Career events offer employment opportunities
Alvin Sandique
Staff Writer
One word you can associate with the American Dream is opportunity.
Opportunity is also a word that three women at CLC’s job center used to describe Lake County
“It’s all about providing employment opportunities,” Fresia Woznick, executive assistant of Career and Placement Services, said. “That’s the ultimate goal.”
The career fair also brings in a mixed bag of businesses in search of new prospects to bring to their respective organizations.
“It’s a little bit of everything,” Woznick said.
Any business in need of employees can sign up to participate in the fair. Before the recession, the fair had some 100 companies looking for new workers.
That number has been cut in half, and the number of unemployed people attending the fair has increased over the last couple years.
Some companies that are fixtures in the fair and have a familiar face in this event include Six Flags, Baxter and Clearbroke.
The fair offers a wide variety of industries such as manufacturing, health care, food service and retail.
“Potential workers have opportunities to have face to face talks with a variety of employers,” Woznick said.
Another interesting aspect of this fair is the proximity factor. Workers can go to different companies looking to score new lines of work.
“I think career fairs are an excellent vehicle for job seekers to meet many potential employers in one setting,” Sue Erickson-Runyard, Student Employment Specialist said.
And employers are always looking for workers who can fill their proverbial glass slippers.
“Career fairs bring networking opportunities that are paramount for working with an organization which you are fit for,” Sue Whittaker of Career and Placement Services said.
“The unemployed are provided to meet with company reps that are there and eager to answer and address any question or issue,” she added. “Job fairs allow opportunity for both parties to confirm or even eliminate possibilities for employment. It is all about looking for a good fit.”
Even though the economy is making a tortoise-like recovery, Americans who are struggling to find work remain optimistic.
CLC’s largest upcoming JobMarketPlace career fair of 2010 will be 1 to 5p.m. in building 7 (the P.E. building), and several workshops for preparing for a career fair will be offered on May 3. For more information, visit http://www.lakecountyjobcenter.com/ or call the CLC Career and Placement Services at (847) 543-2059.
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