What is a Job Fair?
- It is a community sponsored, one day event that brings together a diverse group of employers actively looking for employees.
- It is designed to be "user friendly" for both employers and employees.
- Job Fair Events are sponsored by the Office of the Governor, the Mississippi Development Authority and the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
- Events offer resources to help job seekers present themselves in the best light to potential employers, through resume prep classes, educational opportunities and on-site copiers at the day of the event.
- Applicants are drawn from the military, colleges and universities, displaced workers and those seeking to improve their career options.
Employers are assembled to offer real job opportunities to those individuals looking for employment. It is distinguished from a career day in that job placement rather than career exploration is the main objective and expected outcome. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security promotes the use of job fairs as another means to help meet the needs of employers, the unemployed, our graduating college and community college students, and our returning military service members. Every job fair planned, conducted or sponsored by this agency is held to the highest standards in organization, professionalism, accessability, and outcome.
- Objectives and outcomes are focused on jobs for the unemployed and quality applicants for employers.
- Each job fair is a NON-PROFIT EVENT with a MINIMUM REGISTRATION FEE for employers to cover the cost of the event.
- Each job fair is FREE to all Job Seekers and is open to anyone looking for a job.
- Each job fair is an equal opportunity event.
- Steps are taken to insure that each job fair is "user friendly" for both the employer and the job applicant.