Job fair held at Bramson ORT

During a May 1 job fair, students at Bramson ORT College were able to meet with potential employers and gain interviewing experience.
Located in Forest Hills, Bramson ORT’s programs include accounting, medical assistant, administrative assistant, business and hotel management, business management online degree, computer electronics and security, computer networks, computer programming, graphic design, web design and web animation and HVAC and CADD. It has an estimated 1,000 students throughout the world about 500 at the Queens campus. There is also a campus in Brooklyn.
For this year’s job fair, some of the employers who participated were the New York Police Department, the Army, H&R Block, the New York City Department of Corrections, Prudential, Dress for Success, MetLife, Citibank and Verizon.
“I think this will be a great partnership that we’re about to embark on,” said Army Sergeant First Class Jorge Calzudes prior to the beginning of the job fair.
Marina Ageyeva, LUTCF, Manager of Financial Services at Prudential, said that this marks the third year that she has participated in the Bramson ORT job fair. She said that she has had a positive experience with the college’s students and in the past has recruited a couple.
Suzannah Blackberg, MST, a teacher and Career Service Coordinator at Bramson ORT, said that about 50 to 60 students participated in the job fair. She also said that throughout the semester workshops are held so that students can learn work skills they will need to get a job and keep it. Among them are interview techniques, how to dress, interpersonal communication and resume writing, among several others.
“We feel that we provide them with those skills,” Blackberg said.
The college will have two more job fairs within the next couple of months. One will focus on the medical area and another will be devoted to accounting.
Bramson ORT College is located at 69-30 Austin Street in Forest Hills. For more information, visit www.bramsonort.edu or call 718-261-5800.