Job Fairs Help Cara Participants Connect with Employers

On March 10, 2004, The Cara Program welcomed seven Chicago area hotels to a hospitality job fair where Cara participants were able to present themselves to hotel representatives. Recruiters from the Hyatt Regency Chicago, Hyatt Regency O’Hare, The Peninsula Hotel, Marriott O’Hare, Hilton O’Hare, W Hotel City Center and W Hotel Lakeshore attended the job fair and met with over 35 Cara participants. Many of these 35 Cara participants will go on to interview with the hotels.

Hotel representatives included two employed Cara participants. Tamara Knight (room attendant) and Contance Boykin (front desk agent), employees of the Marriott O’Hare, attended the job fair with Marriott recruiters Zita Moreno (talent management specialist) and Betty Garcia (supervisor housekeeping). Tamara and Constance’s presence at the event encouraged job fair attendees to pursue careers in the hospitality sector. “This is a wonderful opportunity for employed Cara participants who have been successful in pursuing a hotel career to share their knowledge and perspective with participants looking at the sector,” said Evera Ivy (corporate account manager at The Cara Program and organizer of the hospitality job fair). “This is the third job fair we have held in the past nine months, and each has proven successful in bringing companies together with Cara participants.”

Other recent job fairs hosted by The Cara Program include a financial services job fair and also a healthcare jobs fair. Each job fair has been very successful, with many job interviews being scheduled as a result. Over fifteen Cara participants have been placed with companies as a direct result of these jobs fairs.

If your company is interested in interviewing Cara participants, or in taking part in a future job fair, please contact at 312/798-3319.

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