Youth job fair and expo slated for Tuesday

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High school graduates who do not yet know what they’re going to do once summer fades are invited to get some answers at the inaugural Citrus County Youth Career Expo and Job Fair, Tuesday, July 26th, 2016 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

The career expo and job fair is exclusively for ages 18 to 24. It will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the College of Central Florida’s Citrus campus, 3800 County Road 491 in Lecanto. There is no charge to attend.

Sponsored by CareerSource Citrus Levy Marion and its youth services provider, Eckerd Workforce Development, the career expo and job fair connects older youth and young adults with local employers with jobs to fill, education partners and employment specialists.

“Summer doesn’t last forever. When it ends, many but not all who recently graduated from high school move on to other things, whether it’s college or getting a job,” said Frank Calascione, CareerSource CLM’s business development manager for Citrus County. “But not everyone is interested in, or able to, go straight to college after high school.”

Participants will receive the following benefits:

• Ability to meet with employers with jobs and internships for high school graduates up to age 24.
• Availability of opportunities for short-term training and/or training in targeted occupations at the College of Central Florida, Withlacoochee Technical College and others. Financial assistance is available to eligible students.
• Work readiness training that focuses on resume preparation, interview skills, soft skills and more.

Calascione said that all interested participants will be able to schedule a subsequent meeting to be matched with their own personal career coach.

While participation isn’t limited to those from the Class of 2016, Calascione emphasized that the cut-off to attend is age 24. In addition, he said proper attire is required. Anyone wearing flip-flops/casual sandals, T-shirts, shorts, jeans with holes or rips and/or anything too revealing will not be admitted.

Call 352-249-3278 or 800-434-JOBS.

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