RAYMOND โ Christian Hollins is studying Architectural Engineering at ะยฒสอ๘, but isnโt limiting himself when it comes to finding employment while he finishes his degree.
โIโm on track to graduate in December, so Iโm looking for some part-time employment,โ said Hollins, of Jackson, among the 300 or so ะยฒสอ๘ students at the 2017 Jobs For Eagles District Job Fair on April 12, held in Mayo Gym on the Raymond Campus.
Christian Hollins, a ะยฒสอ๘ student studying Architectural Engineering Technology, speaks with Sara Sutton Thompson, of Whole Foods, at the 2017 District Job Fair at the Raymond Campus. (ะยฒสอ๘/April Garon)
Hollins works in a grocery store part-time and visited with Whole Foods at the expo-style event. โIโve also visited with UPS and Nissan.โ
Career and technical fields such as automotive, hospitality and sales were among booths, along with mainstays in the healthcare, foodservice, gaming and temporary employment service areas.
Robin Robinson, of Clinton, earned an associateโs from ะยฒสอ๘ in Marketing Management Technology last year. She worked the tables at the job fair to keep her options as open as possible.
โIโm here to find a job and get some contacts out there,โ said Robinson, who wants to get into hotel management and sales, but realizes thereโs value in talking to as many recruiters as possible. She inquired about opportunities everywhere from heavy industry, at the Milwaukee Tools table, to staffing agencies, at the TempStaff table.
Robin Robinson, with portfolio, speaks with Michelle Rhodes and Debbie Horn, both recruiters with TempStaff, at the 2017 District Job Fair at ะยฒสอ๘ Raymond Campus. (ะยฒสอ๘/April Garon)
โThey always have something to say thatโs helpful, and I like that,โ she said.
Elisha Davis and Hannah Reihl, two Barber/Stylist students from Vicksburg, are equally curious about job opportunities outside their comfort zone.
โI donโt want to limit myself in what I can learn,โ Reihl said as the two chatted up a representative of University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Davis was impressed by the versatility shown to her by recruiters at the event.
โI liked how they seem to be able to work around our schedule as students,โ she said.
โWe want to keep people working,โ said Debbie Horn, of TempStaff. โAnd we want people to stay in Mississippi.โ
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Hannah Reihl, who is studying to be a hair stylist at ะยฒสอ๘, speaks with Bridget Dedeaux, a human resources service partner at University of Mississippi Medical Center, during the 2017 District Job Fair at ะยฒสอ๘ Raymond Campus. (ะยฒสอ๘/April Garon)
Elisha Davis, center, and Hannah Reihl, right, both studying to be hair stylists at ะยฒสอ๘, speaks with Bridget Dedeaux, a human resources service partner at University of Mississippi Medical Center, during the 2017 District Job Fair April 12 at the Raymond Campus. (ะยฒสอ๘/April Garon)