Hundreds of jobs seekers passed through the doors of the Muriel Mould Neighbourhood Learning Centre last week to attend the second annual (CNC) Career and Jobs Fair.

The event kicked off with a panel presentation by a number of employers who provided an overview of the future career trends within their organization.

Locals were also encouraged to bring their resumes to submit to any of the 26 employer booths that were on site.

Employers in forestry, social services, mining, health care, the armed forces, RCMP, banking, retail, mining and construction were on hand to answer questions, advise students on post secondary study requirements for skilled jobs and advertise positions their company is looking to fill.

Lynn Synotte, CNC's marketing and recruitment representative said the Career and Jobs Fair was a success. "There was approximately 360 people in attendance. The participants were post secondary students, secondary students and community members. The secondary students were in Grades 10 to 12 and were looking at jobs or further training possibilities, as were the community members. I saw quite a few Babine Forest Products employees there too," Synotte said.

According to Synotte, more booths were expected, but due to the weather they had a number of cancellations.

Sonya LeBlanc human resources administrator for said their operation in Houston is still looking for employees. "In Houston we are looking to fill a number of full time positions and we also need about 15 to 20 on call labourers. These on call positions are great because they can lead to staff positions down the road, it is a good way for someone to get their foot in the door," she said.

LeBlanc said she had been handed a lot of resumes from locals looking for work. "We have spoken to a lot of young people that are looking for work," she added.

Steven Creelman from was also on hand advising locals about the career choices available with the company. While no position are available locally, the company has approximately 150 management positions open in locations across B.C.

Christina Dean, human resources generalist and Dean Darry, safety manager from , a mining operation Southwest of Prince George, said they have a number of positions open. "A couple of them are in Vanderhoof while the majority are on site," Dean said.

Positions included a mining engineer, a prep lab technician, office administration workers, a safety environment coordinator and a First Nations coordinator.

Logan Wilson, recreation coordinator at the Village of 亚洲天堂 Lake had two to three paid summer positions at the village鈥檚 public works department that he was accepting resumes for. He also said he is interested in signing up volunteers for the village鈥檚 recreation program.

Ole Petersen, recruitment and learning manager from the said that all ministry positions are advertised online and while he said there is currently not any job vacancies available in 亚洲天堂 Lake, there is a number of positions in communities across B.C. that need to be filled.

鈥淚 am attending the Career and Jobs Fair to advise students that to gain a position at the Ministry of Children and Family Development, a degree is often necessary, so I am advising students on the courses they would need,鈥� he said.

Wendy Curtis, human resources specialist at said they had three positions available. Posted on the board at their booth was advertisements for a heavy duty mechanic, a mine maintenance worker and a senior buyer.

鈥淲e have collected a pile of applications today,鈥� she said.

Curtis said she thought the Jobs and Career Fair was a success.

Steve Gailing, operations manager said that while there is no vacancies at the company鈥檚 亚洲天堂 Lake office, there is two positions open with the company at Dease Lake. 鈥淲e are also encouraging people to submit resumes for spare drivers in the local area. They would need a class three license as a minimum, but a class one license is preferred.鈥�

Sandy Dore, manager of the Bulkley Valley Credit Union, Lakes District branch said, 鈥淭he Bulkley Valley Credit Union00 is accepting resumes for two positions in Smithers and we will have a part time position opening up in 亚洲天堂 Lake down the road.鈥�

Ron Zayac, president of in 亚洲天堂 Lake said the company is always interested in people that have certification and experience in the information technology industry. 鈥淲e have no entry level positions, but that could change in the future,鈥� he added.

Judy Blackwell, representing the Tahtsa Group said she was accepting resumes for summer work. 鈥淚 have had quite a few resumes submitted,鈥� she said.

Members of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Army were handing out information about recruitment at the Career and Jobs Fair. Master Corporal Kevin Radford said there was a lot of interest from locals. 鈥淲e have been asked by a lot of people information,鈥� he said.

Brendan Abreu, senior account manager for the said to Lakes District 亚洲天堂 that there is plenty of opportunities available with their company.

鈥淚n 亚洲天堂 Lake we are looking for a part time customer service representative and we have 75 positions available across B.C. 鈥�

Abreu said, 鈥淲e also have work at home positions in marketing and we have positions in human resources and public affairs.鈥�

亚洲天堂 Lake RCMP members were also handing out information on RCMP recruiting and advising school students and those looking for a change of career the steps to take to join.

JD Paulson, CNC鈥檚 program coordinator said there was 419 jobs available at CNC鈥檚 Jobs and Career Fair that are starting within the next six months to two years.

鈥淭here was at least 20 interviews arranged for prospective employees.鈥�

鈥淲e don鈥檛 have a complete tally of interviews yet as we are still receiving feedback, but the employers received lots of resumes. It is fantastic,鈥� Synotte added.