Ed. Note: The following is a news release courtesy of College of the Canyons. 

College of the Canyons Job & Career Center officials are planning to host their annual fall Job & Career Fair this month.

The Job & Career fair is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the East P.E. gymnasium, located on the college’s Valencia campus.

The fair, which is free and open to the public, will feature a variety of employers seeking to fill entry, middle and upper level job opportunities, along with several free workshops.

The job fair is in partnership with The Signal and KHTS AM 1220,

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Once again, the fair’s very successful “virtual job fair” sponsored by KHTS, will allow job seekers to apply for jobs with companies unable to attend this year’s job fair.

Special guest presenter Stuart Fried, a career specialist with more than 30 years of experience in recruiting and coaching, will deliver a workshop on how to use the professional networking website, LinkedIn. The workshop will allow job seekers to learn how to find a new job, expand networks, and present themselves to decision makers with LinkedIn.

Another workshop presented by Kira Barlow, a career advisor at College of the Canyons and career counseling graduate student at CSUN, will help job seekers learn how to develop a successful online job search.

“Because many companies will direct job seekers to apply to jobs online, Job Fair attendees are also encouraged to visit the websites of companies who will be present at the fair and apply to jobs before the day of the event,” said Gina Bogna, the college’s Assistant Dean of Internships, Job Development and Career Center.

A full list of employers scheduled to attend the event is located at the website, with more companies and businesses added each day.

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Also included at this semester’s event will be the new ‘Employer Showcase’ featuring some of the Santa Clarita Valley’s largest and most reputable employers.

Included at the Employer Showcase will be a business-specific presentation about each organization and its company culture, along with a list of currently available employment opportunities and the desired candidate qualifications associated with each position. Attendees will also have an opportunity to ask questions about each organization.

The Job Fair’s ‘Employer Showcase’ event schedule is as follows:

•      10:15 a.m. — Six Flags Magic Mountain
•      11 a.m. — Boston Scientific
•      12 p.m. — Princess Cruises
•      1 p.m. — City of Santa Clarita

All ‘Employer Showcase’ events will be held in Student Center, PDR-2.

In the week leading up to the job fair, the COC Job & Career Center will host a pair of Resume Rally events where students and community members can have their resume critiqued, or create a new resume, in advance of the college’s upcoming Job & Career Fair.

Resume Rallies events are scheduled for the following dates and times:

•      10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, Valencia Campus (Canyons Hall, Room 102).
•      10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, Canyon Country Campus (Quad 1, Bldg. B).

Both events are free to all students and community members with no appointments needed, so you can drop in anytime during the event.

For the Resume Rally event, attendees without student parking passes should be prepared to purchase a one-day pass for $3, or print out a Resume Rally flyer from the college’s Career Services website and place it on their car’s dashboard on the day of the event.

For more information about the upcoming Fall 2015 Job & Career Fair and Resume Rallies, or to view a list of participating employers and workshop schedule, please visit the website or call (661) 362-3286.