Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers, Inc. (GoodwillSR) is hosting a multi-employer job fair in Opelika. Hundreds of positions will be available from some of the region’s top employers.
Helping people to find sustainable employment is an essential part of GoodwillSR’s mission of “Developing People, Building Communities and Changing Lives.” GoodwillSR provides free career readiness and job placement programs and hosts multiple job fairs throughout the year to help people in East Alabama and West Georgia find work.
Industries represented range from manufacturing to hospitality to food service. The event is free and open to the public.
Eighteen top employers from a variety of industries will be in attendance, including:
- ABM
- Afni
- Alabama Department of Corrections
- Army National Guard
- Builders FirstSource
- Elwood Staffing
- Golden State Foods
- Help at Home, Inc.
- Huddle House
- Olive Garden
- Onin Staffing
- Sungchang Autotech
- Techniplas
- The Hotel at Auburn University
- Traveling Angels Nursing Services
- Waffle House
- West Fraser and
- United States Census 2020.
The event will be held at the Goodwill Career Center which is located at 3740 Pepperell Parkway in Opelika on Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Job seekers should come dressed for success and ready to interview with multiple copies of their resume in-hand. Individuals are also encouraged to visit the nearest Goodwill career center and take advantage of free career readiness classes that include resume building, interview skills and many other skills workshops.
For more information, contact the Opelika Career Center at 334-275-4815.