Career fair planned for Thursday in Thomasville

Published 9:37 pm Saturday, February 11, 2012

The Georgia Department of Labor’s Thomasville and Cairo Career Centers, along with several other local organizations, will sponsor a career and resource fair Thursday, Feb. 16.  

The event will be held from 9 a.m.-noon in Building D at Southwest Georgia Technical College, 15689 U.S. Hwy. 19 N. in Thomasville. Other event sponsors include: Thomas and Grady County Employer Committees, Thomasville-Thomas and Cairo-Grady County Chambers of Commerce, Thomasville Times Enterprise, Cairo Messenger, and WGRA Radio in Cairo.

The event will feature more than 60 employers, educational institutions, and resource agencies that provide assistance to job seekers. Some employers will be hiring, while others will be discussing possible future employment opportunities with the job seekers, and other organizations will be providing educational and other resources.

Applicants should bring plenty of resumes and be prepared to fill out company applications and interview for available job openings, including part-time, full-time, entry-level, supervisory, and management positions.

Employers, resource agencies, and educational institutions expected to participate in the career and resource fair include: AFLAC, Albany Police Department, Ambassador, American General, Archbold Hospital, Archbold Northside, Avon, Bain Inc., Bright Star Child Care Center, Capital City Bank, City of Albany-Human Resources, Macon Police Department, Thomasville Police Department, Dairy Queen, Department of Veterans Affairs, Fatherhood Program/Division of Child Support, Flash Foods, Florida State University, Flowers Automotive Group, Georgia Power/Southern Company, Goodwill Industries/Big Bend Inc., Halycon Homes, Keystone Foods, Koyo, Lawson Neel Medical Bank, Lewis Jewelers, Lowe’s of Thomasville, Mediacom, New Hire Solutions, North Florida Medical Centers, Oil Dri, Papa John’s, PARC-Albany/Department of Corrections, Performance Food Service-Powell, Quality Employment Service, Redemption Housing, Rescare, Right From the Start Medicaid, SBZ, Senior Companion Program-SWSH, Senior Life Insurance Company, Servpro, Southwest Georgia RESA, Southwest Georgia Technical College, Southwestern State Hospital, Southwest Georgia Community Action Council, TDC Consulting, The Vashti Center, Thomas County Emergency Medical Services, Thomas County Fire Rescue, Thomas County Health Department, Thomas County Schools, Thomasville City Schools, Thomasville Community Resource, United Structures, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Wellcare of Georgia, Workforce Investment Board, Wild Adventures, Woodmen of the World, and Workforce Plus.

For more information about the career and resource fair, contact Cindy Wooten at (229) 225-4033, Debra Hancock at (229) 377-6526, or Jeanine Long at (229) 227-2668.