CGTC hosting career fair with actively hiring employers  

WARNER ROBINS — Central Georgia Technical College will be hosting an all-industry career fair Wednesday, March 5, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the Warner Robins campus, located at 80 Cohen Walker Dr. in the Larry Walker arena. 

The career fair is open to current students, alumni and the general public. 

“We’re inviting [employers] from education, government, health, industrial and general services,” Career Services Director Brandon Elam said. 

Some employers in attendance include: Mercer College of Nursing, Middle Georgia State University, Wesleyan College, Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, Macon State Prison, Peach County Sheriff’s Office, United States Army Recruiting Center and United States Postal Services. 

CGTC’s healthcare partners in attendance include: Atrium Health Navicent, Central State Hospital, Houston Healthcare and PruittHealth. 

On the industrial side, employers such as Academy Warehouse, Collins Manufacturing, Flextec, Gilmore Logistics and Warehouse, Perdue, Geico and Robins Federal Credit Union will also be in attendance. 

Elam said CGTC is trying to connect good people with good businesses at the fairs.

“It’s important for businesses to meet with candidates beforehand as you get to talk to the candidates, explain their company, find out what they’re doing and what they’re looking for,” he said. “It’s really good exposure for candidates to meet with local businesses to see who they are and learn what their mission is.” 

Amid technological advances in the hiring process, Elam said a face-to-face meeting is still very important. 

“These businesses are actively hiring right now. Some will be taking applications on the spot and sometimes they will be doing interviews on the spot as well,” he said. 

From the student’s perspective, Elam said they try to get a nice variety of businesses coming to these career fairs to connect students with the right people. 

“When we’re looking at businesses to come into our career fairs, we’re looking for businesses who are hiring in the majors they are in, so we’re trying to get a direct pipeline to employment within the first month or two of graduation,” he said. “The skills we teach in the classroom are what the employers are looking for.” 

CGTC also held a career fair at their Peach County campus about a month ago, which Elam said was quite successful.

“Being in a smaller community, we had a really good turnout and a good dialogue between employers and the community as they were so happy to see people show up in Peach County,” he said. 

Elam is hoping for a bigger turnout for this career fair, at least 500 people in attendance. Elam also wants the students and public to take advantage of the opportunity. 

“If you have the time, come out,” he said. “Meet with your local hiring managers and take advantage of the opportunity that is in front of us.” 

For more information about the upcoming career fair, contact careerservices@centralgatech.edu