The annual Lamoille Valley Career and Job Fair is being held at the Green Mountain Technology and Career Center on the Lamoille Union Middle and High School campus in Hyde Park this afternoon.
The event is open to adult job seekers as well as eleventh and twelfth grade students interested in exploring a variety of careers. Job seekers are invited to bring copies of their resumes.
An event announcement advises attendees to "plan to arrive early enough to take advantage of the chance to put their qualifications directly into the hands of local employers who are looking for employees."
Among the participating employers and schools are:
- Apple Tree Learning Centers
- Capstone Community Action
- Central Vermont Medical Center
- Copley Health Systems Inc.
- Creative Workforce Solutions
- Crothers Environmental
- Edward Jones Investments
- Fred’s Energy
- Green Mountain Massage School
- GMTA
- Hannaford
- Hearthstone
- Home Instead Senior Care
- Johnson Farm & Garden
- Johnson State College
- Lamoille County Mental Health Services
- Lamoille North Supervisory Union
- Lamoille Region Chamber of Commerce
- Laraway Youth & Family Services
- Lyndon State College
- Mac's Market
- Maplefields
- Mike’s Electric
- New England Culinary Institute (NECI)
- New England Job Corps
- Shaw's Supermarkets
- Spherion Staffing
- Stowe Bagel Company
- Stowe Mountain Lodge
- Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa
- Trapp Family Lodge
- Union Bank
- VT AOT
- VT Army National Guard
- VT Assistive Technology Project
- VT Dept. Human Resources/VT Dept. Information & Innovation
- Vermont Soy
- VT Technical College (VTC).
Representatives from Creative Workforce Solutions will also be on hand to assist job seekers with advice on how to get and keep a job. The event runs from noon until 4 p.m. and admission is free.