Jeffrey Mosher speaks with Joe Winkiel, Business Services Officer - Focus on Healthcare and IT at Capital Area Michigan Works! Lansing, Michigan (Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton Counties) to discuss Capital Area Virtual Job Fair.
Inaugural Capital Area Virtual Job Fair for the tri-county area was Thursday, August 20th Joe shares how that event went.
To hear Joe and Jeffrey's full conversation please click on the embedded SoundCloud PodCast shared below!
Joe's interview about the virtual job fair covers details from the event including 29 Companies participated in the event.
What parts go into making up a Virtual platform?
included a chat(text) feature, voice calls, and video calls with recruiters.
This interview is coming 5 days after that inaugural event what are some results you can share with us?
Within a couple of days, I received word that offers were made by a participating company to job seekers.
For being 29 companies, the first time around did they cluster in one sector or cover a broad range of business?
All sectors were represented including Manufacturing, Healthcare, IT, Utilities, transportation and services, and retail.
Below is more information about that recent event.
Capital Area Virtual Job Fair
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 - 9:00am
Get connected to local employers who are hiring right now during our upcoming Capital Area Virtual Job Fair! Join Capital Area Michigan Works! on Tuesday Aug. 18, 2020 from 9am-12pm for an opportunity to find a new job, your next job, or another job.
When you register, you will be given access to the employers’ virtual booths. During the event, you will be able to chat (text or video) with employers directly and make connections based on your skills and the positions they may have available. All you need is internet access with google Chrome browser (or a smart phone with android or IOS).
Sign up today to join this Virtual Job Fair event (there is no cost to do so), https://app.brazenconnect.com/a/Michigan/e/XYjVK
Want to prepare? Consider contacting us at LansingGreeter@camw.net(link sends e-mail). We can assist you with sprucing up your resume or preparing you for engagement with employers.
Another great resource is Pure Michigan Talent Connect, the state’s labor exchange that connects job seekers and employers. You can create a free profile at MiTalent.org and upload or create a resume, customize your job preferences, and much more.
We also suggest that you watch this 5 minute video about how to navigate inside the virtual job fair, https://support.brazenconnect.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005968567-How-chat-events-work and/or review the steps to do so, https://support.brazenconnect.com/hc/en-us/articles/215521267-Attending-an-event
Virtual Job Fair events are hosted on the Brazen platform by Capital Area Michigan Works! and are made possible thanks to the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Employment and Training.
Companies already registered to participate:
- Allstate Insurance
- Arcadia Home Care and Staffing
- Biggby Coffee
- Cintas
- Consumers Energy
- D&G Equipment
- Dakkota
- Dean Transportation
- DK Security
- Eaton County Health & Rehabilitation Services
- Glanbia
- Griffin Pest Control
- Ingham County
- Ingham County Medcial Care Facility
- KTM Industries
- Lansing Board of Water & Light
- Liquid Web
- MSU IT
- Nextcare - Dimondale Nursing Care Center /Holt Senior Care and Rehabilitation Center
- Niowave
- NWH Roof and Floor Truss Systems
- Peckham
- Prestige - Medilodge
- Ryder
- Sentinel Technologies
- Sparrow Health System
- Techsmith
- WestRock
