FREMONT - Job fairs have become a semiannual tradition at Terra State Community College as the school welcomes employers from Northwest Ohio looking to fill jobs in law enforcement, computer science, skilled trades and hospitality.
Campus Activity Coordinator Joan Gamble said the spring job fair on Tuesday brought college students and area residents hoping to connect with local employers.
More than 80 representatives from local and regional businesses met with job seekers offering positions throughout their companies.
"It's not just about skilled traded jobs at these companies," Gamble said. "Variety is really important. Some of these companies that specialize in skilled trade jobs are also looking to fill hospitality and administrative positions."
Gamble said more than 200 job seekers participated in the event, held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Activities Center at Terra State.
The job fair, Gamble said, is hosted twice during the school year — once in the fall and again in the spring. The job fair has grown into an event that helps members of the community as well as Terra students find employment.
"We are a community school," Gamble said. "It is not just about education, it is about helping with opportunities with our community."
Among the businesses that attended the job fair were Fremont staples such as Green Bay Packing Inc., WSOS Community Action, and Ottawa County businesses such as Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton and Materion in Elmore.
"We like coming to the job fair because it is meeting the employees half-way and making ourselves known in the community, Materion Process Control Manager Jim Lippert said.
Lippert said the company has openings for skilled trade jobs, production line jobs and mechanical and electrician jobs that are in demand.
"It's no surprise we have an aging workforce," said Nina Garza, Materion administrative assistant.
Job seeker Daniel Reinhart said he likes coming to job fairs because it gives him the chance to meet with company officials in a non-threatening way.
"I'm looking for a job, and the job fair gets my foot in the door with companies," Reinhart said.
Many Terra State students met with the more than 80 vendors, with some catching on with employers.
Aaron Hossler is a former Terra State student who has networked at the job fair before and on Tuesday was networking on behalf of the Sandusky County Juvenile Justice Center, where he works as a corrections officer.
"You can get a lot from the police academy at Terra," Hossler said.
Hossler said working at the juvenile justice center is a good way to get your foot in the door for law enforcement, helping him better understand the court system and Ohio revised code.
Anyone interested in working in corrections at the Sandusky County Juvenile Justice Center can apply for a job without a degree and take part in training programs while receiving their police academy training.
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