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Presents The 5th Annual Connect With Success
Job and Career Fair
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The Connect With Success Job and Career Fair is
East Countys premiere recruitment event. This
fair is a partnership between WorkSource Portland
Metro East and the Gresham Area Chamber of
Commerce.
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The 5th Annual Connect With Success Job and
Career Fair was sponsored by Edward Jones
Investments.
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Gresham High School
May 1, 2009 1000 a.m. 200 p.m.
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Marketing

• Marketing activities for the job fair included
  paid advertisements in the Gresham Outlook,
  targeted recruitment to active job seekers in
  iMatchSkills , public service announcements,
  website postings, Gresham Area Chamber of
  Commerce weekly faxes, MetroEast Community
  Medias Community Bulletin Board and other media
  outlets.

craigslist
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The Gresham Outlook ad ran five Saturdays before
the event. March 24 March 31 April 7 April
14 April 21
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• How did people hear about the event?

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• There were 561 job openings available
• representing 132 occupations.

Accounting Clerk Administrative
Assistant Admissions Manager Apartment Leasing
Agent Architect Intern Architect Project
Manager Assembler Assistant Office
Manager Associate Design Engineer Auto Sales
Representative
Branch Manager Buyer Caregiver Casting
Engineer Certified Nurses Assistant Certified
Welder Class A Delivery Driver Clinical Care
Coordinator CNC Machinist Customer Service
Collections
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• There were 561 job openings available
• representing 132 occupations.

Commercial Carpenter Commercial Loan Servicing
Representative Concrete Carpenter Concrete
Formers Crew Leader Custodian Data Center
Coordinator Design Engineer Design Manager Detail
Technician
Diesel Mechanic Dietary Aide Director of Faculty
and Curriculum Development Electronic Banking
Specialist Electronics Development
Technician Entry Level Police Officer Exhibit
Repair and Maintenance Technician Facilities
Manager Family Services Manager
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• There were 561 job openings available
• representing 132 occupations.

Financial Advisor Financial Aid
Counselor Fitter/Welder Fleet Mechanic Fleet
Service Agent Flight Attendant Food and Beverage
Agent Forklift Driver Fuel Attendant General
Labor General Landscape Maintenance
Help Desk Manager Human Resources
Generalist Industrial Hygiene Technician Industria
l Maintenance Inside Sales Representative Life
Enrichment Specialist Live-In Caregiver Logistics
Coordinator Licensed Practical Nurse
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• There were 561 job openings available
• representing 132 occupations.

Merchandise Manager Milling Machine
Operator Mortgage Banker Numerical Control
Programmer Parts Assembly Preschool
Teacher Press/Bindery Worker Preventative
Maintenance Technician Proof Operator Trainee
Machine Installer Machine Shop Helper Machinist Ma
intenance Electrician Maintenance
Mechanic Manager of Safety and Industrial
Hygiene Marine Engineer Marketing
Copywriter Material Handler Medication Aide
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• There were 561 job openings available
• representing 132 occupations.

Senior Mortgage Processor Service Agent Skills
Trainer Special Agent Senior Equipment
Engineer Tool Designer Transportation Maintenance
Specialist Warehouse Worker Welding Engineer Work
Order Planner
Psychiatric Technician Quality Technician Register
ed Nurse Relationship Manager Robot Test
Technician Room Attendant RV Technician Scanner Se
afood Clerk Security Guard Senior City Planner
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Participating Businesses

• Edward Jones Investments
• OMSI
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• U.S. Bank
• TriMet
• The New Gresham Ford
• Warner Pacific College
• Schneider National Carriers
• Portland Spirit
• Horizon Airlines
• Fred Meyer
• Powell Valley Assisted Living and Memory Care

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Participating Businesses
Boeing Company Pella Vinyl Madden Industrial
Craftsman Marquis Companies Flying J Plaza Swift
Trucking Morrison Child and Family Services LbL
Windows Axis Design Group CR Real
Estate Resource Staffing Curtis Trailers
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Participating Businesses

• Gresham-Barlow School District
• City of Gresham
• Gunderson
• Affiliated Computer Services
• Albertina Kerr Centers
• Warn Industries
• Schwans Home Service
• Oregon Department of Transportation
• U.S. Navy
• Securitas Securities
• Sandy Home Care

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Participating Businesses

• Microchip
• Contractors Employment Service
• Courtesy Vending
• Express Personnel
• Guardsmark, LLC
• Portland Habilitation Center
• Mt. Hood Community College
• Avis/Budget Rent-A-Car
• Staffmark
• Sheraton Portland Airport
• U.S. Marines
• Oregon Child Development Coalition

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• 1,000 people attended this event!

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• The Job and Career Fair facilitated personal
  interaction between 50 local, regional, and
  national companies with 1,000 people searching
  for their next job.

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• The Boeing Company

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Powell Valley Assisted Living and Memory Care
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Horizon Air
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• Axis Design Group

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Swift Transportation
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• Gresham-Barlow School District

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• OMSI

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The New Gresham Ford
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• TriMet

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• Fred Meyer

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• Portland Spirit

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• Express Personnel

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• Mt. Hood Community College

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• City of Gresham

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• Gunderson

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• WorkSource Portland Metro East

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Carol Nielsen-Hood, CEO Gresham Area Chamber of
Commerce
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People attending the job fair traveled from 50
cities in the region.
Spokane, WA Estacada Happy Valley Beavercreek Rain
ier Damascus Corbett Camas, WA Longview,
WA Vancouver, WA Battleground, WA McMinnville
Washougal, WA Aloha Mulino Tualatin Rhododendren B
oring Lake Oswego Cornelius Scappoose LaCenter,
WA Gladstone Willamina Aurora
West Linn Sherwood Eugene Stevenson, WA Eagle
Creek Canby Oak Grove Milwaukie Tigard Oregon
City Beaverton Banks Welches
Gresham Troutdale Wood Village Fairview Sandy Port
land Salem Newberg Clackamas Hillsboro St.
Helens Woodburn
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100 Business Retention

• Every participating business reported they will
  participate in the next Connect With Success Job
  and Career Fair.
• This is our key indicator of a successful event.

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How did businesses rate the event?
Poor Fair Average Good
Excellent
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What did businesses like most about the event?

• Quantity of job seekers
• Quality of job seekers
• Variety of job seekers
• Variety of Businesses
• Organization of the event
• Friendly and supportive WorkSource staff
• Time of the event (4 hours)
• Professional layout
• Location
• Price/Value
• Promotion/Marketing

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What did businesses like least about the event?

• Room temperature
• Noise level
• Some job seekers insisted on giving resumes
• Some job seekers expected job interviews
• Lack of qualified applicants for some openings
• Lack of lunch variety
• No sodas with lunch
• Did not receive vegetarian lunch

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Comments from businesses
Even if we can make one hire, and Im confident
we can, the time has been worth it. MBank

• This is one of the better job fairs weve
  attended.
• Portland Habilitation Center

The event was well organized and
professional. The New Gresham Ford
Great job! Thank you! Axis Design Group AE, LLC
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Comments from businesses
The quality and quantity of job seekers were
well prepared. TriMet

• Very well put together, very well ran.
• Microchip Technology, Inc.

We were surprised by the good number of
applicants. We are pleased to be part of the
community and received many applications. Sheraton
Portland Airport Hotel
I liked the set up and it was run very
efficiently. City of Gresham
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Comments from businesses
Great turn out. The Boeing Company

• WorkSource employees were all helpful as usual
  and really assisted with our recruiting needs.
• Guardsmark, LLC

WorkSource has been great at assisting in filling
jobs. Schneider National
Great turnout. Well done! Express Personnel
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Considerations for 2008

• Attract 1,250 job seekers
• Adjust room temperature
• Wireless internet access
• Provide soda for businesses

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In Appreciation
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I want to thank you again for the opportunity to
have Edward Jones Investments sponsor The 3rd
Annual Connect With Success Job and Career Fair.
This was our third year participating and I am
very impressed how the event has grown in two
years. I observed huge improvements in two
main areas 1) Quality Of Attendees
2) Number Of AttendeesThe Job and Career
Fair is an extremely effective way for us to
contact qualified candidates in a short amount of
time. In the four hours we were there, we had
to bring in extra recruiting packets.
Ron Ward
Investment Representative
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"What a greats service for East County citizens
to be able to participate in such an eventas the
Connect With Success Job and Career Fair.
WorkSource Portland Metro East and the over 50
vendors provided an important function for our
citizens to pursue the opportunity to either
change or secure a job. Thank you forthis
wonderful service to our community.Carol
Nielsen-Hood, CEOGresham Area Chamber of Commerce
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Thanks to Steve Lewis for connecting this job
fair to the Gresham-Barlow School District!
Thanks also to the outstanding support we
received from Floyd Whitlock from Gresham High
School.
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Thank you to Best Cellars Cateringfor providing
the food for this event!
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The WorkSource Portland Metro East Staff!
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The 4th Annual Connect With Success Job and
Career Fair
Coming in 2008!
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