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Find Top Talent: National Career Fair 2017 Listing Alert

By Amelia Zwecher

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The SEMA Career Center’s goal is to continue to help enhance business’ recruitment efforts so they can find top talent in the automotive industry.

In addition to the recruitment tips periodically found in SEMA eNews, watch for a monthly listing of five career fairs focused specifically on the automotive aftermarket industry. The SEMA Career Center’s goal is to continue to help enhance business’ recruitment efforts so they can find top talent in the automotive industry. The SEMA Career Center serves as a resource to help lessen the burden of researching new recruiting ideas and initiatives.

Notable Upcoming Events:

Georgia Tech Virtual Career Fair

Event Date: July 12, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (EDT)
City, State: online/virtual (log on from anywhere globally).

WyoTech Career Fair

Event Date: August 24, 8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. (EDT)
City, State: Blairsville, Pennsylvania

Virginia Tech Engineering Expo

Event Date: September 12–13, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (EDT)
City, State: Blacksburg, Virginia
Note: Special discounted pricing if booked through SEMA (contact Amelia Zwecher at 909-378-4859 or ameliaz@sema.org for more information). There will be 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students and more than 280 premier companies in attendance.

2017 Cars, Careers, & Celebrities Expo

Event Date: September 15, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (CDT)
City, State: Joliet, Illinois
Note: Hosted by Collision Repair Education Foundation.

Lincoln Tech Career Fair

Event Date: September 20, 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
City, State: Indianapolis, Indiana

*Not hiring right now? Remember—these events offer a great opportunity for bringing awareness to your company and to the automotive aftermarket industry.

SEMA Career Services Manager Amelia Zwecher, PhD, PHR, will offer step-by-step guidance for registering for the career fair. For more information, contact her at ameliaz@sema.org.

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