Industry Comes to 立博手机app状态 gives students chance to network with area employers

汉斯维尔，艾尔 Students from 立博手机app状态 社区 College recently got the chance to network with area employers and learn about various internship, apprenticeship and full-time job 机会. 

Industry Comes to 立博手机app状态 is an event hosted monthly by the college’s Center 职业和劳动力发展(CCWD).)系列活动允许企业参与 North Central Alabama to connect with WSCC学生 in 项目 that may be relevant 到他们招聘的职位. 来自美国陆军的招募人员 Guard, Oak Dental Partners, Blount County Communication District and Comfort Systems 美国中南部的学生们都在现场与学生们见面.  

Anna Beard is the Diesel by Distance project coordinator at 立博手机app状态. 她帮助 with coordinating the monthly Industry Comes to Wallace career fair. 

“It is like a mini career fair with employers from around the area. 与任何 positions businesses are looking to fill, we will invite students from those 项目 to attend the event and network with potential employers,” said Beard.   

Tables were set up in the 贝利中心大堂 for recruiters to display company materials 并为学生提供信息. 招聘人员有机会与学生们聊天 one-on-one and answer employment questions before sharing a 演讲 in the Bailey 中心礼堂. 

技术服务经理埃德·林恩, 左, and senior project 经理 Austin Booth of 美国舒适系统公司 Mid-South speak with WSCC学生.

美国舒适系统公司 Mid-South, a commercial HVAC company, was the first to share a 演讲. On top of traditional HVAC work, their company also provides a wide array of construction services including air duct and temperature control installation, refrigeration and hydraulic pipe maintenance as well as general plumbing. 在他们 演讲, they shared that they helped complete the newly erected Tutwiler Dorm 在阿拉巴马大学任教. 

Ed Lynn has worked as a technical services 经理 at 美国舒适系统公司 for over 24年. He shared that many of his colleagues are graduates of 立博手机app状态’s HVAC 程序.   

美国舒适系统公司 recruiter Aaron Mickel said that career fair events like Industry Comes to 立博手机app状态 are not just important for his company, but for the trade industry 作为一个整体.   

“For every five people retiring from the trades, one person is filling vacancies,” 说Mickel. “我们需要你们所有人. Each person joining the trades now is going to be an 这是行业未来的重要组成部分.” 

Austin Booth, senior project 经理 at 美国舒适系统公司, agreed with Mickel, adding that prospective trades workers can expect growth in their field. 

“Being in the trades is hard work, but it is worth it. 在一天结束的时候，你 may come home sweaty and exhausted, but the potential in the trades is incredible. There are lots of companies that are paying great money for people who are interested 以交易为业.布斯说。. “我们在康福特做了很多工作 Systems USA and we are always looking for driven individuals to join our team.”  

上士. Bradley Willingham of the Army National Guard speaks with students in the 贝利中心大堂. 

上士. Bradley Willingham was present to provide students with information about the GI Bill and recruit candidates to enlist with the Army National Guard.  

“One of the main things that students are interested in when considering joining the military is education expenses covered under the GI Bill,” said Willingham. “我们总是 try to have a big presence in colleges and universities, and 立博手机app状态 has always been one of the schools we get a lot of recruitment interest out of, so it is great to be up here and getting a chance to meet students.” 

April Handy is the regional 经理 of Alabama at Oak Dental Partners, an organization 总部位于佐治亚州阿尔法雷塔. that provides affiliated dental offices with business 以及行政支持.  

“我们在这里有各种各样的机会. 我们希望雇佣来自 从前台接待到牙科保健师. 我们在阿拉巴马州有7家分店， with three of those being in the Greater Birmingham area, and we would like to recruit 对他们所有人来说，”汉迪说. 

Klara Bezhani is the talent acquisition 经理 at Oak Dental Partners. 她说 she was interested in meeting with all students, not just those studying in dental 项目.  

“The sky truly is the limit, especially when you are working with a big organization. One day you could be a front desk worker, the next you could be an office administrator. We even encourage employees to pursue further education to become a dental assistant 或者是牙科保健师.Bezhani说。. “夫人. 艾普莉曾是一名卫生师，现在她是一名地区医生 经理. Not only does she know the clinical 部分, but she also knows the administrative 部分. If you are hungry to learn, there is so much opportunity in the field.” 

The next Industry Comes to 立博手机app状态 is scheduled for December 6 in the Bailey 中心大堂及礼堂.  

For more information about 立博手机app状态’s Center for 职业与劳动力 Development’s Industry Comes to 立博手机app状态 or internship and apprenticeship 机会 for 同学们，请联系Bethany Campell 伯大尼.campbell@district4promotions.com or 256-352-8372. 

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