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VIDEO: More than 500 Attend Parsippany Job Fair
Chamber of Commerce's third annual event provides opportunity for area job-seekers.
The held its third annual Job Fair Wednesday at the Meadow Wood Manor in Randolph. The event, which was completely free to participants, brought together hundreds of job seekers with nearly 60 local and regional employers.
“The fair was excellent,” candidate Barbara Dugan said. “There are a lot of resources here and plenty of contacts to be made.”
Dugan, like dozens of others, came to the fair in hope of finding a fresh opportunity. Dugan’s current employer is relocating to Michigan, thrusting her into “a very competitive market with lots of candidates,” she pointed out.
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Candidates milled around two ballrooms, where dozens of display tables and representatives awaited them. A flurry of handshakes and resumes were dolled out in hopes of getting a chance to further in the hiring process.
“We have over seven pages of job openings, both corporate and branch,” said Lisa Orefice, a representative from the Parsippany branch of Valley National Bank. A longtime member of the Chamber of Commerce, Valley National “tries to hire from within the community,” Orefice said.
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Besides willing employers, the fair featured several key seminars for participants, including features on using social media for career enhancement and a Q&A with a panel of industry experts.
The fair, which is fully sponsored by local businesses, performs a proverbial 360 for Parsippany, using local businesses and residents to stimulate the economy and workforce.
“There is nothing greater than a community that invests in itself,” Chamber Executive Director Craig Schlosser said.
With Parsippany being one of the most accessible towns in the state, the quality of the workforce is important as many locals actively compete for the town’s 48,000 jobs with those commuting to work in the area.
“The best part of a company is its workforce," Schlosser said, "and with this fair, we are aiming to give you a better one."