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Siuslaw News
Careers & Employment
Florenoe Community Job Fair
‘You can’t grow without people and resources’
Th ursday, March 8 • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Th ree Rivers Casino Resort, 5647 Highway 126
Chantelle Meyer
Siuslaw News
F
or the third time, Th ree Rivers Ca-
sino Resort is opening the doors
to its event center, 5647 Highway 126
in Florence, for the free Florence Com-
munity Job Fair. Th is year’s fair is on
Th ursday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Event organizer Pam Hickson, re-
cruitment specialist for Th ree Rivers
Casino Resort and the Confederated
Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and
Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI), said the
event is going to be the biggest yet.
“Th is year I am pleased to announce
that we will have 44 registered vendors
participating from all areas of work
force in the community, and some-
thing of interest for job seekers of all
ages,” she said.
Organizers estimate that 300 people
will attend the fair to interact with rep-
resentatives from the 44 local and re-
gional employers, many of which are
seeking to fi ll empty positions.
“We will be advertising and actively
pursuing attendees to come from the
valley and up and down the coast,”
Hickson said.
Th e casino’s event center will feature
booths for the vendors and a bank of
computers available for completing
online applications, as well as a table
where applicants can
complete paper ap-
plications.
“It’s a ‘one stop
shopping’ event that
is free and open to
the public — a great
opportunity to meet
one-on-one with lo-
cals who are current-
ly hiring and actively
recruiting for the
upcoming season,”
Hickson said.
Th e networking
opportunity will off er opportunities
and resources to both applicants and
employers.
“We’ve had a bigger response from
up and down the coast,” Hickson said.
“Last year, we had 34 businesses — up
from 28 the fi rst year — and some peo-
ple from Yachats. Th is year we have a
few more employers from Yachats and
representatives from Coos Bay and
North Bend. Th is is the main coastal
fair was a way to do that
and fi ll a need in the
community.”
Part of the reason
Th ree Rivers started the
job fair was to get every-
one in the same room —
people who were looking
for jobs, a new direction,
internships or volun-
The 2017 Community
Job Fair allowed people
teer opportunities could
to interact with pro-
meet with businesses
spective employers.
who had job openings,
education information
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job fair, so we’re glad to get this repre-
“Local businesses and applicants
sentation.”
both know the challenges when apply-
Hickson said the tribe has always ing for jobs and locating resources as
had a good presence along the coast; well. Th e Community Job Fair brings
CTCLUSI’s headquarters are in Coos all those parties and resources together
Bay, and Th ree Rivers opened its sec- to form a network in our local com-
ond location there in 2015.
munity,” Hickson said. “People recog-
“We are hiring as well, and even nize that you have to cover all bases
though the tribe employs more than in this job market. With lower unem-
100 people, we still need to recruit up ployment it may be harder to fi ll posi-
and down the coast,” she said. “Th e job tions. You have to actually try to have a
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Meyer • Heceta Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast/Ona Restaurant & Lounge • IITR Truck School • Job Corps • Juice Plus • Lane Community College
Florence Center • Lane County Government • May Trucking Company • New Horizons In Home Care • NW Youth Corps • Oregon Army National
Guard • Oregon Coast Community Action • Oregon Coast Culinary Institute • Oregon Department of Transportation • Oregon Home Care Com-
mission • Oregon Pacifi c Bank • Oregon Youth Authority • Peace Heath Peace Harbor Medical Center • Pink Zebra • Rosincloud, Inc. • Safeway •
Sand Dunes Frontier • Shangri-La • Shorewood Senior Living • Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue • Siuslaw National Forest • Siuslaw News • Siuslaw
Public Library District • Siuslaw School District • Southwestern Oregon Community College • Spruce Point Assisted Living & Memory Care • Top
Hydraulics • U.S. Active Army Recruiting • U.S. Coast Guard • Vacasa • Western Lane Ambulance • Worksource Lane (Employment Department)
physical presence so people see you as
an option.”
Physically meeting with applicants
allows the chance for employers to in-
teract one-on-one with people as they
accept résumés.
Th is means that serious applicants
should bring several printed copies of
their résumés and dress appropriately
in professional attire. Th ey should also
treat the entire fair as an interview and
“put their best foot forward,” Hickson
said.
Hickson added that the fair allows
employers to interact with each other.
“It all promotes economic develop-
ment and stimulation in our commu-
nity,” she said. “Diff erent jobs represent
a little bit of everything our communi-
ty needs. From trade to hospitality and
IT to marketing, pooling our resources
stimulates the economic side. You can’t
grow without people and resources.”
More diversity represented by the
employers at the Community Job Fair
should appeal to people looking for
everything from home businesses,
such as Avon and Juice Plus, to several
branches of the military and employ-
ment departments. In addition, jobs in
healthcare, service industries, school
districts, offi ces, youth opportunities
and more will be available.
Job seekers of all ages and stages of
life are welcome at the fair.
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