Pink Slip Mixers hosts Labor Day events for job seekers

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For the unemployed working around the clock to land a job, Labor Day has a bittersweet flavor.

But this holiday, job seekers can band together to share tips and resources -- and potentially meet with headhunters, direct-hire companies and recruiting firms -- at several events in California and around the country.

Organizer Pink Slip Mixers regularly hosts events for mid- to upper-level executives slammed by the recession. Angeleno Edwin Duterte, 40, founded the organization after losing his job as a commercial real estate lender in January 2008. He had to put his belongings in storage and move in with his parents in San Jose, but spends much of his time in Southern California, crashing on friends’ couches.

The Labor Day “Jobs Rally” will take place in seven locations, four in California. To RSVP, sign into the website for free at pinkslipmixers.com.

• Bar Celona, 46 E. Colorado St., Pasadena
• Atrium Hotel, 18700 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine
• Jsix @ Hotel Solamar, 435 6th Ave., San Diego
• South First Billiards, 420 S. 1st St., San Jose
• Samba Room, 350 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
• Samba Room, 7468 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, Fla.
• Las Vegas location to be determined.

-- Tiffany Hsu