Workers wanted: Fifty area businesses vie for applicants during job fair on March 29

31 Mar 2023
Whether it's more benefits, flexible scheduling or on-the-job training, lakes area businesses were pulling out all the stops in an effort to attract more workers during the annual job fair, hosted by Rural Minnesota CEP, at M State in Detroit Lakes on Wednesday, March 29.
The attendees picked up pamphlets, dropped off resumes and asked direct questions of employers as they made their way through the display tables strewn along the hallways of the college campus. Some businesses had an easy time describing to potential applicants why they were the best fit for them.
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