WorkAble partnership to hold spring career fair for Greater Pittsburgh region's unemployed and under-employed adults

WorkAble, a United Way of Allegheny County-funded partnership of the Career Development Center of Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Pittsburgh (JF&CS), North Hills Community Outreach (NHCO) and South Hills Interfaith Ministries (SHIM), will hold a spring career fair for adults throughout the region on Thursday, April 16, from 9 a.m. – Noon at the Bethel Park Community Center, located at 5151 Park Avenue, 15102.

Launched in the fall of 2012 and supported by the United Way of Allegheny County, WorkAble is a county-wide employment and critical needs service for struggling adults. WorkAble serves unemployed and underemployed individuals throughout Allegheny County at NHCO sites in Allison Park and Millvale, SHIM offices in Bethel Park and JF&CS offices in Squirrel Hill.

The upcoming career fair will include employers from Allegheny Health Network, Eat’n Park, Goodwill, St. Clair Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, UPMC and many others.

The career fair is appropriate for all levels of professional experience and available positions range from entry level to director level. Available positions include jobs in administration, finance, customer service and positions in the healthcare field, among other opportunities.

“This career fair is so unique, because we provide each attendee with an opportunity to spend one-on-one time with recruiters to discuss their background, qualifications and interest in a specific company. That’s why we stress the importance of registering in advance, so we can ensure that critical one-on-one time is available,” said Patrick Ferarro, Employer Relations Consultant at JF&CS’s Career Development Center.

Attendees can expect to meet one-on-one with recruiters for brief in-person interviews. Individuals wishing to attend the career fair are encouraged to dress professionally, bring multiple copies of a resume and research employers and available positions beforehand. Attendees should be prepared to discuss specific positions that they have found and applied to online in advance.

Parking is available.

Those wishing to attend the career fair must register in advance by calling 412-854-9120, ext. 107. Those who are struggling and need assistance can call the WorkAble hotline at 412-904-5993 or visit www.workableac.com.