Ensure success at free job fair
In a competitive job market, it’s not enough to simply show up at a job fair. If you’re hoping to be hired, you need to have a polished resume and well-honed interview skills.
The Heart of Knoxville Career and Resource Center is offering both a free job fair and pre-fair workshops to help local job seekers make the most of their search for employment. Workshops and the fair will be held at the Career Center, located at the Magnolia Avenue Campus of Pellissippi State Technical Community College.
Pre-fair workshops include “Resume/Cover Letter,” April 7 and 14, 10 a.m.; “Resume/How to Attend a Job Fair,” April 8, 6 p.m. (presented in English and in Spanish by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of East Tennessee); “Interviewing for Success” (with taped mock interviews), April 14, 9-noon.
The 2009 Spring Job Fair/Mas Trabajos is on April 16, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
At the job fair, representatives from various industries–business and technology, customer and financial services, health care, food service, skilled trades–will be on hand to meet prospective employees. The event is free and offers plenty of free parking.
Since the job fair is a bilingual event, organizers expect it to draw more employers and job seekers than ever before. This year’s job fair is the combined effort of the Heart of Knoxville, Pellissippi State and the Hispanic Chamber.
Since 2002, the Heart of Knoxville Career and Resource Center has provided workforce development services to connect employers and job seekers. Services include job postings and referrals, applicant screening, resume and cover letter assistance, and employment skills workshops.
In addition, Empowerment Zone funding provides scholarships for short-term job skills training and other support services to eligible customers. Funding for the Career Center is provided by Pellissippi State, the city of Knoxville and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
For more information, contact Bryan May at (865) 329-3166.