CHESTER and MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – Looking for a job, or considering a career change? If so, 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 March 30, 2017, from 3:30 – 6:30 p.m. in the Nicholas Center at John Tyler Community College’s Chester Campus, located at 13101 Jefferson Davis Highway. More than 85 employers will be on hand, including:
9Round Fitness
Accounting Principals
Ace Hardware
AFLAC
ALBC School
American Buildings, a Nucor Company
AMF Bakery Systems
Argent Credit Union
Armor Correctional Health Services
Atlantic Constructors, Inc.
Balanced Minds LLC
Bliley Funeral Homes and Cremation Center
Bon Secours Health System
Branscome
Care Advantage Inc.
CDS Tractor Trailer Training
Century Concrete, Inc.
Chesterfield County Police Department
Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office
Chick-fil-A
ChildSavers
Chippenham Hospital/Tucker Paviliion
City of Petersburg
City of Richmond, Department of Fire & Emergency Services
Colonial Heights Police Department
ColonialWebb
Continental Pools
CORT Furntiure
CoStar Group
Destiny Services, Inc
Direct Mail Solutions
Evonik Corporation
Exterior Source
FAREVA - Richmond
Fastenal Company
FedEx Freight
Foot Locker
Fort Lee Federal Credit Union
HCA - Capital Division
Hermetic Networks, Inc.
Hertz Investment Group
Hoover & Strong, Inc.
Interim Healthcare of Richmond
Iron Workers Local # 28
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Jewett Machine
Jims Formal Wear
Joint Logistics Managers, Inc
Lionbridge
Looper-Golf LLC
March Funeral Homes
Morrissett Funeral & Cremation Service
Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Richmond
Niagara Bottling
Paramount Builders
Peoples Advantage Federal Credit Union
Plumbers & Steamfitters L.U. 10 App. School
Plumbers' and Steamfitters Local No. 10
Primerica
Primerica Financial Services
Prince William County Police Department
Richmond Ambulance Authority
Riverside Regional Jail
Rodan & Fields
SagePoint Financial
Service Corporation International
SLAIT Consulting
Southern States Cooperative, Inc.
SP+ Airport Services, Richmond Int'l Airport
Spring Arbor of Salisbury
Sussex I State Prison
Swim Club Management Group
The Greater Richmond ARC/Camp Baker
Transamerica Agency Network
Tyson Foods, Inc.
United Methodist Family Services
VA Department of Game & Inland Fisheries
Virginia Commonwealth Bank
Virginia Department of Transportation
Virginia State Police
Voigt Enterprises, LLC
Wells Fargo
Westminster Canterbury Richmond
Wink Fastners, Inc.
YMCA of Greater Richmond - Chester Campus
In addition to meeting these employers, attendees will have the opportunity to talk to representatives from John Tyler Community College and ODU about educational programs that can lead to workforce success. The Career Fair is free and open to the community. For an updated list of employers who will be in attendance, go to www.jtcc.edu/about/news/8223. Questions about the Career Fair may be directed to 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, celebrating 50 years of providing educational opportunities to Central Virginia, 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 affordable, quality programs 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 more than 14,100 students during the 2015-16 academic year, offers more than 60 majors, including associate degrees and certificates. The institution also serves more than 12,000 non-credit trainees and over 900 companies and government agencies annually through the Community College Workforce Alliance.