Job Fair Could Fill Hundreds of Positions

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According to the Cherokee Office of Economic Development, a recent regional snapshot released by the Atlanta Regional Commission projects Cherokee County will lead the metro region in job growth from now until 2040.

Over the past three years, CoED has attracted 12 corporations to locate within the county, many of which have established regional or North American headquarters. Cherokee County has also seen 43 industry expansions since 2012. The upshot to this success is the creation of thousands of new jobs.

CoED now wants to help residents connect with those new jobs with its first ever Cherokee Career Expo in partnership with the Georgia Department of Labor.

The event will take place from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 at the Northside Hospital-Cherokee Conference Center at 1130 Bluffs Parkway in Canton.

Scores of Cherokee’s largest employers, including corporations, manufacturing and global businesses will be on-hand looking to hire more than 600 qualified workers, CoED stated.

Recruiters will be representing a majority of Cherokee’s target sectors, which include customer service, retail, finance, healthcare, information technology, advanced manufacturing and small business.

The job openings range from engineering, sales, marketing, administration, finance/accounting, executive leadership and skilled labor such as machine and forklift operators, machinists, cable cord operators and research and development specialists, among many others.

“Cherokee residents need to support this event by attending,” said Marshall Day, chairman of the CoED’s Board of Directors. “By creating jobs here, we’ve empowered residents to eliminate their daily commute as well as a lot of unnecessary stress.”

Job seekers seeking to revamp their resumes before or during the event can meet with career specialists from Chattahoochee Technical College and the GDOL starting at noon the day of the event at a designated area at the conference center.

“Of all the projects we work on at COED, job creation is probably the most personal for me,” said Misti Martin, COED president. “I understand the value of providing someone with an opportunity to work close enough from home you’re there at night to have dinner with your family, instead of being stuck in traffic. We’re all striving for that balance between life and work.”

Participation in the Cherokee Career Expo is being offered free-of-charge by CoED to support Cherokee business and industry, and to provide Cherokee’s highly-skilled workforce with advantageous career opportunities at home.

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