Nassau Hosting Job Fair Tuesday

(This story was posted by Joe Dowd; it was written and reported by Adina Genn)

Some 5,000 job-seekers are expected to head over to the Long Island Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Uniondale Tuesday for the Nassau County Private Sector Job Fair. 

More than 200 employers from across Long Island and the region will be looking to hire. Among them, Microsoft, National Grid and Canon. 

Employers will be seeking candidates for positions at the entry and middle management level, as well as for licensed professionals and those in the hospitality industry, banking staffing, and individuals with technical and IT experience. 

Many of the companies are currently hiring in marketing, human resources, business development, engineering and more.

The job fair comes at a time when the number of private sector jobs on Long Island has increased over the year by 30,500, a 2.9 percent increase, according to New York State Labor Department. 

The department’s most recent reports show that Long Island boasts the fastest private sector job growth in all of the state’s metro areas.   

And while about half of those jobs are in lower paying sectors such as retail, leisure and hospitality, a quarter were seen in higher-paying industries that employ skilled workers in such areas including care and professional, scientific, and technical services. 

Still, some sectors saw job loss over the year, including manufacturing, information and financial activities, as well as local government education.

Those seeking work in Nassau County can also visit Nassau Works – a free job-finding application that sends out alerts on employment opportunities.

Meanwhile, Tuesday’s job fair opens at 9 a.m. for veterans, and 10 a.m. for general admission, and extends till 2 p.m., with opening remarks from Mangano scheduled for 9:45 a.m.