The event focused on high school seniors, with a total of 25 companies in attendance.
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TUSCALOOSA, AL – WOW 2.0 held at Shelton State Community College resulted in 610 emergency job offers made to high school seniors from eight of nine counties in the West Alabama region.
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The event focused on high school seniors, with 25 companies attending to hire 1,100 jobs. In total, 230 students attended, and saw 192 more emergency job offers than the previous year.
The companies present included: Alabama Credit Union, ARD Logistics, Bama Dining, BFGoodrich, Bibb Medical Center, Brasfield & Gorrie, Bryce Hospital, Chick-fil-A, DCH Health System, Foster Farms, Jolly Heating Air & Conditioning Inc. Lear Corporation, Mary Starke Harper Center for Geriatric Psychiatry, North River Yacht Club, Motherson-SMP, Premier Service Company, Inc. , Schnellecke Logistics Alabama, Remmert & Company, Taylor Hardin, Turner & Schoel, Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority, Valmont Utility, Warrior Met Coal, WestRock and ZF Tuscaloosa.
This is what some students said:
“Being in WOW 2.0 is very exciting, I get to interview with companies, get job opportunities and also have a sense of hope that I can go into a company and go straight into the workforce.”
– Kailyn BlairNorthridge High School
“My experience with WOW 2.0 has been nothing but a breath of fresh air. I’ve met different organizations, different companies, talked to different people, different investors, and had more relationships than I’ve ever had. It was just an amazing experience. Thank you all for such a great experience. I will take these interactions, these experiences with me wherever I go. Thank you all so much.”
– Markel GriffinCentral High School
“I received a job offer from Brasfield and Gorrie and I’m excited that they put me at ease once I interviewed them. This is the kind of company I want to work for.”
– Napoleon HughesGreene County High School
“I’ve had two job offers at WOW 2.0. I’ve never had a job before, so I’m about to get this money.”
– Ty LewisSipsey Valley High School
The companies present included: Alabama Credit Union, ARD Logistics, Bama Dining, BFGoodrich, Bibb Medical Center, Brasfield & Gorrie, Bryce Hospital, Chick-fil-A, DCH Health System, Foster Farms, Jolly Heating Air & Conditioning Inc. Lear Corporation, Mary Starke Harper Center for Geriatric Psychiatry, North River Yacht Club, Motherson-SMP, Premier Service Company, Inc. , Schnellecke Logistics Alabama, Remmert & Company, Taylor Hardin, Turner & Schoel, Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority, Valmont Utility, Warrior Met Coal, WestRock and ZF Tuscaloosa.
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