Field Trip to Job Fair, Friday, May 6

As the event begins at 10 a.m., let's meet there at the entrance of Scarborough Civic Centre at 9:50 a.m. Those who want to leave from Don Mills Station can ride together on the Scarborough Rocket 190 leaving the station at 9:04 a.m. Those who drive can go there directly on your own; paid parking is available, as well as mall parking at Scarborough Town Centre (see map).




'Tis the season of the job hunt again, and we'll be back this year at Councillor Michael Thompson's annual job fair (last year's pictured above and at his website). Exhibitors and employers in 2011 include:

1.  Progress Career Planning Institute
2.  Toronto Community News
3.  Primerica Financial Service
4. Investors Group
5. Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology
6. VHA Home HealthCare
7. Sun Life Financial
8. Community Living Toronto
9. Heritage Education Funds
10. Avon Canada
11.  Toronto Zoo
12.  City of Toronto, Parks, Forestry and Recreation
13. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment LTD
14. RBC Insurance
15. RBC
16. Hammer Heads - Central Ontario Building Trades
17. Scotiabank
18. Canadian Forces
19. The CableShoppe Inc
20. Debt Freedom Canada
21. Scarboro City Cab
22. Freedom 55 Financial
23. Morrison Lamothe Inc
24. Tippet-Richardson Limited
25. Oxford College
26. Eaufilaire Quality Inc.
27. Hakim Optical
28.  TTC
29. CMA (Certified Management Accountants)
30. CIBC
31. Ontario Provincial Police
32. J11
33. Everest College
34. Toronto Financial Services Alliance - Centre of Excellence
35. Rouge Valley Health System
36. Porter Airlines
37. Stock Transportation
38. SmartSAVER
39. Global Educational Marketing Corporation
40. Carefirst seniors and Community Services Association
41. City of Toronto, Enterprise Toronto
42. JSD Business Development
43. Toronto Jobs
44. M & M Direct Marketing Inc
45. Ellesmere Medical - Health Care Centre
46. Centennial College
47. UPS Canada United Parcel Service
48.  EMS - Ambulance Service
49. Adecco Employment Services Ltd
50. Councillor Thompson & Councillor DeBaeremaeker

For a glimpse of last year's event, here's a video clip:




Dress neat and bring your résumés along. Hopefully, someone will get hired and not have to come back to class after the weekend!