Thursday, April 24, 2014

Job Fairs in South Augusta, Aiken

AUGUSTA, GA, AIKEN, SC (PR) - In celebration of the annual Goodwill Week, May 5-9, Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA will hold a series of spring job fairs throughout its 35-county service area, including two in the CSRA. The job fairs will be preceded by “boot camps” designed to help job seekers in their search for employment, and all of the opportunities are provided free of charge.


Two job fairs are scheduled for the CSRA:

The Aiken Goodwill Job ConnectionSM at 1015 Pine Log Road will hold a Spring Career Expo from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, May 7. Employers scheduled to participate include Day Break Adult Care Services, Aiken Regional Medical Center, Aramark, Domino’s, McDonald’s, Dollar General, Goodwill Industries, Helms College and Goodwill Staffing Services.

The South Augusta Goodwill Job Connection at 3120 Peach Orchard Road will hold a Spring Career Expo from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, May 8. Employers include Cintas, U.S. Battery, Teleperformance, FPL Foods, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, Goodwill Industries, Helms College and Goodwill Staffing Services. These job fairs will bring together employers and applicants while highlighting the job training and career development programs available through Goodwill’s Job Connections.

In preparation for the Career Expo, Goodwill’s South Augusta and Aiken Job Connections are offering a free Job Fair Boot Camp from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, May 2, to assist job-seekers in making the best first impression.  Taught by human resources professionals from businesses represented at the Career Expo, the Job Fair Boot Camp also will give participants preferred entry to the following week’s Career Expo.
Goodwill Week celebrates the power of work across the United States and Canada on the first full week of May. Many of the 180 autonomous Goodwill organizations mark the week with career fairs and employee events.

During the past five years, Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA offered career development services to more than 62,000 individuals and assisted in placing more than 11,000 people in jobs, creating more than $488 million in estimated economic impact for our communities.

For information on Aiken’s Spring Career Expo, call Aiken Community Director Jennifer Hart at (803) 649-7694, or email jhart@goodwillworks.org.

For information on the South Augusta Spring Career Expo, call Staffing Services Manager Kelly Taylor at (706) 447-5195, or email ktaylor@goodwillworks.org.

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