Meet our Job Fair Emcee: Renee Vaughn of 97.1 QMG
Renee Vaughn
M-F 6a-10, Sun 6a-7a, Sun 3p-7p
BIRTHPLACE: Washington, District of Columbia
BIRTHDATE:January 20, 1970 (proud Aquarian - but referred to as borderline Aquarius/Capricorn)
FAVORITE FOOD:Just about anything I can pronounce or recognize! :)
FAVORITE COLOR:I can only pick one!?!? Okay I quess it would have to Blue
FAVORITE ARTISTS:Way too many to mention, so I'll say any singer or group from the early 70's to today!
FIRST JOB:A Hanes Hoisery warehouse in Winston-Salem
WORST JOB:Working in any manufacturing plant (no offense to anyone who does this for a living, but it just wasn't for me)
FIRST RADIO JOB:980 Triple A in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
MOST EMBARRASING MOMENT ON-THE-AIR:Now this is really embarrassing, but I called out the wrong call letters at my first radio job!
BIGGEST INFLUENCES:My Lord and Savior, my mother, and my Grandmother
FAVORITE INTERNET SITES: Hotmail, Yahoo, Urban Insight WORDS OF WISDOM:I usually say this at the end of my airshift: "Doubt other people if you must, but never, ever doubt yourself, because there's always someone guiding you every step of the way"!
Meet Renee at our job fair.
Over 20 area companies seeking to fill over 350 jobs- all livable wage jobs- even $35/hour welding jobs need to be filled- Healthcare, manufacturing and even firemen are needed. Please share to make sure more people secure jobs and help companies grow!
Employers participating in the GIVE WORK A CHANCE JOB FAIR
SMX Staff Management
Hollywood Beds
Energy United
Machine Specialities
Fairy Stone Fabrics
John Deere
Hospice of Davidson County
Progress Rail
Graham Personnel
Mechanical Trades Carolina
Greensboro Fire Dept.
Carolina Container
Valen Drawers
Ashley Furniture
Davidson-Davie Community College
Lexington Fire Dept.
Akzo Nobel
Thompson Arthur
BrassCraft
Balfour Beatty
Get a headstart…Job seekers can send resumes to Jobfair@davidsonlocal.com so employers can receive them in advance of the jobfair. Several applicants have already been hired.
A special kidzone will be available for parents needing supervision for their kids while parents seek employment.
A mobile career center with job counselors will be available to produce or update resumes on site.
Area media, please share.
For fun, since the event will be in Lexington, drones will be dropping BBQ sandwiches out of the sky during the job fair.
Davidson Local Give Work a Chance Job Fair
Thursday, August 24 4:00-7:00pm
Bull City Ciderworks
599 S. Railroad St Lexington, NC 27292
