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Chamber Job Fair Draws Hundreds of Jobseekers

By Andy McKeeveriBerkshires Staff
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Jobseekers got to see what positions were available from more than 50 local companies.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The annual Berkshire Career Fair drew more than 300 prospective employees to browse jobs from 54 different employers on Thursday.

The Career Fair saw an increase of eight employers from last year while about the same number of prospective employees came through the doors of the Berkshire Hills Country Club.

However, Chamber of Commerce  Director of Programs & Events Christine Hoyt is seeing an uptick in employed prospects looking for something new.

"We are seeing quite a few employed folks," Hoyt said. "The number is up from last year."

The majority of the attendees were unemployed, but with about the same foot traffic as previous years, a higher percentage already had jobs.



The employers ranged in industries, offering positions on nearly every level, and entire classes of students from Taconic High School and Wahconah Regional High School attended.

"It has been pretty steady," Hoyt said, adding that in the first hour more than 100 people attended but each hour after that it held relatively steady at about 50.

The majority of the employers and employees were from Berkshire County, she said.


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GB Public Theater hosts Conversation with Berkshire Theater Artists

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Great Barrington Public Theater (GBPT) holds the third in a series of live talks with theater professionals, Monday, March 18, 6:30pm at St, James Place.
 
GB Public Associate Artistic Director Judy Braha sits down with a group of stage artists who reside locally and, often working together, create nationally acclaimed theater right in the Berkshires. 
 
The multi-accomplished group includes Director James Warwick, Playwrights Mark St. Germain and Jessica Provenz; Actor Peggy Pharr Wilson; Costume Designer Brittney Belz; and Lighting Designer Matthew Adelson. 
 
They all work on GBPT productions and with the many other theater companies that call the Berkshires home. The moderated onstage discussion will explore how their combined talents, creative skills, shared aesthetics and industry know-how are brought together to bring passion, tension, themes of comedy and drama to life onstage, and what makes living and working professionally in the Berkshires possible. Their conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A.
 
This is a free live event, with a $10 suggested donation, but space is limited. Reservations can be made now by emailing Tristan.GreatBarringtonPublic@gmail.com
 
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