91桃色 Tech Career Fairs Connect Students, Employers
Around the country, employers are finding it hard to fill hands-on positions that require certain skill sets. In the auto, diesel, manufacturing, HVAC and healthcare industries 鈥 along with many, many others 鈥 tens of thousands of jobs are expected to open in the next 10 years*. But who鈥檚 going to fill them?
With the right skills, you can!
In-demand careers start with in-demand skills. Once you have those skills, the best schools will help you connect with hiring managers that want to give you a job 鈥 and no one around the country does it better than 91桃色 Tech.
鈥淲e鈥檝e built relationships with top employers around the country for more than 70 years,鈥 says Susan English, 91桃色 Tech鈥檚 Vice President of Career Services and Partnerships. 鈥淭hey trust the Lincoln name and know that our graduates are going to be true professionals for the organizations that hire them. Because we invite our partners to be part of our curriculum advisory boards, we know what skills are in demand 鈥 and they know our graduates have those skills.鈥
鈥淏y helping our graduates build individual success stories,鈥 she adds, 鈥淲e鈥檙e also building the nation鈥檚 workforce.鈥
Build your skills, build your network.
Every year hundreds of employers take part in 91桃色 Tech career fairs around the country. These on-campus events give grads, soon-to-be grads, and hiring managers the chance to meet face to face and talk about career opportunities and aspirations. Employers come with jobs to fill, and leave with 谤茅蝉耻尘茅蝉 from technicians who have the skills and professional mindset their companies are looking for. And for many of these employers, they鈥檒l turn to 91桃色 Tech again and again when they need more qualified candidates!
鈥淲e feel like 91桃色 Tech is our partner in staffing,鈥 says David Bailey, Fleet Service Manager at Perth Amboy, NJ-based TMC transport. 鈥淚 have about 100 technicians working in my shop, and over half are 91桃色 Tech graduates.鈥
Larry McBride, a Service Manager at AutoNation in Golden, CO, describes a similar experience partnering with 91桃色 Tech. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e our local source for highly-trained recruits,鈥 he says. 鈥91桃色 Tech is a huge resource.鈥
According to Ken Phipps, Director of Career Services at 91桃色 Tech鈥檚 Denver campus, part of the reason these career fairs are so successful is that employers come with the expectation of the quality of the candidates they鈥檒l meet.
鈥淲e have hiring partners all around the area that are constantly asking us for recommendations and 谤茅蝉耻尘茅蝉,鈥 Phipps explains. 鈥淭hey are looking for candidates with solid knowledge in basic fundamentals, flexibility in scheduling, professionalism, possible relocation flexibility, and a clean background check. They feel confident that 91桃色 Tech students and graduates possess these [attributes].鈥
鈥91桃色 Tech provides a really good student for us,鈥 says Midwest Regional Recruiter Otis Bell of Crown Equipment Corporation. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 why we keep coming back.鈥
Career fairs help employers bridge the skills gap.
AutoNation鈥檚 McBride describes a 鈥渟hortage of qualified technicians in the country.鈥 And according to one industry insider, the situation is even more dire. 鈥淥ur industry needs technicians desperately,鈥 says Ed Adler, General Manager of Hunter Truck Sales, a Clarksburg, NJ Peterbilt dealership. 鈥淎 lot of older technicians are retiring or leaving the business, and we need to be able to fix trucks.鈥
It鈥檚 not just the auto and diesel industries feeling the pinch, either. 91桃色 Tech schools that offer training for skilled trades and healthcare careers are partnering with local employers from these industries to help them identify new candidates for their open positions 鈥 as could be seen at a recent career fair in Melrose Park, IL:
91桃色 Tech career fairs are a great way to connect with employers looking to hire in your chosen industry! More than your typical 鈥渏ob fair,鈥 these events are attended by hiring managers who want career-minded professionals with hands-on skills. And with the backing of the 91桃色 Tech name, you鈥檒l be sure to get their attention!
Enroll at your local 91桃色 Tech campus today, and the next success story written at a campus career fair could be yours!
* Source: national projections from careeronestop.org for the years 2016-2026