Connor Threlkeld

The Augusta campus of the University of Phoenix is looking for a few good faculty members.

The school, in its third year in Augusta, will host a recruiting fair for potential faculty members in the areas of Counseling and Guidance, Criminal Justice, Health Care Systems and Psychology, on December 10.

The hiring process for the 2010 U.S. Census is underway, and you can find work helping with the count.

You can start the application process by filling out an application on the Census website, www.2010Censusjobs.gov, or by calling 1-866-861-2010.

Peak hiring will be from February 2009 through the end of May 2010 for thousands of temporary assignments, most lasting 5 to 10 weeks.

Officials with the Georgia Department of Labor’s Augusta Career Center are coordinating with the University of Phoenix’s Augusta campus to host a job fair on the morning of November 19.

The event will featuring more than 45 organizations ranging from companies looking to hire to companies discussing future opportunities to groups offering education and other opportunities. Companies represented will include:

University of Phoenix officials coordinating the upcoming job fair on November 19 have released the following list of tips for maximizing opportunities to be found at their upcoming career fair.

TIPS FOR MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR CAREER EXPO EXPERIENCE

1.    Don't be shy – During a career expo, your job is to demonstrate self-confidence. Be assertive. Look the employers in the eye, speak with authority and always give a firm handshake.

East Central Regional Hospital officials will host a hiring fair on November 10 in an effort to attract registered nurses, LPNs, occupational therapists and dieticians to 60 jobs as part of a new partnership with MCG.

A mobile job fair sharing information on how to get a Recovery Act job at Savannah River Site will be in Augusta on Tuesday, November 10.

The Road To Recover Tour will stop at the Augusta Career Center, 601 Greene St. from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Information will be provided on how people can obtain a job doing work at SRS.

Job fair representatives also have job search tips and resume building advice.

Resumes for Recovery Act jobs at SRS can be submitted. About 3,000 people are expected to get temporary clean-up work at the site.

In addition to job fairs and other hiring events taking place in Augusta soon, state Department of Labor officials have announced a number of job fairs to be held throughout the state in November.

Georgia Department of Labor's Covington Career Center and the Veterans of Foreign Wars will host a fair Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at VFW Post 5290 in Conyers.

Another Nov. 10 fair is planned from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at American Legion Post 201, in Alpharetta. A fair is also planned Nov. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at American Legion Post 251, in Duluth.

The Aiken Workforce Center, located at 1571 Richland Avenue in Aiken, will host a Veterans Appreciation Day on Tuesday, November 10.

Services will include health screenings and blood pressure checks, veterans health information and job referral information. Coffee and snacks will be provided.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is sponsored by Aiken Regional Medical Centers, the Aiken VA Outpatient Clinic, Wal-Mart on Richland Ave. and the South Carolina Employment Security Commission.

South Carolina Bureau Chief Stephanie Toone has an article in Wednesday’s paper (Work force centers benefit from stimulus) about the economic stimulus program’s impact on job hunting on the other side of the Savannah River.

Of the $79 million the state’s Employment Securities Commission received to boost employment, nearly $4 million has made its way to the six-county area served by the Lower Savannah Council of Governments.

The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce will combine its luncheon in October with a business expo and job fair.

The events will take place Tuesday, October 20, at Savannah Rapids Pavilion.

The luncheon starts at 11:30 a.m. with food from Carrabba’s Italian Grill.  Professional speaker and consultant Kim Marcille will speak.

The business expo and job fair will start at 1:30 p.m. after the luncheon.