October 1 – WILKES-BARRE TWP. – Job seekers and representatives from hiring companies connected Tuesday during the annual Times Leader Media Group Career Expo at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.
Diane McGee, advertising director for Times Leader Media Group, said the Times Leader has always been at the forefront of organizing job fairs in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
The Career Expo was held in the hall of the arena on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“Job seekers were excited when they registered and were ready to see what opportunities were available,” McGee said. “And our recruiters were just as eager to connect with potential applicants.”
At the United Methodist Homes table, Director of Human Resources Brian Palma said he was looking for candidates to fill open positions for registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and certified nursing assistants (CNAs).
He said these jobs pay $35 an hour for RNs; $24.50 per hour for LPNs; and $18 per hour for CNAs.
Palma said United Methodist Homes is a faith-based nonprofit organization founded in 1958 that operates senior living options in the Greater Binghamton area of New York and the northeastern region of Pennsylvania. They operate Wesley Village in Jenkins Township, he said.
The mission of United Methodist Homes communities is to provide a wide range of senior living services with exceptional care and compassion and to be the provider of choice in lifestyle options for seniors.
The United Methodist Homes website states that the Wesley Village campus serves more than 400 residents and covers nearly 100 acres.
Just down the hall, MTF Biologics of Jessup was looking for candidates for sales representative and customer service positions.
Terry Shelby, Talent Manager, and Ariel Peguero, Talent Acquisition Partner, were busy talking to potential applicants and explaining what positions were available and how to apply.
“We hope to find candidates for a variety of positions,” Shelby said. “Events like this help us figure out who’s out there.”
As a media property, McGee said the Times Leader promoted the expo through a variety of organic and paid media channels within the market, such as through daily newspaper ads, their website, Cumulus radio, PA Live!, WBRE commercials, paid social media ads , programmatic advertising and targeted email messages to local job seekers and beyond.
McGee also emphasized that interested job seekers should check the recruitment advertisements section of the Times Leader.
“It gives you a lot of jobs that these local employers are hiring for,” McGee says.
Times Leader Media Group 2024 Career Expo Vendors
— Allied
— Amazing broadband powered by RCN
– Dare
– Azek
– Ball
—Berwick Commonwealth Hospice
—Cumulus
— Fastenal
— Federal hearings and appeals
— Fortis Institute Scranton FF Campus
—Geisinger
– Guard
— Institute for Human Resources & Services
— Luzerne County Human Resources
— Program for adult workers
— Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza
– Mohegan Sun Pocono
— MTF Organic
– PA career link
– PA State Police Liquor Control
— Pennsylvania State Police
— River view
– Sovereign
—United Methodist Homes/Wesley Village
— Wright Center
— Youth Advocate Programs Inc.
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