The Georgia Department of Labor and Fort Gordon’s Army Career and Alumni Program will co-sponsor a job expo Tuesday, May 6, for veterans and other job seekers in Augusta. The expo will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Fort Gordon Army Reserve Center, Building 14401, at the corner of Lane Avenue and 15th Street at Ft. Gordon.

The expo is open to veterans and their family members, active duty personnel, military retirees, National Guard, U.S. reserve units, and others. From 9:30-10:30 a.m., the expo will be open to soldiers assigned to Ft. Gordon’s Warrior Transition Battalion. At 10:30 a.m., the expo will be open to the public.

The expo will feature more than 50 employers that will be hiring or discussing future employment opportunities, while other organizations will provide educational and other resources. Applicants must bring plenty of resumes and be prepared to fill out company applications and interview for available jobs. Attendees are encouraged to dress appropriately to improve their opportunities for jobs.

Those expected to participate in the expo include: AAFES, Accustaff, Army Community Services, ADP, Air Stream, Alliance Tractor-Trailer, Apexx Behavioral Solutions, Art Institute of Atlanta, Augusta Technical College, Augusta Warrior project, Booz/Allen/Hamilton, Bridges Consulting, Cintas, Comcast, CSRA Electrical and Transportation, CSX Transportation, Delta Airlines, Department of Veterans Affairs, Deploynet, Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Veterans Affairs, Education & Employment Initiative, Edward Jones, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Gwinnett County Police Department, Homesafe Georgia, Intelligence Careers, International Paper, Janus Research, Kelly Services, L-3 National Security, Leidos, Lexington Sheriff’s Department, Military Hire, Miller-Mott Technical College, Oconee Fall Line Technical College, RLM, Rural Sourcing, SAIC, South Carolina Department of Corrections, Southern Company, Southern Wesleyan University, TASC, The Buffalo Group, Trident University, URS Federal Service, USDA Forest Service, Verizon Wireless, Vet Center, Waffle House, and Wal-Mart.

For more information about the expo, contact the Augusta Career Center at (706) 721-3131.

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