Indian Lake upperclassmen and students from several other area schools are connecting with employers for job opportunities locally.
Approximately 75 local businesses and organizations set up shop during the 10th Annual Logan County Career Expo held recently at Indian Lake High School. Students from several Logan and Auglaize County schools visited booths set up in the ILHS Main Gym and the ILHS Auxiliary Gym representing businesses in health care, construction, law enforcement, retail, agriculture, manufacturing and more. All ILHS juniors and a few seniors in the College and Career Readiness class attended the event.
Educators encouraged students to talk with as many employers as possible.
Junior Joe Spires already has a summer job, but he is looking for further steady employment once he graduates.
“I’m really looking for a manufacturing position where I can come in entry-level, but be able to work my way up. I’ve got several leads here today.”
Logan County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Ben Vollrath met with students before they entered the Expo.
He is always encouraging young people to seriously consider coming back to Logan County for their career.
“You all have talents, skills and passions that our area needs. These employers want you!”
The annual Logan County Career Expo is a product of the Logan County Collaborative. It is coordinated by the Midwest Regional Educational Service Center in partnership with Logan County Chamber of Commerce, Logan County Job and Family Services, local school administrators and committee members from local businesses.
Indian Lake High School senior Aubrey Johnson is making inroads for her future.
She applied for jobs, interviewed with potential employers and even signed up to receive emails when Honda of America Manufacturing has any openings during the Third Annual Logan County Career Expo held at Indian Lake High School Friday.
“I’m thinking about going into production right away, like Honda through Adecco, so I can make good money, rise up and go on and get my degree,” Johnson said.
Johnson was just one of nearly a thousand local students who took part in the Expo, sponsored by the Midwest Regional Educational Service Center and the Logan County Area Chamber of Commerce. Juniors and seniors from Bellefontaine, Benjamin Logan, Ohio Hi-Point Career Center, Riverside and West Liberty-Salem High Schools, along with Indian Lake, got the chance to meet with representatives from 55 local companies that are looking to hire.
The Expo kicked off with a panel of experts on unmanned vehicles detailing jobs of the future in the US 33 corridor. Then students were able to talk with workforce representatives in the main gym and auxiliary gym, plus interview for positions in another conference room.
MRESC Youth Development Liaison Karen Sorreles says in the event’s third year, organizers made a few changes to help students and businesses more easily connect.
“We categorized them this year where one was STEM, one had business and entrepreneurship, and the other was health and human services. We encouraged the students, even if they know the career they want to go into, to visit all the areas.”
Students were even able to try out equipment like the Bellefontaine Police Department’s impaired driving goggles and a table top injection molding machine at the World Class Plastics display.
Logan County Area Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Daily Operations Erin Henry says more than 700 jobs are available in Logan County right now.
“They range anywhere from food service, to retail, to industry, to even college degreed positions. An event like this helps fill all those voids. It may not be immediate employment, but it builds relationships and connections and introduces students to everything we have here in Logan County.”
Meantime, Johnson is eager to enter the world of work for one of these employers.
“I could start in April. I hope I have options to choose from.”
Photo 1: Dave Weisniewski from World Class Plastics helps ILHS Senior Sam Roach work with the tabletop injection molding machine.
Photo 2: ILHS Seniors Darrian Dorsey and Aubrey Johnson sign up for employment
emails from Honda with help from Michelle Stout from the Honda East Liberty plant.
Photo 3: The Third Annual Logan County Career Expo in the main gym at ILHS.
Photo 4: ILHS Senior Aubrey Johnson interviews with a local business at the Logan County Career Expo.
Indian Lake High School senior Aubrey Johnson is making inroads for her future.
She applied for jobs, interviewed with potential employers and even signed up to receive emails when Honda of America Manufacturing has any openings during the Third Annual Logan County Career Expo held at Indian Lake High School Friday.
“I’m thinking about going into production right away, like Honda through Adecco, so I can make good money, rise up and go on and get my degree,” Johnson said.
Johnson was just one of nearly a thousand local students who took part in the Expo, sponsored by the Midwest Regional Educational Service Center and the Logan County Area Chamber of Commerce. Juniors and seniors from Bellefontaine, Benjamin Logan, Ohio Hi-Point Career Center, Riverside and West Liberty-Salem High Schools, along with Indian Lake, got the chance to meet with representatives from 55 local companies that are looking to hire.
The Expo kicked off with a panel of experts on unmanned vehicles detailing jobs of the future in the US 33 corridor. Then students were able to talk with workforce representatives in the main gym and auxiliary gym, plus interview for positions in another conference room.
MRESC Youth Development Liaison Karen Sorreles says in the event’s third year, organizers made a few changes to help students and businesses more easily connect.
“We categorized them this year where one was STEM, one had business and entrepreneurship, and the other was health and human services. We encouraged the students, even if they know the career they want to go into, to visit all the areas.”
Students were even able to try out equipment like the Bellefontaine Police Department’s impaired driving goggles and a table top injection molding machine at the World Class Plastics display.
Logan County Area Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Daily Operations Erin Henry says more than 700 jobs are available in Logan County right now.
“They range anywhere from food service, to retail, to industry, to even college degreed positions. An event like this helps fill all those voids. It may not be immediate employment, but it builds relationships and connections and introduces students to everything we have here in Logan County.”
Meantime, Johnson is eager to enter the world of work for one of these employers.
“I could start in April. I hope I have options to choose from.”
Photo 1: Dave Weisniewski from World Class Plastics helps ILHS Senior Sam Roach work with the tabletop injection molding machine.
Photo 2: ILHS Seniors Darrian Dorsey and Aubrey Johnson sign up for employment
emails from Honda with help from Michelle Stout from the Honda East Liberty plant.
Photo 3: The Third Annual Logan County Career Expo in the main gym at ILHS.
Photo 4: ILHS Senior Aubrey Johnson interviews with a local business at the Logan County Career Expo.