InspireYouth@Work Summer Opportunities Fair

When summer comes, what will you be doing?

Pick up your passport to success at one of the annual InspireYouth@Work Summer Opportunity Fairs. Meet representatives from area businesses, government and non-profit organizations looking to fill summer positions, apprenticeship, and volunteer opportunities. You can also learn helpful job-hunting tips in the workshops provided. Open to all 14 to 24 year-old jobseekers living in the City of Richmond, Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent or Powhatan counties.

Admission is FREE! Locations for 2020 TBA.

 

PAST PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS

HENRICO COUNTY

  • Applebee’s
  • Army Recruiting
  • Ashley Stewart
  • Children’s Museum of Richmond
  • CONNS Home Plus
  • Cookout
  • County of Henrico
  • disAbility Law Center of Virginia
  • Douglas Aquatics, Inc.
  • Four Points Sheraton
  • Go High Corp
  • Gold’s Gym
  • Great Expectations
  • Henrico Adult Education Center
  • Hyatt Place – Richmond Airport
  • Longhorn Steakhouse
  • Making a Difference For You Inc.
  • Neighborhood Resource Center of Greater Fulton
  • Payless Shoe Source
  • Planet Fitness
  • Publix Super Markets, Inc.
  • Rainbow
  • Red Lobster
  • Tands, Inc./Bojangles’
  • VCU Health Sciences Pipeline
  • Virginia Job Corps
  • Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA)
  • Walmart
  • YMCA of Greater Richmond

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY

  • Alli for VA
  • American Red Cross
  • Applebee’s
  • Asher Comprehensive Training Center, Inc.
  • Christian’s Pizza
  • Colonial Heights Army Recruitng Station
  • Douglas Aquatics, Inc.
  • Happiness Dance Studios
  • Henrico Adult Education Center
  • Home Goods
  • Integrity Staffing Solutions
  • JK Career Network
  • Kings Dominion
  • Kollege and Kareer 4 Youth
  • My Brother’s Keeper of Greater Richmond
  • People Ready
  • Publix Super Markets, Inc.
  • Quality Moving Services
  • SPARK – find.train.hire.
  • Tands, Inc./Bojangles’
  • TGI Fridays
  • The College Place – Richmond
  • Tropical Smoothie
  • Virginia Job Corps
  • Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA)
  • Wing Stop
  • YMCA of Greater Richmond

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Recent Stats

500

youth, employers, resources to attend each year

79

percentage of youth that received summer opportunities

8

localities represented (incl. city of Richmond)

100

percentage of employers that would attend fair again

Preparing for the Opportunity Fair

Note: The information below is from the 2019 InspireYouth@Work Summer Opportunity Fairs.

 

To assist those attending to prepare for the Opportunities Fair, we provide a guidebook so that attendees can do their homework and learn more about the organizations that are participating PRIOR to coming to the fair!

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE HANOVER GUIDE
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE HENRICO GUIDE
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE CHESTERFIELD GUIDE

This means you should

  1. Review all of the companies listed in the packet
  2. Go to organizations websites to learn more about the positions available
  3. Apply to those positions online (if possible).

SPEED-WORKSHOPS

In addition to the employers, there are also mini-workshops on how to create and improve resumes, tips to finding jobs online, and making sure that the attendee’s social media captures the right kind of attention.

You don’t want to miss it!

Attendee & Group Registration


ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS CLOSED.

Registration will become available again when the 2020 dates have been set and announced.

 

Testimonials

The music was awesome! It kept our energy upEmployer
This event was well organized and coordinated. I look forward to participating in the futureEmployer

 

I brought my daughter and her friend to the event. This was a great opportunity. It was very well done and informativeParent
Great ExperienceYouth Attendee