Abundant employment options at Detroit Lakes job fair
Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program hosted a job fair Thursday, May 6, at M State in Detroit Lakes with more than 25 regional employers and multiple openings at each company. As more pandemic unemployment benefits expire in coming months, now is the time to take advantage of a variety of employment options, one event organizer said.
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Annie Van Hunnik, right, stops by the Mahube-Otwa display table during a job fair at M State on May 6, 2021. (Michael Achterling / Tribune)
The regional job fair in Detroit Lakes showcased more openings than applicants at an outdoor event hosted by Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program.
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Evie Fowler is the team leader at Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program Inc. (2021)
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It’s possible that hundreds of people in our region are without work and are feeling overwhelmed about the prospect of getting back into the job market. It’s also very possible that those same people out of work don’t know that they have free access to resources and people that are ready to guide them back into work.
Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program Inc. (RMCEP) is a private non-profit partner to Career Force located in the same building as Wadena County Human Services right here in Wadena. They are just one office of nearly 50 across the state that seek to help job seekers find success.
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Pequot Lakes High School took some time to recognize some students paving their path into the workforce, as well as the local businesses helping them do it. 3:00 am, Apr. 16, 2021 ×
Pequot Lakes High School students Keean Kerger (left), Tommy Franz and Vinny Sposito pose with plaques in appreciation of local businesses participating in the school s apprenticeship program Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Not pictured: student Logan Medjrich.Dan Determan / Echo Journal
Pequot Lakes High School took time to recognize students paving their path into the workforce, as well as the local businesses helping them do it.
The Building Trades Career Pathway Program, run by Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program, offers funding for up to 10 students at two schools - Pequot Lakes and Pillager - to get hands-on job experience before graduation.