Breckenridge Chamber, EDC hosting job fair through Friday, Aug. 13
Anyone looking for a job in Breckenridge or the surrounding area can get applications from more than 20 different businesses that are currently hiring at the job fair hosted by the Breckenridge Economic Development Corporation and Chamber of Commerce through Friday, Aug. 13, at the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce, 100 E. Elm.
There are full-time and part-time positions avalaible, and the jobs include laborer, welder, driver, food service, housekeeping, management, manufacturing, technicians, police officers, dispatchers and more.
Businesses have provided the BEDC and Chamber with stacks of applications for the job fair, which started today, Aug. 11. Job seekers can stop by and fill out employment applications for the positions.
Job applicants can use the Chamber’s conference room to fill out the applications and turn them in at the Chamber office. The completed forms will then be given to the businesses the following business day. Additionally, job applicants can include a resume with their completed forms and that will the forwarded to the companies.
“While we know this isn’t typically the way a job fair is hosted, we wanted to make the process easier for employers and potential employees alike,” said Carrie Holson, Executive Director of the Chamber. “Right now, so many of our businesses are short-handed, making it difficult for them to pull away from their duties to sit at a booth. With this, the Chamber and EDC are able to assist in the process and hopefully keep Breckenridge working.”
For more information, call the Chamber of Commerce at 254-559-2301.
Cutline, top photo: Carrie Holson and Whitney Stultz, with the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce, and Colton Buckley, with the Breckenridge Economic Development Corporation, are hosting an application job fair at the Chamber office through Friday, Aug. 13. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
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