Annual career fair continues to grow
- Tiffany Head | May 11, 2016
Already touted as the largest career fair in the province, the Stepping Stones Career Fair (STCF) continues to grow, offering more than 80 career and education exhibits.
Youth between the ages of 13 to 30 years old from Regina and surrounding area attended the 16th annual fair.
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“There are 1650 lunches we have to hand out to students, so that’s how many students will be coming in,” says Mark Gettle, the STCF committee member. He says organizers want students, especially First Nation students, to be aware of all the opportunities out there and the goal of the committee is for students to continue on with their education.
“These are all these opportunities that are open to you if you really take education and grasp it,” says Gettle, in his message to the students who attended the event. “Treat education with respect and if you work really hard, you can be this, this and this”.
Exhibitor Rae-Lynne Carriere, Accountant manager for Peace Hills Trust, says they give information to students on the type of jobs they offer and what kind of education is required.
“We are giving them the emphasis to stay in school and further their education,” says Carriere.
Sheldon Williams Collegiate student, Cheyanne Bitternose, 15, says there are so many choices she can choose from when she graduates from High school.
““I was thinking, more like getting into photography and stuff like that but coming here it’s really nice, it opens my eyes to new jobs,” says Bitternose.
Darcy Desjarlais, 29, says he has been looking for work this past week and the work preparation program he attended told him there was this job fair happening and he figured he would check it out.
“It’s actually been pretty awesome, a lot of information and I talked to a few booths and they’re interested in getting my resume,” said Desjarlais.
As a bonus this year, the STCF will be hosting a talent show where five young entertainers will perform for the students.
“We’re going to ask the students in the audience to judge them with a sound meter, with the applause and we’re going to give a prize out for that,” says Gettle.
The winning performer will be given a monetary prize of $1000.
On top of the entertainment, the students are given an activity to encourage them to approach exhibitors. They are given a bingo card that they must get stamped and once they make a blackout they fill out the evaluation form and their name is entered for the door prizes.
The prizes that will be given are Justin Bieber concert tickets, a flat screen television, a tablet, a drone, wireless headphones, and other various gifts.