Newton filled with resources for job seekers

EMPLOYMENT

Newton filled with resources for job seekers

Georgia Department of Labor - Covington Office

Going through the Georgia Department of Labor is a great way to help your job search be a successful one.

A career office, located at 7249 Industrial Boulevard, N.E. in Covington, which serves Jasper, Newton and Walton counties, is currently temporarily closed to the public. However, job seekers may visit dol.georgia.gov to use a variety of tools to help them kickstart their career.

Employ Georgia is a tool that allows users to create an account, build or upload a résumé, view job postings and save job searches to receive notifications of new job postings.

Job seekers may also utilize other tools on the website to explore career options and properly plan their job hunt.

If the online tools aren’t in your wheelhouse, or maybe aren’t available to you, try calling the Covington career center at 770-784-2455.

Newton County Chamber of Commerce

In partnership with its member businesses and local industries, job seekers may utilize the Newton County Chamber of Commerce as another resource in their hunt for a new position.

Members of the workforce looking for a job or simply looking to move up the career ladder can search through a list of positions found at business. newtonchamber.com/jobs/. Positions for hire are updated regularly, and these positions range anywhere from Newton County and beyond.

Don’t want to bother with the online format? Call 770-786-7510 or stop by the chamber at 2101 Clark Street in Covington, and they’ll help you in person.

GPTC Regional Job Fair

Each year, Georgia Piedmont Technical College teams up with Newton and Walton county partners and stakeholders to host one of the largest hiring events in the state of Georgia — the Regional Job Fair.

Dozens of industries participate in the event each year.

Organizers also offer a series of free pre-job fair workshops to job seekers to help prepare them for the event. Goodwill of North Georgia also provides free blazers for job seekers to “upgrade” their look.

To learn more, visit gptc.edu/regional-job-fair/.

The Covington News

Don’t forget about the newspaper! There are often job opportunities posted within The Covington News’ Classifieds section.

Visit CovNews.com or call 770-7876397 to subscribe to the newspaper for as little as $5 per month, or find copies at the nearest newsstand for only $1.

IT’S TIME TO JOIN ROTARY

Join Rotary and make a difference.

The Rotary Club of Covington is part of an international membership organization made up of people who share a passion and commitment to enhancing communities and improving lives across the globe.

With more than 60 members locally, joining Rotary means be a part of a professional network of community leaders looking to make a difference. FIND OUT MORE: WWW.ROTARYCOVINGTON.ORG

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