AgCareers.com Launching Career and Education Center
AgCareers.com, the leading agriculture based career site, has teamed up with World Ag Expo to open the Hilvers Career and Education Center. The new center is aimed at assisting the many job seekers who attend World Ag Expo to find job placement.
"AgCareers.com is excited to be partnering with the World Ag Expo on this new initiative that will bring employers and job seekers together in a new way at a great venue, the World Ag Expo," explains Erika Brandt, AgCareers.com. "As we continue our mission to promote the many great opportunities in agriculture, the Career Center at World Ag Expo is an excellent way to do just that!"
AgCareers.com supplies human resource services to the agriculture, food, natural resources and biotechnology industries.
"Our Company strives to improve the industries by connecting job seekers and employers with a targeted, online tool that is economical and produces results. With presence in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, AgCareers.com has more than 1.3 million page views each month," says Brandt. "Employers post more than 2,000 jobs and receive more than 6,000 applications through the site monthly."
Located in the Hilvers building on Media St., the Hilvers Career and Education Center presented by AgCareers.com is not exclusively for job seekers, but students as well. The Center will house several junior colleges and universities, including College of the Sequoias, UC Davis, CSU Fresno, Cal Poly SLO and Cal Poly Pomona.
Brandt explains that "The center will be a common place for universities to showcase their school. This will include hands-on workshops, interview space for employers, and an area for featuring or applying to current job postings."
Lean more about the colleges in the Hilvers Career and Education Center presented by AgCareers.com by visiting the World Ag Expo Digital Show Grounds. More...
Goals of the Hilvers Career and Education Center presented by AgCareers.com
- As job opportunities have declined in many other industries, agriculture jobs still remain and provide wonderful and satisfying opportunities for all levels of job seekers.
- The Center and the surrounding educational events regarding careers will bring a new aspect to the World Ag Expo - something that attendees have been asking for.
- The Center will provide a number of opportunities for both job seekers and employers exhibiting at World Ag Expo. With a focus on creating connections and education, those that utilize the new resource will gain valuable insight on job opportunities in agriculture.
- The Center will be a common place for universities to showcase their schools. It will include hands-on workshops, interview space for employers and an area for featuring or applying to current job postings.
More about AgCareers.com
AgCareers.com vision is to be the leading supplier of human resource services to the agriculture, food, natural resources and biotechnology industries. The company strives to improve the industries by connecting job seekers and employers with a targeted, online tool that is economical and produces results. With presence in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, AgCareers.com has more than 1.3 million page views each month. Employers post more than 2,000 jobs and receive more than 6,000 applications through the site monthly. Beyond the job board, AgCareers.com offers human resource professionals a suite of products which includes the Compensation Benchmark Review, Agribusiness HR Review, Ag HR Roundtable and much more.
Who's Using AgCareers.com?
- There are more than 36,000 new users that visit AgCareers.com each month
- More than 13,000 people visit the site each week
- Each day there are more than 12,000 job views
- AgCareers.com has over 1.3 million page views each month
- Employers post more than 2,000 jobs each month
- More than 5,000 job seekers have their resume in the online database
- Employers and job seekers come from all over North America.
- 5% of job seekers using AgCareers.com have a Bachelors degree or higher
- Two-thirds of job seekers on the site have more than 3 years of experience
- Job seekers fall into many sectors from the agriculture and food industries, such as ag business, agronomy, and production.