LAKEPORT, Calif. – Job seekers who attended the job fair on Friday, May 20, had a lot of opportunities to choose from.

Fourteen employers sent recruiters to filter through over 150 potential applicants who came seeking work.

There also were applications and job descriptions available from several businesses that had open positions but were unable to attend.

Evergreen Healthcare, Scully Packing, county of Lake, Jameson Chiropractic, the US Army, AmeriCorps, Senior Helpers, Aflac, California Mentor, California Department of Human Development, California Conservation Corps and Bicoastal Media all attended to recruit for various positions.

Bicoastal Media, KXBX 98.3FM, broadcasted live from the event, adding some music to the mix, all while they themselves recruited for an outside sales position.

Lake One-Stop representatives had the opportunity to spend a few seconds on-air to tell the public about the job fair and what Lake One-Stop, Inc. has to offer job seekers and employers. Luckily, the weather turned out warm and sunny – leaving the rainy first half of the week behind.

“This is a great venue to be able to actually meet possible candidates,” said Mei-Ling Jameson, chiropractic assistant of Jameson Chiropractic. “Compliments to the hosts: Lake One-Stop Inc. and EDD, for putting on this event. It benefits both employers and job seekers.”

“We had a great turnout – a lot of professional and prepared job seekers,” said Melinda Leister, intake specialist for Lake One-Stop. “We also had a large group of employers who took the time to come down to our job fair and meet with possible candidates.”

David Rodgers, 28, of Lucerne has been unemployed for almost two weeks, and was happy to have the chance to hand out his resume to the employers he was interested in.

“The job fair was really nice – everyone was nice and answered all of my questions,” he said.

EDD and Lake One-Stop Inc. would like to thank all of the employers who made the job fair such a success – and they wish all job seekers well in their search for employment. Expect future job fairs as the next one is already being planned.

Another big thank you goes out to Lynn Wiley of Resume Solutions By Wiley, who volunteered her time and expertise to help review the resumes of many job seekers, and gave them valuable tips on how to improve them.

You can reach Lake One-Stop Inc. at 707-263-0630 in Lakeport, and at 707-994-0633 in Clearlake.