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The opportunities are endless for job seekers these days, as employers like the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, work to attract new hires.
On Wednesday, it hosted its first-ever job fair.
Stacey Sunday, the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority's (RTAA) director of corporate communications said, "We experienced an extremely busy summer travel season. The region has rebound really well from the pandemic and we expect this holiday season to be even busier so we definitely have to get all of our open positions filled."
Currently, there are over 2,400 employees working for different companies at the airport.
"At the airport we do function like a small city. So you'd be surprised at the different number of jobs that could be done in the airport, from food service, to slot machine attendants, from fire fighting, to police. We have a lot of options." said Sunday.
Some companies within the airport are not requiring vaccines, however, RTAA is requiring new employees to be vaccinated unless they have medical or religious exemptions. Critics have said problems with hiring and labor shortages is due to vaccine requirements.
2 News asked RTAA's director of corporate communications if she believes the requirement will prevent people from applying.
"We sure hope not. The environment's a great environment to work in at the airport and you get to be a part of people's travel experiences and it's very fun." she responded. She also said RTAA follows recommendations from the CDC.
Other companies within the airport participated in Wednesday's job fair, like Paradies Lagardere. It manages stores that sell travel essentials, t-shirts, and souvenirs. Paradies Lagardere also has specialty stores.
The company's assistant general manager Cindy Kelling said company-wide they're understaffed.
"We strive to give first class service to our customers. Being short-staffed we can still do that but we can't operate our stores normal hours." said Kelling. "We're just looking for passionate people who want a good job and a fun environment and work for a great company."
But most employers are asking, what do job seekers want?
2 News spoke with some people that attended the job fair. A lot of them already had a job, but some say they want to see if there are better opportunities.
Some like Brendan Aguiar say they don't care about the money or incentives, for right now. He just wants to meet the right people to launch his career.
"I really want to make sure I work as a computer scientist after I graduate. I feel like it would help me get my foot in the door with a company if I were to get an internship beforehand as a computer science and engineer intern." he said.
The outcome of attending the job fair seemed promising.
"I found one part-time job for the winter which is cool. I might consider that. There's also a tech company here, I want to speak to them." he added.
You can click here to see job opportunities at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport.
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Original Story:
The Reno-Tahoe International Airport is holding its first-ever job fair this Wednesday.Â
The job fair starts at 11 a.m. and goes until 4 p.m. at the SureStay, 1981 Terminal Way in Reno.Â
Companies expected to appear include Alaska Airlines, FedEx, Subway, IGT, Southwest and many others.Â
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