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Veterans job fair planned in Tucker

By Mark Niesse
Oct 17, 2016

Military veterans looking for work can attend a job fair in Tucker on Nov. 3.

The job fair will feature employers from a variety of industries who can speak with and interview job seekers. The fair also features information on veteran services, resume critiques and resume printing.

Those who attend should bring their resumes, professional licenses, college transcripts, DD-214 and Veterans Affairs Service Connected Disability Award Letters.

The job fair, hosted by the Tucker Civic Association and DeKalb Association of Realtors, will be held at Rehoboth Baptist Church, 2997 Lawrenceville Highway, on Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information: 770-493-6100.

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Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.

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