MOULTRIE, Ga.—With city expansion comes a demand in employment.

More than 200 students and community members from the surrounding areas flocked to Southern Regional Technical College’s Moultrie campus to attend a career fair Tuesday morning, according to Kelly Burns, career services coordinator at SRTC.

Recruiters and employers from more than 50 companies set up booths with information cards, swag bags and treats such as the blue sprinkled donuts passed out by Turning Point Hospital.

Burns said that the event is held twice a year; in the spring at the Moultrie campus and in the fall at the Tifton campus.

“It’s a great resource for our students and upcoming graduates to meet with employers and network,” Burns said. “It’s great for people in the community to come out and look for jobs and it’s free as well.”

Burns said that the Career Services office keeps in contact with employers and students after graduation to ensure that they have received employment upon graduating from the school.

Prospective employees were encouraged to bring several copies of their resumes to pass out upon meeting with recruiters.

Colquitt Regional Medical Center Employment Recruiter Rae Danforth said that as a recruiter, her goal was to find individuals to work in the environmental services department at the hospital.

“Today, we’re just trying to feel out the candidates,” Danforth said. “Tenure is important at the hospital, but like in any business, there will be turnover in certain areas, and right now our biggest need is housekeeping.”

Kimberly Brooks, a planner with the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission, said that they are looking for students interested in internship opportunities.

The interns would be assisting the Regional Commission in serving the community while gaining on-the-job knowledge.

Jeremiah Jowers, an SRTC graduate, said that he attended the job fair to see if he could find his next employment opportunity.

He graduated from SRTC with a degree in electronics/robotics.

“I like these events because I get to meet a lot of businesses and I don’t want to limit myself,” said. “I’m open to learning more skills.”

Jowers said that he picked up applications from several employers and planned on filling them out and returning them before he left the career fair.