About - Community Job Fair

Since its inception in 1994, this event has attracted over a thousand job seekers each year. The idea of a Community Job Fair grew out of a concern for the workers affected by the closure of Fort Ord in 1994. Representatives of the Fort Ord Civilian Personnel Office, the Army Career and Alumni Program, the Employment Development Department and other local agencies had been meeting to develop a plan to assist the dislocated workers when the idea for a job fair surfaced.

These agencies formed the Job Fair Committee with the goal of linking the community with qualified and available resources affected by the downsizing of several large agencies in Monterey County, and to provide the employer community with immediate access to a diversified applicant pool of well qualified and motivated persons eager to work. From the onset, the idea was to host a no-cost event for both job seekers and employers.

After many meetings, much planning on the part of the committee members, and with tremendous support from the local community, the first Community Job Fair was held on March 2, 1994. The event turned out to be such a Hugh success that the group of agencies committed to making it an annual event.

Thank You! to our current committee members/sponsors: the Monterey County One-Stop Career Center System, Monterey County Hospitality Association, Central Coast Human Resources Association, Monterey Marriott, Monterey County Weekly, Shoreline/Goodwill Industries, Trucksis Flag and Banner and the Employment Development Department.

A special thanks, as well, to the City of Monterey and the Monterey Conference Center for providing a beautiful and much appreciated location for the event to take place.