Jobs fair set at KSU Trumbull Campus

Staff report

WARREN

Warren City Councilwoman Cheryl Saffold and Kent State University Trumbull Campus will have a jobs fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday in Room 117 of the Technology Building at KSU Trumbull, 4314 Mahoning Ave. NW.

“This event is aimed at assisting local residents who are unemployed or seeking employment in the public or private sector,” Saffold said.

Many large and small businesses, nonprofit organizations and career- services agencies are expected to participate, including AVI, Anderson-Dubose, Home Savings, Wal-Mart, Things Remembered, Phantom Fireworks, Global Solutions, Corp Temps, Infocision, Liberty Tax, TCAP, Warren Urban League, Mentoring Mom’s, Trumbull Career and Technical Center, City of Warren Business Incubator, FedEx Ground, Farmers Bank, West Corp., Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority, MVP Plastics, Staff Right, AT&T, Verizon, Drake Manufacturing, Dunkin Donuts and Job Corps.

The fair also will feature assistance with r sum writing, and there will be a job-readiness workshop at 10:30 a.m.

The Trumbull County One-Stop office, a division of the county Department of Job and Family Services, also will be on hand to assist job-seekers.

Free bus transportation will be available in the parking lot of the Hot Dog Shoppe, 740 West Market Street. The bus will leave at 9:30 a.m. and return at 3:30 p.m.