Opportunities Abound! Great Trade & Job Fair coming soon

By Joan Janzen

The Great Trade & Job Fair is coming soon to Kindersley! On February 9th, both employers and prospective employees are invited to the Kindersley Centre (mall). Kevin Martin, Executive Director of the Kindersley Chamber, has been hard at work organizing the event.

“This was going to be held last year in the school gym, but it got cancelled. So when the mall was offered, I was grateful because we have more room to spread out,” Kevin explained.

“I want to match up as many people and employers as possible.

We want people to come from throughout the region, but I have no way of knowing how many people will attend. It will be up to each school to send students to the job fair. Meanwhile, Heidi Marchant at KCS has been promoting it.”

Kevin invites job seekers to bring their resumes, connect with employers, and learn about job opportunities. The Chamber will also have professionals on hand who will help fine-tune resumes.

“We’re going to have a couple of private rooms available for anyone wanting to do an interview,” Kevin added. The Chamber will have a booth providing information on how to do a business plan, learn about public speaking, and promote Chamber memberships.

So far, participants in the job fair include the RCMP, Montana’s, Teine Energy, HUB International, Caleb Village, West Central Abilities, Best Western Plus, Dennis’ Welding, Millsap Fuel Distributors, Impact Energy, DFI, Claas, Sask Polytechnic, Apprenticeship Board and Great Plains College.

Even though this year’s job fair is just around the corner, Kevin is already looking ahead to the future. “I’ll be quite happy to do it again next year. Having done it once, it will be easier to do it again,” he concluded.