Around 90 vendors due at Northwest Georgia Shorter University Career Expo set for Sept. 20

Media release: The Georgia Department of Labor will assist Shorter
University with its 4th annual Northwest Georgia Career Expo Thursday, Sept.
20, in Rome. The expo will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at The Forum.

The expo will feature about 90 employers, educational institutions, and
resource agencies that provide assistance to job seekers. The employers will
be hiring or discussing current and future employment opportunities, while
other organizations will provide education and other resources.

Applicants should bring plenty of resumes and be prepared to fill out
company applications and interview for available job openings. Attendees are
encouraged to dress appropriately to improve their opportunities for
employment. But, they are also encouraged to pre-register and print a free
ticket to the expo at www.eventbrite.com/event/3442475537/GADOL.

GDOL will provide computers for applicants to use in their job search and to
complete on-line employment applications. And, staff will be available to
help with resume writing.

Those expected to participate in the expo include: Abacus/Network Insurers,
Amanda Corbin All-State Agency, American General Insurance, Apache Mills,
Apex Carriers, Art Institute of Atlanta, Ashford University, Beauti Control,
Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center, Department of Veterans
Affairs-Vets Center, Eagle Rock Distributing Company, Edward Jones
Investments, Financial Breeze Benefits, Floyd County Government, Floyd
County Prison, Floyd County Schools, Floyd Medical Center, Georgia
Department of Corrections, Georgia Northwestern Technical College, Georgia
Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, Georgia Department of Veteran Services,
Georgia Highlands College, Georgia Power's Plant Hammond, Goodwill, H&R
Block, Help At Home, Home Instead Senior Care, Hon Company, Honda Precision
Parts of Georgia, Job Corps, Kelly Services, Legal Shield, Lowe's Regional
Distribution Center, Lowe's Home Centers, Mannington Mills, Mary Kay, Mercy
Senior Care, National Credit Education Service, Neaton-Rome, News Publishing
Company, North Georgia Staffing, Pampered Chef, Proactive Management, Radian
Group, Randstad Staffing, Redmond Regional Hospital, Riverwood Retirement
Life Community, Rock Tenn, Rome Cleaners, Scentsy Fragrance, Service Master
By Twins, Shaw Industries, Sunrise Community of Georgia, Tallatoona Cap,
U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Walden University, Wells Fargo Bank, Willow House, and
Woodmen of the World.

For more information about the expo, contact the Rome Career Center at (706)
295-6051.