2011 Fall NWA Media Job Fair - Oct. 31, 2011

2011 Fall NWA Media Job Fair - Oct. 31, 2011
. Please Note --> This is a Past Event!! .

Date: 10/31/2011
Time: 10:00 PM TO 4:00 PM

Rogers Convention Center
3300 Pinnacle Hills Pkwy.
Rogers, AR 72758


Phone:
(479) 636-1240


Event Description:



The 2011 Fall NWA Media Job Fair presented by WorkSource NTS and Northwest Arkansas Community College is scheduled for Monday, October 31, 2011 from 10:00am – 4:00 p.m. at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center in Rogers.  The Convention center is conveniently located just off of I-540 at Exit #83


We are proud to announce that the Chamber will be partnering with “Hiring Our Heroes.” This is part of  the US Chamber’s “Hiring Our Heroes” program, a nationwide public-private partnership to help veterans and spouses find jobs in their local communities. So far, they have held fairs across the country in cities like Chicago, Denver, and Madison. Hundreds of veterans have already found jobs.  And the US Chamber won’t stop until they hold 100 hiring fairs over the course of the year. So, the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce has stepped up to the plate is partnering up with the US Chamber and the “Hiring Our Heroes” program in October for the Fall Job Fair.

The Fall Job Fair is a great opportunity for businesses to get a jump start on hiring for the holidays, as well as full-time employment opportunities.

The 2011 Fall Job Fair is FREE to job seekers! Bring plenty of resumes to hand out to potential employers.

The NWA Job Fair is the largest and longest running Job Fair in northwest Arkansas and features the popular “Job Seekers Lounge,” complete with computers providing applicants easy access to online applications.

Need help with your resume?  Register for the "Resume CPR" workshop where human resource professionals from NOARK will be on hand to critique and help you with your resume.
**If you do not already have a resume please fill out this form prior to coming to the “Resume CPR" Workshop.**

Is your company hiring? If you are searching for the right employee to fill an opening, you won’t want to miss the Fall Job Fair! Employers, reserve your booth today by clicking the link below. Please contact Courtney Backus at 479-619-3190 for additional information.

FREE SEMINARS

**Several seminars will also be taking place during the job fair at the Hammons Center. Please check back for more information as it becomes available. All seminars and workshops are free and open to the public**

9-10am Greg White, Employer Support Of The Guard And Reserve "We All Serve"

10-11am
Alan Sherwood, MBA, CFRE4, President of Sherwood Consulting Inc,. author of the upcoming book "Successfully Unemployed" and host of the weekly radio broadcast Successfully Unemployed. Listen to his show on Thursdays at 7:00pm CST or download or download for future use information at www.successfullyunemployed.com  "Successfully Unemployed." Join Alan's engaging interactive workshop entitled successfully unemployed-7 steps to successfully move from job loss to more fulfilling work. You will receive information that will benefit your job fair performance today.

11am-12pm
ADWS/AOC Doyce Hill, NWACC/CRC NW Regional Team Chairman Gina Miller and Joe Franklin, “Arkansas Career Readiness Certificate Program”


12-1pm
  Dr. Johnny Dillard and Scott Dillard, Central Research "ABC’s of Starting a Veteran Owned Business"
This session will cover the beginning process of finding your niche to getting registered for federal government contracts. You will learn how to use your veteran's advantage in gaining business locally, on the state level or on the federal level.

1-2pm 
Ron Dilbert, Single Parent Power/Operational Renewal
 “Transition”
This session will explore challenges within transition and the tools to overcome them. Service members and their family face many challenges during the different phases of deployment with each unique challenge needing to be overcome to strengthen the family and the individual. This workshop will empower you as an individual, as a family and in your transition back in to the work place. You will walk away from this workshop with the knowledge and the tools to create an easier and more productive transition.

2-3pm
Dr. Jan McCormick, JobLingo.com “Words2Wages:  It pays to say it right!” 
This creative and engaging session coaches the critical communication style needed to win jobs—and promotions!

3-4pm
-Ben Jones, Career Development Partners Inc. "Effective Job Searching Strategies"

Participating Companies (as of 10/25/11) 

Advantage Staffing

Alert Alarms Systems

Arkansas Army National Guard

Arkansas Department of Human Services

Arkansas Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve

Arkansas Job Corps

Arkansas Workforce Center of Rogers

ArTech PC

Arvest Bank

Ashby Street Outdoor, LLC

Avon - Tara Vaughan

Bekaert Corporation

Braum's Ice Cream Store

Bud Anderson Heating & Cooling, Inc.

C1 Truck Driver Training

CBI-Sunbelt Business Advisors of the Ozarks

Central Research, Inc.

Central States Manufacturing, Inc.

City of Bentonville

City of Rogers Police Department

Corporate Business Systems of NW Arkansas

Cox Business

Crafton Tull

Cryovac - Sealed Air Corporation

Cumulus Broadcasting

Golden Corral

Insphere Insurance Solutions

Job Guide

KFSM 5 News

KURM/KARU/KYEL

Lia Sophia Jewelry

Liberty National Life Insurance Company

Maddux International Wellness

Maynard, Inc.

Member Services

Mercy Health System of NWA

Northwest Arkansas Community College

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

NWA Media

Ozark Mountain Poultry, Inc.

Penmac Staffing Services

Pinnacle Media / Univision

Primerica

Regions Bank

Robert Half International

Sam's Club

soBEso

Staffmark

Superior Industries - Rogers

TEC Staffing Services

The Home Depot

Tyson Foods, Inc. - Rogers

U of A Operations Management Master's Program

Unilever

University of Arkansas

Walmart

Washington Regional Medical Center

Wendy's

Western Federal Credit Union

WorkSource NTS

Youth Bridge



Sponsorship Opportunities are still available

 

NWACC WorkSource NTS


NWA Media 

The Job Guide AMP Sign & Banner

Cox Communication  

Pinnacle Media 

 

Arkansas Workforce Center of RogersAR Tech PC
 



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