Job seekers are invited to attend the Skagit Valley College career fair on May 22 featuring more than 60 local employers. The event will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Knutzen Cardinal Center on the Mount Vernon Campus and is free and open to the public.
This event will feature local employers recruiting from many industries including diesel, automotive, manufacturing, welding, marine technology, health services, and more.
Current students, alumni, and community members seeking jobs and internships can attend. Participants should bring resumes, dress professionally, have questions for employers, and be prepared to follow up with companies and positions of interest.
Here are some potential questions for employers:
- What are you looking for in a candidate?
- What are the biggest challenges that you face in this job?
- What would a typical work day be like?
- What are the most important components of this position?
Companies attending the event include:
- Alpha Home Health & Hospice
- American Tug
- Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort
- Aspen Power Catamarans
- Bachelor Degrees at Skagit Valley College
- Boeing
- BPD-Burlington Police Department
- Brinderson
- Cascade Job Corps
- Children of the Valley
- Chinook Enterprises
- City of Bellingham – Public Works
- Dwayne Lane Auto Family
- Express Employment Professionals
- Farmers Equipment
- Foothills Toyota
- Gateway Automotive
- Hampton Lumber
- Haggen Northwest Fresh
- HF Sinclair
- Hospice of the Northwest
- Human Resources Inc.
- Ideal Rent-All, Pacific Party Canopies
- Inspire Development Center
- Island County Juvenile Detention
- Island Health
- Janicki Industries
- Kendall Auto Group
- Kia of Everett
- LaborMax Staffing
- Marysville Police Department
- Mavrik Marine
- Mira Vista Care Center
- Mount Vernon Police Department
- Mountain Glen Retirement & Assisted Living Community
- Nordic Temperature Control
- North County Regional Fire Authority
- Northwest Ambulance
- OIC of Washington
- PACCAR – Technical Center
- Pacific Glass and Door Inc.
- Park Ranger Law Enforcement Academy
- Rockfish Grill
- Sakuma Brothers Farms and Processing
- Samish Indian Nation
- Silfab Solar
- Skagit 911
- Skagit County Coroner's Office
- Skagit County Fire District 14
- Skagit Regional Health
- Skagit Speedway
- Skagit Transit
- Skagit Valley College
- Skagit Valley College Outreach
- Skagit Valley Family YMCA
- Snohomish County Parks
- Skagit Valley College Security Services
- T BAILEY
- Tesla
- Total Employment And Management
- Toyota Lift NW
- United Rentals
- United States Marine Corps Recruiting
- Vertex Aviation Services
- Washington Conservation Corps
- Washington State Patrol
- Whatcom County Sheriff's Office
The companies sponsoring the career fair are Hampton Lumber, Kendall Auto Group, Gateway Automotive, SVC Student Life, and SVC Student Services.
If you’re a local employer who’s interested in having a table at the career fair, pre-register by contacting joe.amaral@skagit.edu.
For more information, visit skagit.edu/career-fair. The SVC Mount Vernon campus is located at 2405 E College Way, Mount Vernon, WA. For a campus map and directions, go to skagit.edu/locations.
Parts of this event and its contents were developed with funds allocated by the U.S. Department of Education under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. The dollar amount of federal funds is $2,800 which is 25% of the total cost of the event. The dollar amount of non-governmental funds is $5,400 which is 50% of the total cost of the event.
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360.416.7957