Chamber Job Fair Draws Hundreds of Jobseekers
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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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