At Erie Community College’s downtown campus yesterday, approximately 1,500 job seekers came out for the WNY Career Resource Expo. This event was organized through a great collaborative effort via the Buffalo Niagara Human Resources Association, the Western New York Association of College Career Centers, and the Partnership. Our goal was to provide as many workforce development resources we could fit inside ECC’s beautiful atrium. Many participants came prepared for some serious networking, suits pressed and resumes in hand. This wasn’t your typical job fair by a long shot – the place was abuzz with energy throughout the afternoon as job seekers worked their way through a variety of activities.
There were concurrent workshops on topics ranging from “Landing Your Next Job in a Tough Economy” to “Job Hunting with Social Networks”; a drop-in resume critiquing area provided by human resource and career planning professionals, in which 250 resumes were reviewed; and a resource fair with almost 60 organizations providing training, education, and programming to assist people in developing their careers such as ISciWNY, the Buffalo Employment and Training Center, and Hispanics United. Over 40 local employers were on hand to network and talk about their companies, as well.
The Buffalo Niagara region is fortunate to have so many job search resources available, but it can also be confusing and a little overwhelming at times for both for job seekers and employers. By having so many organizations and workforce development professionals in the same room, we hope this event provided helpful guidance and renewed optimism for a successful job search. As I mentioned in the Buffalo News, many jobs aren’t always advertised and one needs to be diligent in networking and learning all they can about local employers. For a list of participating employers, please visit http://www.employmewny.org/
There were concurrent workshops on topics ranging from “Landing Your Next Job in a Tough Economy” to “Job Hunting with Social Networks”; a drop-in resume critiquing area provided by human resource and career planning professionals, in which 250 resumes were reviewed; and a resource fair with almost 60 organizations providing training, education, and programming to assist people in developing their careers such as ISciWNY, the Buffalo Employment and Training Center, and Hispanics United. Over 40 local employers were on hand to network and talk about their companies, as well.
The Buffalo Niagara region is fortunate to have so many job search resources available, but it can also be confusing and a little overwhelming at times for both for job seekers and employers. By having so many organizations and workforce development professionals in the same room, we hope this event provided helpful guidance and renewed optimism for a successful job search. As I mentioned in the Buffalo News, many jobs aren’t always advertised and one needs to be diligent in networking and learning all they can about local employers. For a list of participating employers, please visit http://www.employmewny.org/
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