HOUSTON (Aug. 24, 2012) – Lone Star College System and the Texas Workforce Commission are hosting a free Veterans Job Fair on Thursday, Aug. 30 from 2 to 5 p.m. at LSC-University Park.

The job fair is being held in conjunction with the College Credit for Heroes program and is hosted by the LSCS Career Services Council, TWC and the LSCS Veterans Affairs Center.

Veterans and others seeking employment will have the opportunity to network with more than 30 employers from around the Houston area seeking to fill a variety of full-and part-time positions in many professional and non-professional occupations.

Attendees will have access to free resume advice, and the first 200 attendees will receive a free gift.

Some of the recruiters that are scheduled to attend the job fair represent Crane World Wide, Dyna Drill, Gulf Stream Marine, Halliburton, Houston Fire Department, Houston Police Department, MEMCO, Plastipak Packaging, US Foods and more.

The job fair is free and open to the public. It will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. in the West Dining conference room at LSC-University Park, 20515 State Highway 249 at Louetta Road in Houston.

Officials recommend that attendees should dress professionally and bring copies of their resumes.

For more information, or to showcase your company at the job fair, contact LSCS Career Services at 281.290.5050 or LSCSCareerServices@lonestar.edu.

With 75,000 students in credit classes, and a total enrollment of more than 90,000, Lone Star College System is the fastest-growing community college system in the nation and the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area. Dr. Richard Carpenter is the chancellor of LSCS, which consists of six colleges including LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris, LSC-Tomball and LSC-University Park, five centers, LSC-University Center at Montgomery, LSC-University Center at University Park, Lone Star Corporate College, and LSC-Online. To learn more visit LoneStar.edu.

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