Osage Centre to host annual career fair

More than 40 area employers will participate in a career fair for job seekers Thursday in Cape Girardeau.

Mike Berry, functional leader at the Missouri Career Center, which is hosting the event, said the annual fair has drawn 900 to 1,000 people, and the center is looking forward to a good turnout again.

The event will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Job seekers are encouraged to dress in professional attire and be prepared to fill out applications, submit resumes and participate in on-the-spot interviews.

Employers signed up as of Tuesday afternoon are Buchheit Inc., Burger King Drury Restaurants, the city of Cape Girardeau, Combined Insurance, Comfort Care, Delta Companies Inc., Drury National Call Center, Elite Travel, ExcelExpress Employment Professionals, First Student, Havco Wood Products, Isle Casino Cape Girardeau, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, KBSI-TV/WDKA-TV, Kelly Services, Manpower, McDonalds, Mingo Job Corps, Missouri Career Center, the Missouri Children's Division, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Modern Woodmen of America, Mondi Jackson, Orgill Inc., Pepsi MidAmerica, QC Corp., RHC Holding Corp. (RAPCO), Route 66 CDL & Apprenticeship Inc., Saint Francis Medical Center, Schaefer's Electrical Enclosures, Sears, semojobs.com/Southeast Missourian, Southeast Correctional Center, SoutheastHEALTH, Southern Missouri Truck Driving School, Talent Force, Three Rivers College, the U.S. Secret Service, USDA Rural Development, Viking-Cives Midwest Inc., Visiting Nurse Association of SEMO, Vocational Rehabilitation, Whelan Security Co. and Wither's Broadcasting.

Sponsors include the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, Cape Girardeau Area Magnet, the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department and the Workforce Investment Board of Southeast Missouri.

Pertinent address:

1625 N. Kingshighway, Cape Girardeau, Mo.