Gwinnett's Largest Job Fair of the Year - October 29th

On Thursday, October 29th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm job seekers in Gwinnett will have the unique opportunity to meet face-to-face, yet socially distanced, with more than 50 employers and recruiters from a multitude of industries that will be actively hiring for 5000+ positions. There will be full-time, part-time, and temp-to-perm opportunities, as well as hourly and salaried. Pay scales range from $14 per hour to over $100k per year. Many positions offer benefits.

The job fair, powered by Goodwill of North Georgia in partnership with Gwinnett Cares’ Workforce Development COVID Response Team, will be offered in drive-through fashion in a covered parking deck on the Infinite Energy Center campus in Duluth. Job seekers are strongly encouraged to go online and create an account in advance at CareerConnector.org, selecting the Pleasant Hill Career Center as their location. With this online account applicants can upload their resume, direct contact information, and other credentials that the employers can easily access post-event. If applicants need personal assistance with account set up, they can call 770-564-2447. Everyone should come dressed for success with a handful of printed resumes. Employers hiring multi-lingual candidates are encouraged to bring translators, but job seekers may want to consider having translation support in the car with them to ensure clear communication and effective results.

Job seekers should enter onto the Infinite Energy campus via the Sugarloaf Parkway entrance closest to Satellite Blvd. They will be greeted by volunteers and directed to the appropriate parking deck entrance. The traffic will flow slowly but steadily. Organizers ask for patience. The goal is to give everyone a few short minutes of introductory facetime with the employers hiring for positions that match their skillsets. Employers and candidates will swap names and information and the employers will follow up with candidates directly after the event regarding next steps. Employers will be encouraged to post very visibly the positions they have open so drivers can stop when they see a position that interests them and move on past those that aren’t a fit.

Paige Havens with Gwinnet Cares shares, “This is a golden opportunity for those in our community that are unemployed. As stimulus relief dollars and separation packages time-out, more and more people are on the open job market. On the flip side, as more and more businesses are gearing back up, employment opportunities abound. There are literally thousands of jobs available in Gwinnett County right now. We are excited to offer this opportunity for employers and job seekers to connect to help everyone in Gwinnett get back to work.” In January of this year Gwinnett County touted a 3% unemployment rate, but in just 90 days that number jumped to 12%. Gwinnett Cares has a dedicated Workforce Development Response Team actively working to help our local economy recover and drive Gwinnett’s unemployment numbers back down as quickly as possible.

Havens wants to reassure everyone that design and flow of this event was intentionally designed to focus on everyone’s safety and well-being. She explains, “Drivers will not get out of their car and everything is spaced to allow for ample social distancing. Traffic will flow so the employers will be located on the driver’s side of the car, allowing for personal introductions and easy conversation. The open-air environment in the parking deck allows for a constant flow of fresh air, while also providing protection from the elements in the event of inclement weather. Everyone is strongly encouraged to mask up and the online application system minimizes the need for documents to be passed back and forth.”

A running list of employers and positions available can be found on GwinnettCares.org, as well as a list of other resources available to help unemployed Gwinnettians make ends meet. Employers actively hiring that want to learn more about this and other hiring events, please contact Sean West at Goodwill of North Georgia at swest@ging.org. Goodwill of North Georgia’s Career Center on Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth offers free career coaching and a wealth of great resources for job seekers. Once applicants are registered in Career Connector they will be notified of future hiring events offered by Goodwill.