CHESTER and MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – Looking for a job? Thinking about making a career change? If so, then you’ll want to mark your calendar for an upcoming Career Fair being hosted by John Tyler Community College and Old Dominion University (ODU). The Career Fair will take place April 21, 2015, from 4:00 – 7:30 p.m. in the Nicholas Center at John Tyler Community College’s Chester Campus (13101 Jefferson Davis Highway). More than 60 employers will be on hand, including:
Ace Hardware
Aerotek
AMF Bakery Systems
Argent Credit Union
Beaufont Health and Rehab
Branscome Richmond
Career Strategies
Central State Hospital
Chesterfield County Human Resources
Chesterfield County Police Department
Chick-fil-A Chesterfield Plaza
City of Petersburg
Cornerstone Commercial Real Estate
Crater Criminal Justice Training Academy
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Department of Juvenile Justice
Dominion
Evonik Corporation
Fastenal Company
FedEx Freight
Food Lion
Ft. Lee Federal Credit Union
General Nutrition Center
Gerdau
Henrico County Police Division
Hopewell Police Department
Jewett Machine/Jewett Automation
John Tyler ASAP
Kings Dominion
Kroger Company
Massage Envy Spa
NAPA Auto Parts
Nurse Advantage
Omni Richmond Hotel
Patient First
Primerica Financial Services
Proseal America, Inc.
Rainbow Station
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Richmond Tooling, Inc.
Riverside Regional Jail
Rolls-Royce North America
Speciality’s Our Name, Inc.
State Farm
State Farm Correctional Complex
Stewart Moving & Storage
The Moore Insurance Group
The Progress- Index
Trade Source
Transamerica Agency Network
United States Navy
UPS
US Army
VADOC – Sussex 1 State Prison
VHI Transport
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing
Virginia Employment Commission
Virginia State Police
Virginia State University
Waffle House
YMCA of Greater Richmond
In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to talk to representatives from John Tyler and ODU about educational programs that can lead to workforce success. The Career Fair is free and open to the community. For more information, contact Dr. Ann Sorensen at 804-706-5166 or asorensen@jtcc.edu or Bennie Rogers, III at 804-594-1562 or brogers@jtcc.edu.
John Tyler Community College is the fifth largest of the 23 community colleges in Virginia. With campuses in Chester and Midlothian and off-campus classrooms throughout the area, John Tyler offers quality and economical opportunities for students who want to earn a degree or certificate, transfer to a four-year college or university, train for the workforce, or switch careers. The College, which served nearly 14,000 students during the 2013-14 academic year, offers 18 associate degrees, seven certificates, and 36 career studies certificates. The institution also serves more than 13,000 non-credit trainees and over 1,000 companies and government agencies annually through the Community College Workforce Alliance.