SC invites veterans to virtual career fair, counseling day with 40+ agencies
(WPDE) — South Carolina is inviting its veterans to a virtual career fair and counseling day featuring more than 40 state agencies.
The Veterans’ Virtual Career Fair will be held Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This year’s event also includes a Career Counseling Day on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The counseling day is only available in-person in West Columbia. The drop-in event offers guidance from current Veterans employed with the state.
Veterans’ Career Counseling Day
- Date: Wednesday, Nov. 13
- Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Location: Phillips Market Center, 117 Ballard Court, West Columbia, S.C.
Veterans’ Virtual Career Fair
- Date: Thursday, Nov. 14
- Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Location: Online
The virtual career fair offers career opportunities with more than 40 state agencies and institutions of higher education. Registration is now open.
Participating agencies are recruiting for positions in accounting, engineering, finance, grant management, human resources, health care, information technology, maintenance, security/law enforcement and more.
Each agency will have a virtual booth where job seekers can take part in a video chat or set a time to talk directly with a human resources representative about available openings. Some of the more than 40 participating agencies include:
- Aiken Technical College
- The Citadel
- College of Charleston
- Commission on Higher Education
- Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum
- Education Oversight Commission
- Governor’s School for Agriculture at John de la Howe
- Governor’s School for Arts and Humanities
- Governor’s School for Science and Math
- Human Affairs Commission
- The Medical University of South Carolina
- Midlands Technical College
- Patriot’s Point Development Authority
- Public Service Commission
- South Carolina Aeronautics Commission
- South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs
- South Carolina Commission for the Blind
- South Carolina Department of Administration
- South Carolina Department of Children’s Advocacy
- South Carolina Department of Corrections
- South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce
- South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
- South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice
- South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
- South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
- South Carolina Department of Public Health
- South Carolina Department of Public Safety
- South Carolina Department of Revenue
- South Carolina Department of Social Services
- South Carolina Department of Transportation
- South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs
- South Carolina Educational Television
- South Carolina First Steps
- South Carolina Forestry Commission
- South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
- South Carolina Office of Resilience
- South Carolina Public Employee Benefit Authority
- South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office
- State Accident Fund
- State Treasurer’s Office
- University of South Carolina
The state held the first Veterans’ Virtual Career Fair in May 2021 and more than 330 veterans took part.
