Free job fair comes to Highline College on Oct. 23; more than 50 employers expected

  • Wednesday, October 17, 2018 4:40pm
  • Business

More than 50 local employers with full-time, part-time and temporary job openings will be represented at Highline College’s Fall Job Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 23.

The event, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., is free and open to the public; no advance registration is necessary.

The fair is on the main campus, Building 8, 2400 S 240th St., Des Moines.

Employers from a wide variety of industries will attend. Job seekers should be prepared to speak with recruiters, dress professionally and bring extra copies of their résumé.

Free career workshops are also available to prepare for the fair.

Participating employers:

3Degrees Inc.

Accountemps/Robert Half

Advanced Health Care

All Starz Staffing

Allstate Insurance Co.

Amazon Fulfillment

Auburn WorkSource

Bright Horizons

Business Development Resources, Inc.

Central Washington University – Des Moines

Chick-fil-A, Federal Way

City Year

Cloutera

College Nannies & Tutors

Compass Housing Alliance

Concrete Technology Corporation

Conifer Health Solutions

Elwood Staffing Services, Inc.

Evergreen Treatment Services

Evo

Family Resource Home Care

Fastenal

Federal Way Public Schools

FedEx Ground

Harris Rebar

Highline College Access Services/ACHIEVE

Highline Public Schools

Home Care Referral Registry

IBEW Local 77

King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks

King County Library System

Kolossus SoftWash

Korean Women’s Association

Lakeside-Milam Recovery Centers

Life Care Centers of America

Macy’s Logistics & Operations

McGee Air Services

MultiCare Health System

Phoenix Protective Corporation

Port Jobs – Airport Jobs

Primerica

Rainier Prep

Rescare

Sea Mar Community Health Centers Human Resources

Select Staffing

Silvercar

SKIS Painting, Inc.

Swissport USA

United Way of King County

UPS

Washington Community Action Network

Washington State Department of Corrections – Monroe Correctional Complex

YMCA of Greater Seattle


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