BUSINESS COMMENT
12 • MARCH 2022
COAST RIVER BUSINESS JOURNAL
After pandemic pause, job and career fair is back
By Kevin Leahy
Executive Director
Clatsop Economic Development Resources
We are very excited to see normalcy returning to
our local economy. There are still challenges ahead,
but two important programs will be in full force
this year, stronger than ever. The û rst is the Clatsop
WORKS i nternship program, the summer paid intern-
ship program with our Clatsop County employers, the
Astoria, Jewell, Knappa, Seaside and Warrenton h igh
s chools and Clatsop Community College. The second
is the Clatsop County Job & Career Fair, which after
a two-year COIVD-19 pause is back!
Clatsop WORKS Paid Summer
Internship Program
The Clatsop WORKS program provides local
THE CLATSOP COUNTY JOB & CAREER FAIR WILL
BE HELD ON MAY 11 FROM 9:30 A.M. TO 1 P.M. FOR
OUR H IGH S CHOOL S TUDENTS AND FROM 1:15 TO
3:15 P.M. FOR CLATSOP COMMUNITY COLLEGE
S TUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT THE
CLATSOP COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
students, ages 16 and up, with exposure to pro-
fessional paid internship opportunities in Clatsop
County, with the goal of community building, eco-
nomic development, promoting local career oppor-
tunities and retaining local talent.
We are in the û fth year of this program and plan
to have a record number of employers and stu-
CLATSOP WORKS
Summer Paid Internship Program
APPLY NOW!!
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Employers! Build tomorrow’s workforce! Let us assist!
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Students Age 16 + from Clatsop County High Schools &
Clatsop Community College.
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To apply, go to: ClatsopWorks.com or call 503-338-2507
for more information.
CLATSOP COUNTY JOB & CAREER FAIR
May 11, 2022
Clatsop County Fairgrounds
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Employers. Register to Participate. FREE!
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Contact Debbie Newton at the Oregon Employment
Department for details: 503-378-8063 or email
debbie.m.newton@employ.oregon.gov
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To register, go to clatsopjobfair.com for the registration
link.
dents participating this summer. We welcome Misty
Bateman as our Clatsop WORKS c oordinator, who
has a deep background in c areer-t echnical e ducation
at the c ommunity c ollege level, and has a passion
for student success.
For employers, if you are a past <Host = we are
reaching out to see if you will be participating in the
program this year. New employers are also being
actively recruited. If you would like more informa-
tion, contact Bateman at mbateman@clatsopcc.edu
or call her at 503-338-2507.
Parents, g randparents, g uardians and f riends are
encouraged to share this great program opportunity
with their high school or college students. Deadline
for students to apply is May 15 . Go to clatsopworks.
com to learn more details and to apply. If you have
questions, email Bateman at mbateman@clatsopcc.
edu or call her at 503-338-2507.
Bateman will also be visiting all of our high
schools and Clatsop Community College to meet
with students, counselors, instructors and adminis-
tration. This is a once in a lifetime experience for
our students!
Clatsop County Job & Career Fair
Clatsop Economic Development Resources
is collaborating again with the local WorkSource
Northwest Oregon oû ce and many community
volunteers to organize the Clatsop County Job &
Career Fair.
The event will be held on May 11 from 9:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. for our h igh s chool s tudents and from 1:15
to 3:15 p.m. for Clatsop Community College s tu-
dents and the general public at the Clatsop County
Fairgrounds.
Astoria, Ilwaco, Jewell, Knappa, Naselle, Sea-
side and Warrenton h igh s chools will be participat-
ing. For these students, it will be their û rst expo-
sure to a large event with all employers together in
one location.
In addition, we expect a large turnout from the
general public, Clatsop Community College s tu-
dents, active job seekers and those wanting to learn
more about the career options in Clatsop County.
Four f ocus areas for employers:
1. Hiring now for immediate positions for sum-
mer jobs.
2. Looking for committed and skilled employees
to û ll career technical, trades, vocational, appren-
ticeship positions in our workforce.
3. Sharing career options in Clatsop County for
our college-bound students, both at Clatsop Com-
Kevin Leahy
munity College and four year colleges and univer-
sities. Many students are not aware of the diverse
positions available in many industries in our own
backyard and we want our youth to come home after
they graduate from college or stay here after they
graduate from Clatsop Community College.
4. Information and job and career opportunities
for the general public.
We want to give the attendees an overview of
the many industries and sectors that make up our
local economy.
The target sectors are: Tourism and h ospital-
ity; b usiness, b anking, û nance and p rofessional s er-
vices ; s eafood p rocessing and û shing ; f orest and
w ood p roducts ; h ealth c are ; r etail ; m anufacturing ;
l aw e nforcement ; c areer t echnical, c ontracting and
t rades ; e ducation and g overnment ; p ublic s ector ;
m ilitary o ptions (b ranches of the military).
There is a comprehensive website at clatsopjob-
fair.com with detailed information about the job and
career fair for students, parents/guardians of stu-
dents, employers and volunteers.
To register as an employer to participate in the
career and job fair, call Debbie Newton at the Work-
Source Northwest Oregon oû ce at 503-378-8063 or
email her at d ebbie.m.newton@employ.oregon.gov
Businesses can also register on line by going to the
clatsopjobfair.com website and clicking on the reg-
istration link.
This event is free . Employers are asked to regis-
ter as soon as possible as the entire list of employ-
ers participating will be provided to the schools and
will be featured on the website. Note we will also
be contacting each employer as we get closer to the
actual event date with speciû c details and tips to
maximize the day.
Employers that are hiring will have special sign-
ing for the job seekers to see.
Kevin Leahy is the executive director of Clatsop
Economic Development Resources and the Clatsop
Community College Small Business Development
Center. Reach him at kleahy@clatsopcc.edu or call
503-338-2402.