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The purpose of an Employment Opportunity Fair is to provide businesses access to a highly qualified and diverse workforce with proven reliability and dependability. The customers we serve possess a multitude of talent both in specialized and non-specialized skill sets. They often are the untapped resource for talent a company is seeking. Our goal is provide an avenue that allows an employer's needs to be matched with an employee's skills and abilities.  

1-23-07  One-Stop Business & Employment Center, Marion

Over 60 businesses participated in the Employment Opportunity Fair held at the Marion One-Stop Business and Employment Center. Although this event was aimed at dislocated workers such as those formerly employed by Maytag/Whirlpool, Orpack-Stone, Archway, and others, anyone searching for a job was welcome. As a result, over 1,100 job seekers were in attendance at this event! The job fair was held to create awareness of opportunities that were available, and to provide knowledge of what a job seeker needs to take advantage of those opportunities. For some, the realization was they needed to go back to school for additional training. Organizers of this event included Man-Tra-Con Corporation, Illinois Department of Employment Security, and John A. Logan College.

5-15-07  Southern Illinois Center, DuQuoin Fairgrounds

A second Employment Opportunity Fair was held at the Southern Illinois Center on the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. All job seekers were invited to attend with special focus on the dislocated workers that were impacted by the Technicolor Universal Media Services manufacturing facility closure. Employer participation included 36 businesses that had valid positions to fill utilizing our southern Illinois workforce! There was tremendous diversity in the types of job openings... maintenance, clerical, healthcare, welders, assemblers, sales, managerial... job offers were extended to 94 of the 445 job seekers visiting this event. Organizers of this event included Man-Tra-Con Corporation, Illinois Department of Employment Security, Rend Lake College, John A. Logan College, and Southern Illinois University. The facility and labor were coordinated and graciously donated by John Rednour, Jr. and the fairgrounds' staff. Public service announcements were provided free of charge by River Radio to market these events.