Maricopa Community Colleges is sponsoring an event called JobFest2024 event on February 14th, 2024, at the Rio Salado Conference Center to assist students in finding career opportunities. The event will be held from one to three PM, in which various companies will arrive to give out information about job opportunities, internships, and different career paths. Several employers will also be reaching out for networking opportunities.
Jobfest 2024 will host a number of employers who will be hiring for their companies that will be at the event. As stated before, there will be a lot of networking opportunities. Employers will be on-site to talk to students about hiring opportunities. A wide range of companies will be visiting the event, showcasing a window into various career fields such as advanced manufacturing, Behavioral health and general healthcare, construction, early childhood education, financial services, government, hospitality, information technology, and semiconductor manufacturing.
The event will be sponsored by Route to Relief, a program made possible by a partnership between Maricopa County and the city of Phoenix. The goal of Route to Relife is to assist and employ people affected by COVID-19.
Along with this, there will be a multitude of other kinds of resources that will be available at the Jobfest. The convention also plans to offer other additional activities of nature that may aid in presentation for finding a job. For example, the event will provide free professional headshots for participating participants. This is a helpful resource for many who may not have the time or experience to get a professional picture taken.
The event will also host several raffles, which will lead to different prizes for guests attending the event. There will be a multitude of fun activities like this that are sure to entertain guests.
I informed a random student at Phoenix College of the event to gather his thoughts on it. The student was informed of all the details of the event, including the companies and fields that are offering opportunities. I asked my interviewee if he was aware of this event and its resources. “No, I wasn’t.” The interviewee was asked if he needed help looking for additional information on where to look for career aid aside from the college departments. “Yeah, it would be nice to see what they have to offer. I think I would honestly need help finding a place to work after I graduate.” When asked if he would attend, the student said, “I don’t really know. I’ll have to look at my schedule.”
This post is insanely helpful for so many different students who are graduating this semester and need an immediate transition from college to the workforce. Amazing choice of article to shed light on the Job Fest happening on the fourteenth! While the hirees attending the job fest don’t align to my field of interest (3d effects, animation, ect.) reading the additional services such as getting a free professional headshot and additional guidance on how to find a job is useful not just for me but for my partner currently job hunting! These services help the student but also help the families around them sometimes. With the education of the student comes word of mouth they can offer those struggling around them as well, which is what I think is special about these job fests in particular. I’m extremely interested in all the events happening along with these contractors (raffles especially.) Even as someone who isn’t graduating and has a stable job as of now; I feel there’s something for me here too. Internships make the bells in my brain go off. In my last semester I’m required to have an internship for college credit. I’m extremely excited to know that there I might get more info on that too.
Hello Lauren, your post provides a comprehensive overview of the upcoming JobFest 2024 event, and I found it particularly informative and relevant to students like myself. The emphasis on connecting students with potential employers and offering a wide range of career opportunities is incredibly valuable. I appreciate how you highlighted the diverse array of industries represented at the event, ranging from advanced manufacturing to healthcare and information technology. This diversity ensures that there are opportunities available for students with various interests and skill sets.
The inclusion of resources such as free professional headshots and raffles adds an extra layer of excitement to the event and demonstrates a commitment to supporting students in their career pursuits. Your interview with a student from Phoenix College shed light on the importance of spreading awareness about such events and the potential impact they can have on students’ future career paths. It’s understandable that scheduling conflicts may arise, but I believe that attending events like JobFest can greatly benefit students in their job search efforts post-graduation.
Overall, I commend Maricopa Community Colleges for organizing this event and providing valuable resources to students. I will definitely consider attending JobFest 2024 to explore career opportunities and make connections within various industries. Thank you for sharing this insightful information!
Hey Lauren,
This was a great topic to write about and to highlight, as giving attention to an event that can assist and positively impact students looking for work. You were able to give all the details on the event immediately; giving where it is, what date as well as elaborating on what the JobFest event consists of. You were able to go in depth on what kind of careers and jobs will be presented at this job fair, as well as exclusive details on what opportunities one might get to network.
Going into details about the resources that the job fair presents makes the JobFest that much more enticing to a reader that might be looking for a job. I think incorporating a random interview with a student also provided great context to the story, and how a random student might react to the information on the JobFair. Knowing that this student didn’t know about the fair, it might be a sign that this event should be pushed out more so more people can get access to it.
I think writing about this certain type of event was beneficial to the community around Maricopa community colleges, and the headlines give an interesting click on what the articles might entail. This is a well written article, great job, and keep up the good work.
Hi Lauren! This was a very engaging and interesting article to read. You provided loads of information to help the reader know what to expect for the Job Fest. Beginning the story with the date it was happening on was a very good move I think-especially for the general audience who only tends to only read the first few sentences. Starting with the date at least gives the reader the information to know when it is if they do decide to go, even if they didn’t read through the whole article and know what the event fully encompassed. The story was super informative in providing each specific company and their overall career field that had planned to attend the event. Including that information would definitely attract more of an audience to go to the Job Fest. I also liked how you included the reason behind the event being started up, that was a very engaging aspect of your article. In the scenario of management from Job Fest hiring you to promote their event, I think you would definitely hit the nail on all the things needed to draw in an audience from your writing alone. The additional student interview at the end can make other readers resonate with him and also contemplate going to the function. Overall you did a great job on writing this piece and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
Hello Lauren, I think this is a great topic to write upon seeing that it helps give knowledge to students looking for career opportunities and jobs in general. You did a great job at giving the most important information at the beginning of the post following along with the inverted pyramid style. Your post is very clear and easy to read and follow. You did a great job at elaborating on the topic giving more examples on the certain job opportunities which helped give the audience an idea of what to see at this event. I love the inclusion of the resources you can get at the event. I think it gives even more of an incentive to the audience to attend and participate in the event. For example even if people aren’t looking for a job at the moment they can get these professional headshots for future endeavors and job opportunities. Same goes for the fun activities they have going on to entertain guests. Giving these extra details about the event helps to incentivize students especially if they are on the fence about if they really need to attend the event or if it will be boring. Your post makes the event sound more fun than I would’ve essentially thought. Overall I think you did a great job on this post. It serves its purpose to inform students on this event well.