Searching for a new job in North Texas? Here are more than 22,000 to choose from
In search of a new job? An upcoming job fair in Arlington is expected to have thousands to pick from.
Attendees of the North Texas Job Fair will have the chance to meet with hundreds of potential employers who are hiring for more than 22,000 jobs, according to the office of U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne, an Irving Republican. She is hosting the fair in partnership with North Texas elected officials and local chambers of commerce. This is the third year for the job fair.
Some of the more than 400 employers attending the Aug. 8 event include American Airlines, AT&T, Bell Helicopter, DFW International Airport, medical facilities, law enforcement agencies and school districts.
Van Duyne says businesses tell her one of their biggest challenges is finding people to hire, and people in living in North Texas say they’re looking for job opportunities with increased pay, more flexibility and more benefits.
“So it just seemed natural to put those two together in a job fair,” Van Duyne said.
About a third of the job openings are for six-figure positions, according to Van Duyne’s office. There are positions for everyone, from first time job seekers to “c suite” positions, she said.
“We have a huge group of North Texans that people want to hire, and it’s really important that we keep them here, because if we have our workforce leave, the businesses will follow,” Van Duyne said.
When and where?
The North Texas Job Fair is on Aug. 8 at Globe Life Field in Arlington (734 Stadium Drive) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Back to school supplies will also be distributed starting at 9:30 a.m.
Tips from employers
Andrew White, a talent management specialist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Worth district, said job seekers should expect on-the-spot job interviews.
White recommended people have a résumé on hand and even references if possible. Job seekers should also “dress to impress,” be confident in what they bring to the table and do research on potential employers to gain an understanding of business or agency’s culture and what they’re looking for, he said.
“I tell people, go there with a game plan,” White said. “Be there ready to be successful.”
The Army Corps has found employees through the fair in the past, White said. It is hiring for engineering roles, administration, accounting, legal and real estate, he said.
Aflac’s Fort Worth Regional Sales Coordinator Rene Arriaga encouraged job seekers to be themselves. The insurance company will be at the fair and is looking to hire three to five agents, he said.
He and White both stressed a desire for candidates who are career minded.
“We’re looking for individuals that are looking for a career,” Arriaga said. “A lot of the agents that come work for us, oftentimes they come from a previous work where they just didn’t see how their current opportunity could get them to where they wanted to go in their career.”
What employers are attending the job fair?
Here are the employers participating in the North Texas Job Fair, according to the fair’s website.
ACE Cash Express
ACH Child and Family Services
Acme Brick Company
Activate Games
Ad-A-Staff Inc.
Addison Police Department
Aflac - Fort Worth Region
Aimbridge Hospitality
Albertsons Companies
Alert360
Alliance Aviation Services
Always Best Care Denton/Argyle
Amada Senior Care
American Airlines
American Airlines Center
American Medical Response
American Senior Benefits of North Texas
Anderson Paving, Inc
Andy’s Frozen Custard
Arca Continental Coca Cola Southwest Beverages
Arcosa Aggregates
Archer Western Construction
Arlington Dispatch Services
Arlington ISD
Arlington Police Department
Ashley Furniture Industries
Atmos Energy Corporation
AT&T
AUI Partners
Austin Bridge & Road
Bank of the West (online participation only)
Baylor Scott & White Health
BayMark Health Services
Beauty Manufacturing Solutions Corp.
Bedford Police Department
Bell Helicopter
Belmar Integrated Logistics
Ben E. Keith
BESTOLIFE Corp.
Billingsley Company
BILT Incorporated
Birdville ISD
Bloomin’ Blinds
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County (online participation only)
Braum’s
Buckner International
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Canadian Solar U.S. Module Manufact. Corp.
CareNow Urgent Care
Caring Pathways of Carrollton
Carrollton Regional Medical Center
Carrollton Police Department
Carter BloodCare
Catholic Charities Fort Worth
CEC Facilities Group
Centerra
Charter Spectrum
Chem-Aqua
Children’s Health
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
CHRISTUS Health
Circle K
City of Allen
City of Arlington
City of Carrollton
City of Colleyville
City of Dallas
City of Dallas Equipment and Fleet Management
City of Denton
City of Euless
City of Farmers Branch
City of Fort Worth
City of Haltom
City of Irving
City of Keller
City of North Richland Hills
City of Richardson
City of Southlake
City of the Colony
City of Wylie
Claymore Operations
Clear Channel Outdoor
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Colleyville Police Department
Collin College
Collin County Government
Commercial Metals Company
Communities in Schools Dallas
Communities In School of North Texas
Compudopt Dallas
ComputerMinds.Com
Concept Facility Services/ 1-855-MegaPro
Conquer Staffing
Cook Children’s Health Care System
CoreLogic
Core Personnel Staffing Services
Coury Hospitality
Creative Solutions in Healthcare
Cruise Planners - Global Travitude
Cummins Clean Fuel Technologies
Cumulus Media
Dallas County
Dallas County Sheriffs Office
Dallas Fire-Rescue
Dallas Fort Worth Federal Executive Board
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport DPS
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Fire Department
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Police
Dallas ISD
Dallas Love Field
Dallas Police Communications
Dallas Police Department
Danone
Darcorp Management Group
DART
DAVACO
Denton County MHMR
Denton County Sheriff’s Office
Delta Dallas
Dept. of Contract Management (DCMA)
Design Transportation
Destination Success Dallas
DFW International Airport
DHA Housing Solutions for North Texas
Discount Tire
DOJ-FBI (Dallas Field Office)
Don Davis Auto Group Inc.
Drug Enforcement Administration
Duty Free Americas
Earthworks, Inc.
EDPA
El Rio Grande Latin Market
Embassy Suites Fort Worth
Employnet
Empower Brokerage, Inc
Encore Wire
Enterprise Mobility
Environmental Protection Agency
Envoy Air
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EPIC Home Healthcare
ESS
Estes Express Lines
Excellence by Design Education Center
Expo Home Improvement
Eves Breast Center
Faith Family Academy
Faith Forward Nurse Aide Training Academy
Family Community Case Management
Farmers Branch Police Department
Fastenal
FC Dallas
Federal Air Marshal Service
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - U.S. DOT
Federal Transit Administration
FedEx Ground
FEMA Public Assistance CRC
FEMA Region 6
Finishline/JD Sports
FirstCash, Inc
First Restoration, Inc. (online participation only)
First Student
Five Diamond Club LLC
Floor Coverings International of Southlake
Flower Mound Police Department
Forney ISD
Ford AV
Fort Worth ISD
Fort Worth Police Department: Communications
Frontier Communications
Garland Police Department
Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support
Global Medical Response
Global Payments
Good Shepherd Hospice
Goodwill North Central Texas
Grand Canyon University
Grand Prairie ISD
Grand Prairie Police Department
Grayson County Sheriff’s Office
Greater Fort Worth Builders Association
Great Wolf Lodge
GTN Technical Staffing LLC
GuardTexas, Inc
Harmony Public Schools North Texas
HB Mechanical Services, Inc
HDR Engineering
Healing Hands Healthcare
Heidelberg Materials
Helping Restore Ability
Highland Landscaping
Hi-Line
Hilton Anatole
Holiday Inn Trophy Club
Home Instead
Home Health
HSI SAC Dallas
HUB International
Hurst Police Department
Hyatt Regency DFW
IB Stores
IBEW Local 20
In-N-Out Burger
Insight Enterprises
Integrated Machinery Solutions
International Aerospace Coatings
Intertek Testing Services, N.A.
IRT Living
Irving City Jail
Irving Fire Department
Irving ISD
Irving Police Department
Irving Police Department - Communications
JobSquad Staffing Solutions
Johnson County Sheriff’s Office - Professional Standards Division
JPS Health
Justice for Our Neighbors North Central Texas
JWC General Contractors
Keller Williams Realty
Keurig Dr Pepper
King of Texas Roofing Company
Kito Crosby
Körber Supply Chain
KPOST Company
Labor Finders
La Familia Auto Insurance
LBU Community Clinic
Lennox International
LiquidStack
Lockheed Martin
Loews Hotels & Co.
Lone Star Park
Lyric Health
Madera Residential
Madison Reed
Malin a Raymond Company
Mansfield Police Department
Marketplace insurance exchange and Copeland insurance
Marriott International
Mathnasium Learning Center
McDonalds of North Texas
MDE Recruiting Solutions
Medely
MEMCO
Methodist Health System
MHMR of Tarrant County
MICA Corporation
Mid-Cal Labor Solutions Texas
Military Veteran Peer Network - Dallas
Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce
McKinney Police Department
MMC
Mobility Credit Union
Momentum Mechanical
Monument Realty
MT Training Center
My Possibilities
National Life Group /Our Infinite Company
National Utilities Co
National Women in Roofing
NCH
NESC Staffing, LLC
New York Life
NextOp Vets
North Central Texas Council of Governments
North Central Texas Council of Governments - Transportation Department
North Richland Hills Police Department
North Texas Emergency Communications Center
North Texas Food Bank
North Texas Job Corps
North Texas Municipal Water District
North Texas Nurse Honor Guard
North Texas Orthopedics
Northwest ISD
Northwood Club
NPower
Omni Dallas Hotel
Omni PGA Frisco Resort
One Source Plumbing & Air (online participation only)
OnPoint Group
Origin Bank
Overture Home Care
Pacific Dental Services (PDS Health)
Parker University
Parkland Health & Hospital
Patterson Companies
Paycom
PCSI
Peace Corps
Peak Performers
Pearce Services
Pediatric Home Service
Peoplelink Staffing
Perfect Benefits / LifeExec
Peterbilt Motors Company
Plastikpak Packaging, Inc.
Plates to Purpose
Portico Property Management
PPG
Principal Service Solutions
ProCollect Incorporated
QuikTrip
RaceTrac
Radiant Autism Center (online participation only)
Raising Cane’s
RAS Services
RBCA CDC
RBFCU
Remington Hospitality
Remington Hospitality: Dallas Marriott Suites Medical/Market Center
ResCare-EduCare
ResponsiveEd 180 Educator Preparation Program
Richardson ISD
Richardson Police Department
Rise Against Hunger
R3 Wound Care & Hyperbarics
Safety First Trucking Academy Inc
Safran Aerospace
Sams Club
Sendera Title
Senior Life Insurance Company
Shakertins
Sherwin-Williams
Shoppa’s Material Handling
Siemens
Signicast
Social Security Administration
Sodexo
Souls Aligned
Southern Methodist University
Southlake Police Department
Southland Holdings
SPCA of Texas
Specialty Packing Inc. A Division of ProAmpac
Spectrum Financial Group
SRS Distribution
Stacy Furniture & Design
Star Concessions
Sunrise IT Solutions Group
Sylvan Learning
Target
Tarrant Area Food Bank
Tarrant County College
Tarrant County Precinct 3 Maintenance
Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office
Teasdale Latin Foods
Tetra Pak
Texans Can Academy
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Texas Christian University
Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice
Texas Dept. of Public Safety - State Troopers
Texas Dept. of Public Safety - Driver License Services
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas Maintenance Development
Texas Northern Probation and Pretrial Services
Texas Oncology
Texas Rangers Baseball Club
Texas Service Center
Texas Veterans Commission
Texas Workforce Commission
Texican Court Hotel
The Container Store
The Good Energy Co
The Libre Initiative
The Original Rainbow Cone
The Pittman Hotel
The Renaissance Worthington Fort Worth Hotel
The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas
The Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office
THE! Staffing Company
The Warren Center
The Women’s Center of Tarrant Co.
Thrivent Financial
Tier One Holdings LLC
Town of Addison
Toyota
Transportation Security Administration
Trinity Metro
Trinity River Authority of Texas
Tri-State Enterprises
TriVAN Roofing
TrueCoverage LLC
TxDOT
Uline
Ultimate Staffing, a Roth Staffing Company
Unique Landscaping
United Electronic Recycling
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Dallas
United Parcel Service
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District
U.S. Border Patrol
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Food & Nutrition Service
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services/ OIG/OI
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. District Court
U.S. General Services Administration
U.S. Health Advisors
U.S. Marshals Service
U.S. Postal Service
U.S. Secret Service
U.S. Small Business Administration
U.S. Treasury - Bureau of Engraving & Printing
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Vandergriff Honda
Verizon Wireless
Vistra Corp
Vitas Healthcare
Volunteers of America
Volunteers of America Texas
Vulcan Materials Company
Waffle House
Walmart
Welink
West Fort Worth Management
Western & Southern Life
Westin Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas
Westlake Ace Hardware
Woodforest National Bank
Worth Ross Management Company
Workforce Dallas
Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County
WorldSprings
Wrico Stamping of TX
XL Pro Staffing & Consulting
7-Eleven