More than 80 Employers Hiring at Bangor Area Job Fair on May 23

May 19, 2017

More than 80 Employers Hiring at Bangor Area Job Fair on May 23 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17, 2017 Contact: Patty Perry, 760-6302 Media Contact: Julie Rabinowitz, Department of Labor, 207-621-5009

AUGUSTA?The 20th Annual Spring Career Fair is hosting more than 80 Bangor-area employers on Tuesday, May 23 at the Cross Insurance Center, 515 Main St., Bangor from 9 a.m. to noon. Job seekers are encouraged to dress appropriately, bring a current resume and be prepared to interview.

The 20th Annual Spring Career Fair is sponsored by Bangor CareerCenter, Bangor Daily News, Cross Insurance Center, Eastern Maine Development Corp (EMDC), Maine Department of Labor, and Northeastern Workforce Development Board. The event will also have door prizes and attendees can have their resume professionally critiqued.

?Professional career consultants and business services representatives help connect job seekers and employers throughout Maine CareerCenters,? said Governor Paul R. LePage. ?They offer many job search services and training programs to help Maine citizens gain skills our employers need in this improved economic climate. I encourage those looking for a job and those looking for workers to connect with their closest CareerCenter.?

Participating vendors include:

• Arcadia New England
• Assistance Plus
• athenahealth
• Bangor Police Department
• Bangor Area Staffing Solutions
• Bangor Daily News
• Bank of America
• Beal College
• Blueberry Broadcasting
• Bonney Staffing Center
• Boston Financial
• Bowman Constructors
• Bridges Home Services
• Bucksport Regional Health Center
• C & L Aviation Group
• CareerCenter
• Care and Comfort
• Charlotte White Center
• Cianbro
• Commonsense Housing
• Community Care
• Community Health & Counseling Services
• Crossmark
• Dirigo Pines Retirement Community
• Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center
• Dunkin' Donuts
• Eastern Maine Community College
• Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC)
• Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS)
• F.W. Webb
• Genesis
• Hancock Regional Communications Center
• Hinckley Company, The
• H.O. Bouchard, Inc.
• Hollywood Casino
• Home, Hope & Healing/Aspire
• HW Staffing Solutions
• Jackson Laboratory, The
• KidsPeace
• Living Innovations
• Loving Touch In Home Care
• Lynch Logistics
• Maine Dept of Transportation
• Maine Educational Opportunity Center
• Maine State Police
• Manpower
• MAS Community Health
• MERT Enterprises
• Modern Woodmen of America
• National Health Care Associates
• New England Home Health Care
• New England Recruiting Battalion (US Army)
• Northeast Technical Institute
• Pathways
• Penobscot Community Health Care
• Penobscot Job Corps Center
• PeopleReady
• RH Foster
• Rite Aid Pharmacy
• Ross Manor
• SW Cole Explorations, LLC
• Securitas Security Services
• Seniors Plus
• Sonogee Rehabilitation & Living Center
• Spectrum
• Spurwink Services
• Transportation Security Administration (TSA/DHS)
• UCP of Maine
• UMaine Online
• University of Maine at Augusta
• U.S. Air Force
• U.S. Border Patrol
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Volunteers of America
• Walmart
• Wayfair
• Wings for Children & Families
• Woodlands Senior Living
• Zone Radio

CareerCenters, part of the Maine Department of Labor, offer a variety of services to help people find employment or upgrade skills. Each center provides several public-access computer workstations with Microsoft Office software, resume writing and cover letter software, Internet access and O?Net software for skills assessment. All CareerCenter services are free of charge.

The Bangor CareerCenter, located at 45 Oak Street, Suite 3 in Bangor, is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (207) 561-4050 (TTY users call Maine Relay 711). More information is available on the CareerCenter website, http://www.mainecareercenter.gov .

Maine CareerCenters are an equal opportunity provider. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

-end-