SCESC News Release

 

SCESC Joins Beaufort County Library,
Area Legislators to Host Career Services Expo

 

For Immediate Release                                              September 18, 2009

 

The South Carolina Employment Security Commission, the Beaufort County Library, the Technical College of the Lowcountry, area legislators, and numerous other organizations will team up on Saturday, October 3, 2009 in Beaufort to help local residents in their search for jobs and new careers.

 

Employees from the Beaufort, Ridgeland, Hampton and  Walterboro Employment Security Commission Workforce Centers and staff members from the Beaufort County Library will host a Career Services Expo from 10:00a.m.-2:00p.m. in Building 23 (across from the McClean Hall Student Center) on the campus of the Technical College of the Lowcountry . Beaufort County Representatives Shannon Erickson and Bill Herbkersman, along with Sen. Tom Davis and other members of the legislative delegations from Beaufort, Jasper, Colleton and Hampton counties have also offered their support to the event as well.

 

SC Employment Security Commission employees will meet individually with anyone seeking work to assess their needs. The Career Services Expo is intended to connect jobless residents with local employers that are hiring and to give jobseekers a chance to receive free advice on their careers or educational and training opportunities that may be available to them to enhance their chances of getting a job.

 

Information about jobs listed through the SC Employment Security Commission’s Job Link Internet job site will be shared with job seekers who can go online or do manual job searches on their own or with the assistance of SCESC personnel.

 

Some of the other organizations represented at the Career Services Expo include the Greater Beaufort Chamber of Commerce, S.C.O.R.E, the Coast Guard, SC Personal  Pathways, Goodwill Job Link, Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry,  Beaufort County Adult Education and SC Vocational Rehabilitation.

 

For further information, you may contact the South Carolina Employment Security Commission at 803-737-0072 or by visiting the agency’s website, www.sces.org.