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May 26, 2021Businesses Turn to Capital Region BOCES to Find Employees through In-person Job Fair
Forty-five area businesses will be at the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical School on May 26 to recruit high school students for a wide area of jobs in the skilled trades.
The employers range from automotive dealerships to heavy equipment suppliers, retail operations seeking diesel technicians, and even a railroad design, construction, maintenance and track inspection company, all of whom are seeking skilled workers to fill a variety of positions. Colleges that offer higher education related to trades such as Hudson Valley Community College, University of Northwest Ohio and SUNY Cobleskill will be participating in the event too.
They businesses will be recruiting students from a number of programs, such as diesel technician to small engine repair, auto body collision repair, carpentry and automotive trades technology.
It is the third in-person career fair Capital Region BOCES has conducted this spring, with previous career fairs at the Schoharie Campus and a fair specific to the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry on the Albany Campus resulting in several students being hired.
Business officials say BOCES provides a vital pipeline of workers to the skilled trades.
“If it weren’t for Hudson Valley Community College and BOCES, we would be in very, very serious trouble in terms of our workforce,” said Joe Cronin, manufacturing operations director at Simmons Machine Tool Corp. “We need that pipeline provided by HVCC and BOCES for our future workforce.”
“The career fair will be a great opportunity for our scholars to meet employers, discuss their future goals, share their resume, and explore job opportunities. There are endless job opportunities for those with the skills and desire to work,” said Capital Region BOCES Business Liaison Nancy Liddle.
Open to only students in , the Capital Region BOCES Career Fair runs from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Capital Region BOCES Administrative Offices.
Business taking part in the job fair include:
1. ADMAR Construction Equipment & Supplies
2. Albany County DPW
3. Albany Truck Sales
4. Anderson Equipment
5. Blasch Percision Ceramics
6. Callanan Industries, Inc.
7. Capitaland Motors
8. Carver Companies
9. County Waste
10. DePaula Auto Group
11. DSM
12. FedEx
13. Finke Equipment
14. Fuccillo Hyundai/ Lincoln
15. Golub Corporation
16. Goodyear
17. GSK
18. Hoffman Car Wash/JiffyLube
19. Hunter Engineering
20. Janitronics Facility Services
21. Keeler Collision LLC.
22. Kenworth Northeast
23. Lancaster
24. Latham Pool Company
25. Lia Toyota of Colonie
26. Lia Honda of Albany
27. Lia Auto Group
28. Local 669-JATC
29. Macaran Printed Products
30. Mobility Works
31. Mohawk Chevrolet
32. NAPA Auto Parts
33. Penske
34. Plug PV LLC
35. Precision Concrete & Pump
36. Safelite
37. Simmons Machine Tool
38. Skycrest Costruction, Ltd.
39. SUNY Cobleskill
40. Team NightRider
41. TerraSmart
42. UNOH
43. UTI
44. Whiteman Chevrolet
45. WJ Riegal Rail Solutions
