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Hiring event geared to veterans and families to be held Wednesday, May 25 in Columbia

Geared toward veterans, active and retired service members and their families, public also invited to attend, apply for jobs at area companies.
Credit: AP

COLUMBIA, S.C. — SC Works, part of the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW), is co-hosting a hiring event geared toward veterans, active and retired service members and their families on Wednesday, May 25.

SC Works, along with the SC Army & Air National Guard, SC National Guard Service Member & Family Care, and the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve will host representatives from over 70 employers from various industries. The event, which is also open to the general public, will be at the Bluff Road Armory at 1225 Bluff Road from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Job seekers are encouraged to dress professionally and come prepared for possible interviews with updated resumes.

Learn more about the free services available from SC Works by calling a SC Works Center near you or online at scworks.org

Some of the companies registered to attend include:

  • AAFES 
  • AllSouth Federal Credit Union 
  • Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center 
  • Amick Farms 
  • AmplifiedAg Inc./Vertical Roots Apprenticeship Carolina  
  • Balfour Betty 
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina 
  • Bureau of Prisons 
  • Call 4 Health 
  • Capital Waste Services 
  • Carolina Conditions 
  • Charleston County Sheriff Office 
  • Chick-fil-A Bush River Road 
  • Commercial Metals Company  
  • Constantia Blythewood 
  • Cooperative Health 
  • Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital 
  • Foremost Pipeline Construction Co. Inc. 
  • Greenville Police Department 
  • Healing Hands and Hearts 
  • Heartfelt HomeCare  
  • Helping Hands Adult Day Care 
  • Hirequest Direct West Columbia 
  • JC Wilkie Construction 
  • Jushi USA 
  • Kelly Services 
  • Kendrick Elevation & Esteem Project 
  • Lexington County Sheriff's Dept 
  • LRADAC 
  • Mark Anthony Brewing 
  • Maxim Healthcare Staffing 
  • McEntire Produce 
  • Michelin North America 
  • Midlands Fatherhood Coalition 
  • Nephron Pharmaceuticals 
  • New Life Home Care, LLC 
  • Palmetto State Armory 
  • Peek Pavement Marking, LLC 
  • Planet Fitness 
  • Rainbow International Restoration 
  • Randstad 
  • RATPDEV 
  • RetireEase Senior Services 
  • Richland County First Steps 
  • Richland Two School District 
  • Right At Home 
  • RNDC-Republic National Distributing Company 
  • Rumsey Construction and Restoration 
  • SC Dept. of Social Services 
  • SC Dept. of Parks, Recreation and Tourism 
  • SC Highway Patrol 
  • SC National Guard Service Member and Family Care 
  • SC Works 
  • School District Five 
  • SCVRD 
  • South Carolina Dept. of Corrections 
  • South Carolina Dept. of Juvenile Justice 
  • South Carolina Dept. of Mental Health 
  • South Carolina Dept. of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services 
  • South Carolina Human Affairs Commission 
  • Spectrum 
  • Staffmark 
  • Sullivan Management/Carolina Ale House 
  • Sumter County Sheriff's Office  
  • Terminix Service Inc. 
  • The City of Columbia 
  • The SSA Group 
  • Tyson Foods 
  • United Infrastructure Group (UIG) 
  • Veterans Bridge Home 
  • Waffle House 
  • Welvista 
  • WIOA

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