Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County to host 11th Annual Hiring Red, White & You! Job Fair with over 5,088 job openings and 150 area employers
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Lacey Douglas, Workforce Solutions
Phone: 817.823.0533 / Email: lacey.douglas@workforcesolutions.net
Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County to host 11th Annual Hiring Red, White & You! Job Fair with over 5,088 job openings and 150 area employers
TARRANT COUNY, Texas (October 14, 2022) – 150 local employers with over 5,088 open positions are set to attend the 11th Annual Hiring Red, White and You! Job Fair on November 10th at Globe Life Field in Arlington. The job fair, hosted by Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County, Texas Veterans Commission and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 2:00 p.m. Job seekers can pre-register for the FREE event by visiting: https://hrwyjobseeker.eventbrite.com. The event is open to everyone but will give priority access to veterans.
Some of the companies scheduled to attend include: Airbus, Alcon, Amazon, Arlington ISD, AspireMRO, Bell Helicopter, Ben E. Keith, BNSF, Cintas, City of Arlington, City of Fort Worth, City of North Richland Hills, Cook Children’s, Dickies Arena, FedEx, Flex-N-Gate, Fort Worth ISD, Gaylord Texan, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, JPS, Keller ISD, Klein Tools, Lear, Live! by Loews, Lockheed Martin, LyondellBasell, Mansfield ISD, Martin Sprocket & Gear, Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee, Recaro, Six Flags, Texas Health Resources, Texas Live!, Texas Rangers, Trinity Metro, TTI, UTA, UPS, Wabtec and many more.
This Statewide Job Fair connects transitioning service members, military spouses, National Guard, Reserve, veterans, their family members and the General Public to employers looking to hire in our area. Hiring Red, White and You! has been working to connect Texas veterans with employers since 2012. In that time, statewide we’ve:
- Worked with more than 20,131 employers.
- Connected more than 114,778 job seekers to meaningful job opportunities
- Helped facilitate over 3,198 same-day hires
This job fair is part of TWC’s Hiring Red, White & You! campaign. This year’s events will be conducted from November 1st through November 18th in 28 cities throughout Texas. These events are one way we can thank Texas’ veterans for their service to our nation. We want to do everything in our power to help our heroes utilize their skills to build a career in Texas and connect these talented and experienced individuals with employers to fill open job opportunities.
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About Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County
Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County (WSTC), under the direction of the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), is one of 28 local workforce development boards located throughout the state. WSTC’s primary goal is to meet the needs of Tarrant County employers and workers through locally designed market-driven workforce development initiatives and services. All employers, workers and job seekers are eligible to take advantage of these services. The 29-member Workforce Development Board (WDB) is made up of business and community leaders and is chaired by Gracie Vega, with The Gaylord Texan Resort and Conference Center. The WDB work in partnership with the Workforce Governing Board (WGB), which is composed of Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker, Arlington Mayor Jim Ross and chaired by Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley, to oversee Workforce services in Tarrant County. More information can be found at www.workforcesolutions.net or by calling 817-413-4000. NOTE: Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County is an employment and training resource and does not handle unemployment–that is the role of the Texas Workforce Commission.
