SYLMAR : College Job Fair to Offer Career Help

Between 30 and 40 representatives of private and public sector businesses are expected at Mission College’s 1994 job fair, “Focus on Careers.�

Students and community members will have a chance to meet with employers, career counselors and education professionals at the fair, to be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 26 at the college’s campus center.

Seminars will be offered on topics including resume writing, interviewing techniques, how to find a job in the federal government, and developing job search strategies.

“This the third year we’ve held the fair--once each semester--and it’s getting bigger and bigger,� said Geri Shapiro, a counselor in the college’s New Horizons Program.

Information will be available on the college’s two-year certificate and associate arts degree programs in culinary arts, gerontology, administration of justice, child development, computer science, business and professional administration, interior design, physics, astronomy and engineering, among others. A new program in intergenerational care also is being offered this year, Shapiro said.

“We’re welcoming everybody who wants help on how to select a career or get a job. It’s free of charge,� Shapiro said.

“People can bring their resumes in and get help, or they can sit in a mock interview and receive a videotaped critique. Some people have been known to line up jobs--some of the companies who come are actively recruiting.�