Job hunting can be scary, so RMCEP takes a lighthearted approach to reaching customers

This week during Workforce Development Month, we're focusing on ways CareerForce is reaching people who could use career exploration and job search services through community events.

Leading CareerForce partner Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program (RMCEP) recently went above and beyond with a super engaging, fun and unique way to reach community members. RMCEP staff dressed up as Ghostbusters characters – to chase away fears about engaging in a job search – and to connect community members with employers in a rolling job fair in Pierz, Minnesota. RMCEP’s rolling job fair drew attention to positions at nine local employers who are actively hiring. The companies included: AirBorn, North Freeze Dry, One Wabash, LakeShirts, Pierz Villa, Central McGowan, Anderson Custom Processing, Smude Oil, and Virnig Manufacturing.

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