Carleton Place’s Canadian Career Academy held another busy job fair recently. Organizers report over 60 people were waiting in line for them to open.
24 companies were there, taking resumes and providing employment details to a non-stop crowd of job-seekers of all ages and experience levels. Overall the mood for both employers and job-seekers was positive.
Employment candidate Trina was impressed with the variety and number of employers.
Companies ranged from food-service to construction to perfumers and beyond.
Jon Gay of Red Head Roofing found the event well timed for his seasonal business.
Matching skill sets to open positions seemed to be a theme with many employers and potential employees as job-seeker McKenzie tells us.
Malcolm Germain of Michel Germain Parfums Ltd. said job fairs are a great way to break dependency on digital communications in the job hunt.
Organizer Rob Probert of the Canadian Career Academy said what employers are looking for today is the right match.
The current unemployment rate in our region is 4.5% compared to Ontario’s overall rate of 7.6%.
Story by Brian Turner
