The 2008 New Hampshire Job Fair, held at the Wayfarer Convention Center in Bedford on March 25th, showed the largest job fair attendance in New Hampshire this year. Hosted by JobsInNH.com and Nassau Broadcasting, in partnership with NH Works and the Greater Nashua Chamber, the job fair filled 73 employer booths and attracted more than 1,000 job seekers.

"We're very pleased with the turnout, and have had tremendously positive feedback from both employers and job seekers," Jason Blais, Field Operations Manager for JobsInTheUS.com, said. JobsInTheUS is the parent company of JobsInNH.com, New Hampshire's largest job board. "Bringing recruiters and job seekers together at this type of event really reinforces the impact of our local focus, which is something we are truly proud of. The employers were very satisfied and the job seekers found great local career opportunities. It was a great event to be involved with."

Current openings with participating employers spanned more than 70 different career fields, with more than 80% of the jobs being full-time.

In a JobsInNH.com job fair poll, 62% of attendees ranked local online job boards as the most effective method of finding a job, 53% said that "advancement opportunities" was the most important job feature to look for during a job search and nearly half (47%) had never attended a job fair before.

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