Career and Job Fair

The sixth annual Career and Job Fair is shaping up to be another great event. More than 30 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.

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.

Keith Powell, publisher of Kootenay Business magazine said, “I think this annual event offers an important benefit for businesses, not only to meet the students who are being trained at College of the Rockies, but to reach secondary school students who are thinking of the future and others who are currently unemployed but interested exploring new options.

“The section of the Career and Job Fair called the Summer Job Alley will feature employers especially interested in recruiting young people for summer jobs. With many people seeking job and career opportunities this event is custom-made to help them, so they should bring their resumes to share with prospective employers.”

Svitich agrees. “Our college students, who are already in a program, can talk directly with potential employers in their fields. Those who are in general studies or uncertain about what they want to do can get some ideas about what kind of careers are available. And, of course, members of the general public are also welcome to attend and enter to win the many door prizes including a $250 tuition award for College of the Rockies."

The Career and Job Fair runs from 1 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, with the Chamber of Commerce luncheon starting at 11:30 a.m. The luncheon is for Chamber of Commerce preregistered members only. 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.

For more information on the Career and Job Fair contact Sheena Svitich, College of the Rockies career and placement officer at 250-489-2751 ext. 3441 or email: [email protected]. To participate as an exhibitor contact Kootenay Business at 250-426-7253 or [email protected].

List of participants

• University of Lethbridge
• St. Eugene Golf Resort Casino
• Ktunaxa Nation Council
• Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre
• Columbia Basin Trust
• Prestige Hotels & Resorts
• Cummins Western Canada
• Terralogic Exploration Services Inc.
• Certified General Accountants Association of BC
• Teck
• East Kootenay Realty Ltd.
• Rocky Mountain Pro Drivers
• Tembec Enterprises Inc.
• Friends of Fort Steele Society
• Canadian Mountain Holidays
• BC Ambulance Service
• Southern Interior Flight Centre
• Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
• Strategic Fire Control Ltd. 
• Kootenay Aboriginal Business Development Agency - KARDA
• Lethbridge College
• BDO Canada LLP
• Arrow Installations Ltd. 
• Falkins Insurance Group Ltd.
• Certified Management Accountants of BC
• CINTAS
• Investors Group Financial Services
• Resort Villa Management
• Lethbridge Regional Police Service
• Canada Border Services Agency Recruitment Unit - Pacific Region
• Canadian Mental Health Association for the Kootenays
• Vivint
• Centre for Arts and Technology