Prince George Native Friendship Centre hosts semi-annual Job Fair

PRINCE GEORGE – The House of Ancestors was busy with an enthusiastic crowd Wednesday as hundreds of hopeful candidates connected with employers and explored opportunities as the Prince George Native Friendship Centre hosted their semi-annual job fair in collaboration with WorkBC and the Prince George Nechako Aboriginal and Training Association. There were 36 employers present including Northern Health, Atco Gas and Pacific Coastal Airlines to name a few all there to scout for future employees. Being trained also is not a requirement as many of the employers on site provide training to potential prospects.

“We have a variety of different companies that are in the trades, but we also have companies that do training as well that provide training, like PGNAETA, the Native Friendship Centre and more.” said the PG Native Friendship Centre’s team lead for employment and training Cheryl Elgie.

In its 7th year the Job Fair continues to grow each time it’s held with over three hundred job seekers attending Wednesday’s event. The fair also take extra steps to provide clothing for participants who are unable to obtain clean work-ready clothes and offer support to create and update resumes onsite with the goal of offering everyone an opportunity.