HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – MassHire Holyoke hosted an innovative job fair that promises convenience and opportunity.

For the first time ever, MassHire Holyoke organized a Drive-Thru Job Fair event, a concept aimed at making job hunting both easy and efficient.

Courtesy of MassHire Holyoke

Alexander Luna from MassHire Holyoke’s Business Service believes that our younger workforce is used to being able to get meals and good delivered to them at the touch of a button or brought right to their car. So, they developed this hiring model to make finding a job as simple and efficient as possible.

Their mission is to develop a strong workforce system by improving the skills of potential employees and jobseekers and expanding career opportunities through economic development.

Folks were able to receive help from MassHire to find jobs in a variety of fields from working in the health care industry to working in manufacturing. Over 75 people walked away with a job in the industry of their choice.

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