Show Job Expo Your Winning Ticket Jeremy West Contributing Writer Salt Lake Community College students team up with potential employers during the annual Job Expo on April Many companies have nave regrouped over the last few years andare and andare andare are now looking to take advantage of t the e coming economic upswing The Job Expo highlights over local and national businesses job training employment assistance organizations and industry leaders Employers present present present pre pre- pre pre- sent will be scouting for minded career-minded to add to their team Marketing professor Barbie Willet expects a abig abig abig big turnout this this year Willet said We Weve ve been told that this is the largest job expo in the state A team of ten students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents and Willet organized this years year's Job Expo These students organized put together a marketing strategy made phone calls wrote and sent out letters and visited companies allover all allover allover over the valley this past semester They learned the valUe or ot teamworK ana and the me difficulties that arise within with with- in hi a project of this size Derrick Ashby a student on this years year's team said I have learned more marketing marketing marketing market market- ing in the first six weeks than in any other class The students many of whom also have families jobs and other classes to Keep up with have been extremely busy Ashby went on to talk about the hands on experience that they have received With Job Expo we do the real deal He went on to explain that the students are responsible for the advertising promotions and calling and meeting with businesses To increase energy and excitement the Job Expo team picked the theme Your Winning Ticket this year The event will feature feature feature fea fea- fea- fea ture sports personalities fun activities door prizes free morning refreshments and a lunch Several bands such as Anesty Foe Noise Union and The Last Page will be playing throughout the day The generous support of Discover Financial Salt Lake City Credit Union donations from area businesses businesses businesses busi busi- nesses the hard work of the marketing students and public participation make this event possible each year When asked why students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents should come to Job Expo this year marketing stu student ent Scott Yoho said saia said To find out what sort of careers are out there There will be a lot of businesses businesses businesses busi busi- nesses at Job Expo Job Expo will willbe be at the Redwood Campus on Wednesday April from 8 AM A.M. to 3 PM P.M. at the Lifetime Activities Center For more information about this years year's Job Expo contact Derrick Ashby or Jessica Reeves by phone at or by fax far at J |