Job fair attracts largest group of employers

10/30/2008 3:32 AM

WAYNESBURG - The Greene County Fairgrounds will be the place to be today for anyone who is searching for a job.

Pennsylvania CareerLink Greene County and the Greene County commissioners will sponsor the 10th annual job fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the fairgrounds' 4-H Building.

This year, the job fair will feature the largest number of employers to date.

"We usually have 30 to 35 employers, so when we have 43, that's a pretty good number," said Barbara L. Cole, CareerLink Greene County administrator.

The event also will include some of Greene County's larger employers, such as the RJ Lee Group, Foundation Coal and Southwest Regional Medical Center, she said.

CareerLink has been sponsoring the job fair for the last 10 years. Last year, the job fair focused on mining careers and was held at the United Mine Workers Career Center in Ruff Creek.

This year, CareerLink will set up its computer lab at the 4-H Building, thanks to a donation of DSL services from Windstream, Cole said.

Job seekers will be able to access their resumes using the computer lab or submit job applications for jobs at companies that require an on-line application, she said.

The CareerLink Greene County office at 4 West High Street in Waynesburg will be closed today because of the fair.

"When you have 43 employers in one place in Greene County (as is the case at this year's job fair), that is where anyone looking for a job should be," Cole said.

Companies and organizations that are expected to be at the job fair include:

Greene Arc Inc., Community Action Southwest Family Economic Success, Greene County Educational Center of the Westmoreland County Community College, Centurian Security, Rolling Meadows Nursing, Pearson Investigation and Security, GMS Mine and Repair, Pre-paid Legal Services, Werner Enterprises Inc.;

U.S. Security Associates Inc., Cumberland Coal Resources, Emerald Coal Resources, Educational Opportunity Centers of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Penn Commercial, Southwest Regional Medical Center;

Direct Results/Greenesaver, Brownsville Marine Products, Southwest Training Services Inc., Spherion Staffing, UCP of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Shuck Construction Co. LLC, Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Pennsylvania;

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Mining Technology and Training Center, Staff Masters, Golden Living Center, state Correctional Institution at Greene, NCO, Holiday Hair, Greene County Assistance Office;

Laurel Business Institute, Strykers Bar and Grill, Cornerstone Care, County of Greene, SAGE CDL Training, Greene County Career and Technology Center, R.J. Lee Group, PA Mentor, PI&I Trucking, Trader's Plumbing and Heating, Washington Greene Job Training Agency, Pennsylvania Training Consultants, West Virginia University Hospitals.

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