Steve Americano landed a job with Kubota Tractor a year ago. Unlike his friends, he says he didn't treat his visit to the World Ag Expo like a field trip. Americano said, "For me I didn't use this as a place to see new equipment. I used it a opportunity as a career fair if you will. So I came here with a handful of resumes and a nice shirt, kind of beat the pavement and asked around if they had career opportunities."
We saw more people carrying bags than briefcases full of resumes but companies have noticed more people were asking if they were hiring.
The High Ground of Texas actively recruits businesses to re-locate to the Texas panhandle but also helps those companies build its workforce. Economic Development Director Jimi Copelen said, "If someone came here looking for work, yeah, we could hook them up with specific types of companies depending on what type of work they do. We've got a lot of work organizations in Texas like the workforce development center."
Most companies don't attend the World Ag Expo to recruit employees, but job-seekers say with 16-hundred exhibitors, it's the perfect place to market yourself to companies.
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