Job and internship fairs this week

Two events offered this week by the SOU Office of Career Connections are intended to help students and alumni discover job opportunities in general, and to highlight the need for teachers and education professionals in particular.

SOU’s all-industries Job, Career and Internship Fair – which is held each spring – will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, in the Stevenson Union’s Rogue River Room and ASSOU Lounge. It will be followed on Friday, April 12, by the Education Industry Job Fair, from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Rogue River Room.

Both events are free and open to all students and alumni.

Wednesday’s Job, Career and Internship Fair will feature representatives from about 75 local and statewide employers. Those who are interested in attending can register and learn more online.

The fair enables attendees to connect with companies and organizations from a variety of industries, and to help students develop professionally and build their resumes. Employers will be filling full-time positions as well as part-time jobs and internships.

Employers expected at the Job, Career and Internship Fair include:

ACA Group, ACCESS, Adapt Integrated Health Care, AllCare Health, Ashland Family YMCA, Ashland Partners & Company LLP, Atrio Health Plans Inc., Avamere Health Services, Bicoastal Media, Boise Cascade Company, Bureau of Land Management, City of Ashland Police, City of Ashland Fire & Rescue, City of Medford Community Works, Edustaff, Enterprise Mobility, ESS, Evergreen Federal Bank, Express Employment Professionals – Medford, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Grange Co-op, Harry & David, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, Jackson County Library Services, Jackson County Community Justice, Jackson County Health & Human Service, Jackson County Roads & Parks, Jackson County Sheriff, Jasper Mountain, Kairos, KDRV-TV, Kelley Create, Klick Solar, KMVU TV Fox 26, La Clinica, Lithia & Driveway, Medford Water Commission, Mercy Flights, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, Ontrack Rogue Valley, Oregon Department of Human Services, Oregon Department of Revenue, Oregon State University, Pacific Domes, Pacific Oasis Inc., Partnerships In Community Living, Inc. (PCL), Peace Corps, Personnel Source, Inc., Pfeiffer Vacuum, Purelight Power, Rogue Action Center, Rogue Community College, Rogue Community Health, Rogue Credit Union, Rogue School of Phlebotomy, Rogue Valley Manor-PRS, Rogue Valley SHRM, Rogue Waste, Inc., SEC Compliance Solutions LLC, Shasta County, SMART Reading, Southern Oregon Goodwill Industries, Southern Oregon Head Start, Southern Oregon PBS, Southern Oregon University Campus Employment, State of Oregon-Department of Human Services, The Children’s Museum of Southern Oregon, The Crest, U.S. Department of State, United Community Action Network, Valley Immediate Care LLC, WaFd Bank, WorkSource Oregon-Business Services.

Friday’s Education Industry Job Fair will provide an opportunity for students in SOU’s Education Department and others to meet with representatives of school districts from throughout southern Oregon. The districts are seeking to fill elementary, middle and high school teaching positions, along with initial administration licensure and support staff positions.

Those who are interested in attending can register or find more information online.

SOU’s Career Connections office helps students identify and achieve career goals that will lead them to lives of purpose. The office collaborates with employers, graduate and professional schools, faculty and staff, student organizations, parents and alumni to serve students and graduates. Visit the Career Connections office at SU 310 or email for more information at careerconnections@sou.edu.