Looking for work? South Plains Workforce Solutions hosting job fair with 63 companies

Alana Edgin, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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Hopeful job seekers are welcome to visit the South Plains Workforce Solutions Job Fair on Tuesday Sept. 13, 2022.
Hopeful job seekers are welcome to visit the South Plains Workforce Solutions Job Fair on Tuesday Sept. 13, 2022.

People looking for work in the Lubbock area are in luck this week as South Plains Workforce Solutions will hold a job fair for hundreds of positions on Tuesday.

The job fair kicks off with a ribbon cutting at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, then the doors open from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane. This is open to everyone, including out-of-county residents.

There will be more than 60 businesses from healthcare to restaurants. Some open positions include commercial driving or a possibility of relocation. Here are the ones hoping to hire 10 or more employees:

  • ABM Industries, hiring 15.

  • AccentCare, hiring 50.

  • Amazon, hiring 15.

  • American Star Home Health & Hospice Care, hiring 10.

  • Carillon Senior Living, hiring 25.

  • Cavender Auto Family, hiring 20.

  • Children's Home of Lubbock, hiring 12.

  • City Transit Management Co., DBA Citibus, hiring 15.

  • Cornerstone Caregiving, hiring 15.

  • Creative Solutions in Healthcare, hiring 30.

  • Custom Pipe & Fabrication, hiring 15.

  • Endeavor Enterprises - Taco Villa & Chinese Kitchen, hiring 15.

  • Express Employment Professionals, hiring 15.

  • Goodwill Industries of West Texas, hiring 15.

  • H&R Block, hiring 60.

  • itsQuest, Inc., hiring 40.

  • Kelly Services, hiring 25.

  • KTBLACK, hiring 50.

  • Llano Masonry LLC, hiring 15.

  • MTC Texas Civil Commitment Center, hiring 20.

  • MTC Giles W Dalby Correctional Facility, hiring 250.

  • Picoso's Mexican Kitchen, hiring 10.

  • Premiere Staffing Source, Inc., hiring 20.

  • Primeca - BW, hiring 10.

  • Primeca - JT, hiring 15.

  • Spherion Staffing, hiring 15.

  • Texas Health and Human Services Commission, hiring 20.

  • Texas Tech Hospitality Services, hiring 10.

  • Texas Tech Human Resources, hiring 100.

  • Texas Tech University Operations Division, hiring 25.

  • Texas Tech University Student Housing, hiring 15.

  • United Supermarkets 505, hiring 10.

  • US Navy Recruiting, hiring 40.

  • Vision Employment Group, hiring 32.

  • VMI McDonalds, hiring 20.

  • VXI Global Solutions, hiring 250.

  • X-FAB, hiring 10.

For the full list, visit workforcesouthplains.org.

Danny Soliz, Director of Business Development for South Plains Workforce Solutions, offered some advice to potential job seekers planning to attend.

"Google the employers that are attending the job fair to learn all you can about that employer," Soliz said. "That way, when you go to their booth, you have information about them, and if they ask why would you like to come work for us, you will be prepared."

He also wanted to remind attendees to dress business professional and to bring resumes. If someone does not have a resume, there will be forms available and copiers, free of charge. There will be an area for employers to interview attendees on the spot as well.

"As you drive around town, you see all the signs, hiring now," Soliz said. "Instead of driving all over town and knocking on doors or filling out applications, come talk to them at the Civic Center. They may find something they're really interested in."

If someone can not make the event, there will be job fairs virtually and in-person nearly every month. On Nov. 10, there will be one for transitioning service members, military spouses, National Guard, Reserve, veterans and their families.

Alana Edgin is a journalist covering Business News in Lubbock and the surrounding area. Send her a news tip at aedgin@lubbockonline.com. 

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