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Williamsburg Landing, Sentara, Riverside among companies hiring

Sentara Healthcare will be one of the many companies on hand at the Hire Peninsula job fair. (Photo courtesy of Sentara).
Sentara Healthcare will be one of the many companies on hand at the Hire Peninsula job fair. (Photo courtesy of Sentara).

A plethora of local companies are looking for job candidates along the Peninsula.

Hire Peninsula is hosting a job fair from noon to 3 p.m. on April 18 at ECPI University’s Newport News Campus, located at 1001 Omni Boulevard.

Companies on hand include Huntington Ingalls, SC3, Canon of Virginia, Sentara Healthcare, Riverside Health Systems, Williamsburg Landing, Virginia Health Services, Department of the Air Force, Hampton Division of Fire and Rescue, Newport News Shipbuilding, Norfolk Police Department, Bon Secours, Virginia Beach Police Department, Consulate Hearth Care/Newport News and Ferguson, according to a news release from Hire Peninsula.

Professionals will be on hand to assist applicants with career development, educational support and provide information for veterans on transition programs, according to the news release. There will also be a computer room for applicants to apply online.

The event is free and open to the public, Hire Peninsula asks that interested candidates register.

Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing is the Assistant Editor at WYDaily. Sarah was born in the state of Maine, grew up along the coast, and attended college at the University of Maine at Orono. Sarah left Maine in October 2015 when she was offered a job at a newspaper in West Point, Va. Courts, crime, public safety and civil rights are among Sarah’s favorite topics to cover. She currently covers those topics in Williamsburg, James City County and York County. Sarah has been recognized by other news organizations, state agencies and civic groups for her coverage of a failing fire-rescue system, an aging agriculture industry and lack of oversight in horse rescue groups. In her free time, Sarah enjoys lazing around with her two cats, Salazar and Ruth, drinking copious amounts of coffee and driving places in her white truck.

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