BBCC to hold job fair in March
File photo Prospective employees had the chance to learn about available jobs at a past Job and Career Fair at Big Bend Community College.
MOSES LAKE — More than 100 employers are expected to attend the upcoming 2020 Job and Career Fair at Big Bend Community College in early March.
The fair is free and open to anyone who is looking for work, according to Jody Bortz, BBCC’s career services coordinator. Serious job seekers should come ready to talk, Bortz added.
“Come dressed in your industry’s attire, and bring both electronic and paper copies of your resume,” Bortz said. “A number of employers are doing interviews on the spot, so be prepared to be interviewed.”
According to Bortz, this is the 27th year for BBCC’s job fair, and it is the largest local event that brings potential employers and employees under one roof.
Companies and organizations scheduled to attend the fair run the gamut from military recruiters to state agencies and private employers such as Lamb Weston, Microsoft and REC Silicon.
Industries of all sorts — from health care to manufacturing — will be represented, Bortz said.
The annual gathering will take place on Thursday, March 5, in the Masto Conference Center of BBCC’s ATEC building, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and is sponsored by BBCC in conjunction with SkillSource, the state’s Employment Security Department, the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, Job Corps and community group OIC of Washington.
State social services will also be there to provide “community assistance for those between jobs,” Bortz said.
Bortz said BBCC is also committed to helping people prepare for the fair. On Monday, March 2, at WorkSource in Moses Lake, Bortz said Mitsubishi will host “an employer perspective on job hacks” beginning at 1:30 p.m., while on Tuesday, March 3, BBCC and WorkSource will show prospective job seekers how to use “social media for networking.”
The fair will also feature two sessions on LinkedIn and provide professional headshot photographs at no cost, Bortz said.
Bortz said that in past years, as many as 1,200 job seekers came to the fair.
“It’s getting bigger every year,” she said. “We’ve nearly maxed out on space.”
Charles H. Featherstone can be reached at [email protected].