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Lake County's Largest Job Fair Thursday

Looking for work? More than 70 employers will be represented at the College of Lake County's job fair on Thursday.

Job seekers are invited to attend the JobMarketPlace Job Fair on Thursday, May 23, sponsored by the College of Lake County Career and Placement Services office.

The fair will be held from 1-5 p.m. in the P.E. Center, Building 7, 19351 W. Washington St., in Grayslake.

This is Lake County’s largest job fair, where participants can explore full-time, part-time, seasonal and professional job opportunities with more than 70 employers.

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In 2012, about 50 employers attended the annual job fair, according to Sylvia Johnson Jones, executive director of the CLC Career and Placement Services office.

"It appears that the number of employers registering for JobMarketPlace may be an indication that the economy is picking back up. Employers have job openings and are hiring in Lake County and the surrounding area," she said.

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Job seekers should bring plenty of resumes and dress to impress employers.

Job seekers may view employers attending JobMarketPlace 2013 at www.collegecentral.com/jobmarketplacefair or www.lakecountyjobcenter.com.

Employers that have registered to attend the fair include: Accounting Principals and Ajilon Professional; Aerotek; Allstate Insurance Company; American Family Insurance; American Hotel Register Company; Anchor Staffing, Inc.; Anderson Pest Solutions; Armour Healthcare Services, Inc.; Barclay Products Limited; Bridge Personnel Services; Chipotle; Coleman Cable Inc.; College of Lake County Human Resources Department; College of Lake County Adult Education; College of Lake County Career and Placement Services; College of Lake County Enrollment Services; Computer Systems Institute; Consumers Credit Union; Costco Wholesale; COTG; a Xerox Company; Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc.; Eagle Training Services; Event Imaging Solutions, a Kodak Company; Express Employment Professionals; Extended Stay America; Food for Thought; Freedom Home Care; Goodwill TalentBridge, LLC; Great Lakes Credit Union; Harger Lightning & Grounding; The Huntington Resource; HydraForce, Inc.; Illinois Department of Employment Security; Illinois Institute of Art–Schaumburg; Illinois Tollway; Job Center of Lake County; KinderCare Learning Center; Klein Tools; Lake County Government; Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center; Lake County Sheriff's Office Merit Commission; LTD Commodities LLC; Manpower; Matthews Professional Employment; McTigue Financial Group of Northwestern Mutual; Medline Industries Inc.; Midwestern Regional Medical Center; Moss Inc.; NorthPointe Resources, Inc.; Ockham; Okamoto Corporation; OpticsPlanet, Inc.; Paramount Staffing; Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP.; Pure Health Solutions, Inc./redcanoe; Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corporation; Santana Equipment Trading Co. LLC.; Scranton Gillette Communications, Inc.; Sears Carpet and Upholstery Service; Six Flags Great America; Smith Research Inc.; State Bank of the Lakes; Sunset Food Mart, Inc.; TCF Bank; UPS; Vista Health System; VSI Radon Reduction Corp; Walgreens; White Lodging Family of Hotels; WW Grainger; Xcel Personnel.

For more information, call CLC Career and Placement Services at (847) 543-2059 or visit www.clcillinois.edu/cps.

Submitted by the College of Lake County

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