WILLIAMSTON- The fair came to town on Tuesday, April 4 -- the job fair that is, bringing together a plethora of companies, employers, and job opportunities in record numbers at the Northeast Technology & Business Center.

“We have had a tremendous turnout,” said Betty Williams, director of the Martin County ESC and the head organizer of the job fair. With a total of 26 employers and over 250 applicants in attendance, the project was a huge success. Some of the employers present included the Martin County Community Action, Martin Community College, Perdue, the Syfan Corporation, and the U. S. Army. The second annual Job Link job fair was designed to match up various applicants with employers needing their labor and sought to bring more job opportunities to Martin County.

“It’s a great opportunity for a lot of the employers in Martin County to reach out into the community and get a feel for what its citizens are looking for in terms of career options,” remarked Barbara Daly, the Chair of Industrial Health Technologies at Martin Community College. All of the employers agreed that the fair was a commendable effort to help bolster support for a prosperous and abundant career atmosphere within the community, she said.

“It’s a great thing for the community as a whole to be able to come together and try to get jobs for people,” said Anthony Brinkley, one of the local job applicants attending the fair. Brinkley said that he and his friends attended a larger job fair in Nash County on Tuesday and remarked that they were glad to see their own county emulating its larger neighbors.