Record-setting career fair at COTR generates two scholarships

The COTR career fair attracts students from all walks of life, and this year is no exception. — Kris Lindblad photo

The sixth annual Career and Job Fair promises to be another great event. Forty-three businesses and organizations have confirmed their attendance from 1 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 8 at the College of the Rockies Cranbrook main campus.

As a result of the record participation in the Career Fair, two scholarships of $1,500 each are being made available for business administration students to apply for at the College of the Rockies.

A partnership between Kootenay Business magazine, the Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce and College of the Rockies, the East Kootenay’s largest Career and Job Fair gives employers and potential employees a chance to network, investigate career opportunities and perhaps find employment in the Summer Job Alley. Employers will be accepting resumes and actively recruiting for employees during the event.

“The Career and Job Fair is an excellent and vital opportunity for employers and potential employees to meet and network,” said COTR career and placement officer Sheena Svitich. “We encourage potential job seekers to go to this event prepared—to dress neatly, have some resumes on hand and take the time to talk about their skills to employers—whether they’re looking for a career, summer employment or both.”

The event will bring companies into direct contact with COTR students as well as area secondary school students, offering businesses a chance to get young people interested in their industry.

The keynote presentation will be an in-depth interview conducted by Kootenay Business magazine publisher Keith Powell with Kootenay Ice president and general manager, Jeff Chynoweth and head coach, Kris Knoblauch on the theme: The Secret of Creating a Winning Attitude and Legacy.