dr. Chris Weber

Professor of Economics, Albers School of Business and

Economics at Seattle University

Maureen Moriarty

Seattle Post Intelligencer careers columnist and executive

coach

Randy Rogers

Regional Vice President of Northwest Operations, Everest

College

WHEN: Survey results issued - Tuesday, April 28 at 8 a.m. PDT, via

wire service, email

Live panel discussion - Tuesday, April 28 at 10 a.m. PDT

WHERE: To listen live, please go to http://news.everest.edu/ and

click on the Washington State Workplace Confidence Survey

link, or call 877-703-7251 (domestic) or 404-537-3278

(international) and use conference ID 92511560. An archive

of the webcast will be available at http://news.everest.edu/,

and a telephonic replay will be available through May 5, 2009 and can be accessed by dialing 800-642-1687 (domestic) or 706-

645-9291 (international) and using conference ID 92511560.

INTERVIEW: For more information on the survey results and webcast, or

to schedule an interview with a panelist, please contact Ron Neal a rneal@pondel.com a 310-279-5972 or Evan Pondel a

epondel@pondel.com a 310-279-5973

About Everest College

Everest College provides career-oriented diploma and degree programs in healthcare, criminal justice, skilled trades, business, paralegal, and information technology. Everest College has six campuses in the greater Seattle area - Everett, Bremerton, Renton, Fife, Tacoma and Seattle. Everest has 100 schools in the U.S. and Canada, and is owned by Corinthian Colleges, Inc., one of the largest post-secondary education companies in North America. For more information, visit www.everest.edu.

About Harris/Decima

Harris/Decima is part of Harris Interactive, a global leader in custom market research. Harris Interactive serves clients globally through its North American, European and Asian offices and a network of independent market research firms. For more information, visit www.harrisdecima.ca or www.harrisinteractive.com.

SOURCE Everest College

Originally published by Everest College.

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