April 22, 2015
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Economy
Helps
on Jobs
Cascade
Campus Job
Fair timely for
new hires
With hiring on the rise and
employment returning to
pre-recession levels, the Port-
land Community College Cas-
cade Job Fair is poised to be
one of its strongest ever.
The 18th annual event will
take place from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, in
the Cascade Campus gym.
More than 70 employers from
the Portland metro area will be
on hand, with more than 1,000
job seekers anticipated to par-
ticipate.
“This is the best time in years
to be looking for work in Port-
land,” said Becky Washington,
coordinator of career services
at PCC’s Cascade Campus and
lead organizer of the job fair.
“Employers in nearly all sec-
tors of industry are hiring, and
there’s a new energy and focus
in the tech community to at-
tract underrepresented commu-
nities to the field, which is very
exciting.”
Attendees also will have
access to a variety of helpful
free seminars and workshops
on topics like networking, re-
sume-writing,
interviewing
tips, and seeking job satisfac-
The Portland Community College Cascade Job Fair, a public event that draws hundreds of people to PCC’s north Portland
campus, returns Tuesday, April 28.
tion, among others.
Among the employers to be
represented at this year’s fair
are Legacy Health System,
New Seasons Market, Hoffman
Construction, Portland General
Electric, US Bank, Aflac and
a host of local government
agencies, among many others.
For a full list of participating
employers and other resources
available at the event, visit pcc.
edu/cascadejobfair.