Contact: Melissa Reifert
November 3, 2006

Job Expo Hosted at MECC on November 8

Students and graduates of Mountain Empire Community College, as well as community members, will have the opportunity to meet employers at the upcoming 2006 Job Expo hosted in the Goodloe Center on campus.  Approximately 40 local and regional employers will attend the event, set for November 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  “This will provide an opportunity for current students and recent graduates to network with our local and regional employers,” says Dr. Jessica Genco, Career Services Program Director. 

As of November 3, the list of employers scheduled to attend the event includes:  American General Life and Accident Insurance Company; Appalachian Electric Power; the Bristol Tennessee Police Department; Boddie-Noell Enterprises, Inc.; CGI in Lebanon; the Chesterfield County Police Department; Comcast; Cumberland River Coal Company (a subsidiary of Arch Coal); the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; the Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy; Eastman Chemical Company; the Federal Bureau of Prisons; First Bank and Trust; Holston Medical Group; Josh Morris Staffing; KCG Call Centers; the Kingsport Police Department; Lee County Public Schools; the Lewis-Gale Medical Center; LifeCare Ambulance Services; Lowe’s; Mary Washington Hospital; Mountain States Health Alliance; Mountain View Regional Medical Center; Norton City Schools; Norton Community Hospital; Paramont Coal Company (a subsidiary of Alpha Natural Resources); Pikeville Medical Center; Powell Valley National Bank; Sykes Enterprises; SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation – Hillside; The Results Companies, Inc.; Thompson and Litton; VFP, Inc.; the Virginia Employment Commission and Virginia WorkForce Center; the Virginia State Police; the Virginia State Prisons; Wachovia; Wellmont Health System; and Wise County Public Schools.

For updates on this employer list or for information about MECC Career Services and the Career Center, visit the website at www.mecc.edu/career.  For more information about the Job Expo, contact Genco at (276) 523-2400, extension 343 or jgenco@me.vccs.edu.  The Career Center’s mission is to provide current online and onsite services for exploring and planning careers, acquiring employability skills, and accessing job search resources. Its services are provided to MECC students, alumni, and faculty, as well as to employers and to the community.

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