Annual Careers in Utilities Job Fair Seeks to Energize State’s Workforce

Annual Careers in Utilities Job Fair Seeks to Energize State’s Workforce

Monroe Now

Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee Chairman Wayne P. DeAngelo announced on Sept. 28 that the annual Utility Job and Career Fair will be held in partnership with the New Jersey Utilities Association (NJUA), the statewide association for investor-owned utilities.

Every year that the career fair has been held more than 100 job seekers have attended to speak with representatives of energy, gas, water and other utility companies accept resumes, answer questions and provide information about a wide-range of career opportunities and related educational programs

DeAngelo, D-Mercer/Middlesex, said that it continues to be important to host this industry-specific career fair as the “baby boomer” generation is gearing up for retirement. It is estimated that almost 55 percent of the electric and natural gas public utility workforce across the country may need to be regenerated in the next 10 years…(Read the full story)