The Indiana State Fair Commission will be hosting the seventh annual Job Fair where it hopes to hire more than 500 seasonal positions, next week at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann will attend the event and interview a few of the candidates.
Each year the Indiana State Fair hires about 1400 seasonal employees. Of the 218 current year-round employees, 130 started as a seasonal or summer employee.
Job Fair attendees will have the opportunity to fill out an application for employment and receive an initial interview. Applicants should be at least 14 years of age and dress is informal. A resume is not required but if the candidate has one available it will be considered. The job fair is set for Thursday, May 28 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Ag/Hort Building from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The line for the Job Fair begins forming at 2 p.m. All candidates have the same opportunity for hire regardless of when they arrive at the event as long as they arrive before 6:00 p.m. and participate in an interview. Available positions include but are not limited to: ticket sellers, gate supervisors, parking attendants and supervisors, and facility maintenance personnel, as well as security personnel, tractor shuttle staff, information booth staff, livestock barn staff and educational exhibit staff.
For more information on the job fair and the Indiana State Fair, please visit www.indianastatefair.com.