It seems that many facts were misrepresented in the article about the Westmoreland Job Fair.
As an organizer to this job fair, I am disappointed that the facts have been misrepresented by [Westmoreland spokesperson] Leslie Shedd.
There were 17 employers; all had at least one job; 610 job seekers; and several offers of interest if the job seekers followed up with the employers and applied online.
No one heard about three people being hired on the spot, and this would have been big news among the organizers.
Also, there were only 15 who signed up for the workshop and got to go in early. They were trained by Fayette New Hope Job Seekers, a community outreach to the unemployed of Fayette County hosted at New Hope Baptist Church. The workshops included strengths assessment, resume writing, networking, dressing for an interview, mock interviews and a wrap-up with certificates being handed out.
The workshop attendees got to go in 30 minutes early to the job fair and then they served as helpers to the job fair directing others.
By misrepresenting the facts credibility is lost both now and in the future.
Arwen Mullikin
Fayetteville, Ga.
