September 23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Raleigh Convention Center

WRAL and the Capital Area Workforce Development Board are Here to Help the unemployed and underemployed. Together, we are presenting the WRAL JobLink Career Expo, the Triangle's largest career fair. More than 80 local employers with local job openings will be conducting interviews. The expo also will feature community and education resources. Admission is free. Click for parking information, public transit options and a detailed printable guide to the event.

  Employers and staffing agencies with immediate openings

• Accentuate Staffing, ACN, Action Health Staffing, Adecco, AmeriCorps, BD Biosciences, Boddie Noell Enterprises (Hardee's and Texas Steakhouse restaurants) Burt's Bees, Butterball, Capitol Broadcasting Company, Capitol Financial Solutions, Carolina Sunrock,  CarQuest, Citi Trends, City of Goldsboro, Community Alternatives, Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems, Consumer Education Services, Cott Beverages, DeVry University, Durham County Sheriff's Department, Durham Police Department, Eaton Corp., Envisionary I-Care, Express Employment Professionals, Federal Bureau of Prisons, First Citizens Bank, Five Percent Solutions, Frontier Spinning Mills, Greensboro Police Department, Hipp Engineering, Holly Hill Hospital, Home Depot, IAI, JR Tobacco Discount Outlet, Kenly 95 TA Truckstop, K-Flex USA, Kindred Healthcare, Kisco Senior Center, Laxer & Associates, Mary Kay Cosmetics, MEDFONE Inc., Medfusion, MyComputerCareer.com, N.C. Commission on Volunteerism & Community Services, N.C. Highway Patrol, N.C. National Guard, National Caucus & Center on Black Aged Inc, Novo Nordisk, Partylite Gifts, Piedmont Health Services, Professional Care Management, Prologistic/Resource MFG, Quality Staffing Specialists, Raleigh-Wake 911 Center, RLCB, Reef Systems, Restoration Family Services, Schneider National, Select Staffing, Sheetz, Silpada Designs, Smart Online, Staffmark, TLC Operations, The Entepreneur's Source, The Right Trax, Time Warner Cable, Tammy Lynn Center, The Greer Group, Tri-Arc Food Systems (Bojanlges), UNC Health Care, Under Armour, U.S. Air Force Recruiting, U.S. Army Recruiting, VCR, Waffle House, Wake County Sheriff's Office, Wake Technical Community College, Walden University, Waste Industries, Wendy's International and West Corporation.

  Free workshops

• From Losing Your Job to Owning Your Job (Rosa Andrews), Noon
• Linked In & The Big Picture (Dan Galloway), 10 a.m.
• Find Your Alternate Career (Sally Curry), Noon
• Make Your Resume Talk (Richard Hart), Noon
• Re-Entry for Ex-Offenders (Dennis Gaddy), 2 p.m.
• Steps to Finding the Work You Want After 50 (Suzanne Black), 10 a.m.
• Marketing 101: Marketing for Job Seekers (Hope Ethington), 10 a.m.
• Coping with the Stresses of Job Loss (Dr. Donna Shumate), 2 p.m.
• Learn Your Credit and Foreclosure Options (Holly Close), 2 p.m.

   Training providers on site

• Carolina Trucking Academy, DeVry University, Meredith College, N.C. Council for Women,  N.C. Welseyan College, Purple Elephant Computer Factory, University of Phoenix, Wake Technical Community College, Wake Tech Health Sciences, Wake Tech - 50 Plus Program

   Activities

• Resume Assistance and Review Headquarters (JobLink Mobile Unit), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Ask an HR Rep
• Computer Lab
• Community Resources, including AARP, Affordable Phone Services, Angel Food Ministries, Ashford University, Carolina Trucking Academy, Career Pro, ECPI, Employment Security Commissions of North Carolina, Institute for Independent Businesses, Johnston Community College, Meredith College, Miller-Motte College, N.C. Council for Women, N.C. Truck Driver Training School, New Horizons, Richard Hart, University of Phoenix, and Wake Tech.

    Here To Help Resources

• Links and tips for mothers in the work force
• Direct selling opportunities
• Wake Tech adds six-month job retraining
• Advice on how to ace a job interview
• Career branding can help you stand out
• Overqualified for a job? Don't hide it, expert says
• Expert offers ways to make your resume talk
• Free programs prepare job-seekers for the hunt
• More advice, tips and resources for job seekers

 

Have jobs and want to interview candidates? Register online.