Fair bares opportunities
CAREER FAIR DRAWS EMPLOYERS FROM A NUMBER OF INDUSTRIES FOR RECRUITING
STORY A N D PHOTO BY COLLIN BEREND
Everyone needs a job, but not everyone
can get one, even with the right skills.
Clackamas Community College tries to
fix this.
On Tuesday, April 18, a job fair was held
in the Gregory Forum, tables littered
the inner halls and the m ain room
with representatives o f many different
companies.
“ (There were) about 58 employees from
different industries,” said Kara Leonard,
academic and career coach coordinator
for CCC.
"W e’re hosting
this event to help
students connect with
employers.”
- K a r a Leonard
loquacious and well-dressed men used
their fine rhetoric to bring in new recruits.
Per the Economic Policy Institute from
both 2015 and 2016, unemployment and
job opportunity for college and high
school graduates, which wonderfully
sandwiches community college students
and graduates, still didn’t look too sharp.
The EPI reports that in 2016, which
focused on ages 17-20 for high school
graduates and 21-24 for college graduates
who are not enrolled in further schooling,
“ wages of young high school and college
graduates have failed to reach their
prerecession levels, and have in fact
stagnated or declined for almost every
group since 2000.”
Unemployment rates for high school
graduates has increased to 17.5 percent in
2016, in contrast to 15.9 percent in 2007, a
number that directly affects almost every
student enrolled at CCC.
Thanks to the college holding the
career events, students and community
members can not only browse jobs from
around Oregon City and beyond, but to
form connections, get information and
even see what they may or may not like
by talking to those who work in the field,
such as speaking to the Portland Police
or the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Among the students, Lars Simgha, said
he was there “looking for a job.”
Shayla Giles, a CCC student, was at the
event to look at jobs ip the counseling
field.
Not all the companies present were
hiring for their factory or to be an officer
for the police, one employer was present
as a staffing company.
Terra Staffing Group is an employment
agency that works to get people hired,
“We have a lot of open positions,” said
Mandy Hudson, an employee representing
Terra Staffing. “ It’s been pretty busy.”
Despite the EPI reporting, along with
other economic outlets like Forbes, The
Fiscal Times or CNBC, opportunities are
open and the college actively provides a
plethora of resources for career endeavors,
suggestions and means to connect with
local employers.
Clackamas provides the career fairs
twice in a school year; once in the fall and
once spring term. The next career fair will
be held next year during fall term.
Leonard, who was stationed at a table
that had computers set out with signup
sheets to ch eck -in , greeted students
and community members entering the
building.
Per Leonard, roughly 250 student and
community members participated in the
spring career fair.
“ W e’re hosting this event to help
students connect with employers,” said
Leonard.
Am ong the m any stands, included
the Gresham and Portland Police. The
Portland Police, standing out am ong
everyone else, had a large chart and take-
home pamphlets showing their pay, from
veterans to entry-level.
Alongside the two police departments
were Craftsm an, Woodburn Aquatic
Center, M eccari, Tim berline Lodge,
Guardian Real Estate, Helping Hand Home
Care and Valvoline.
At the State Farm Insurance stand, two State Farm agents, left, try to bring in new recruits with impressive rhetoric.
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