Featuring Nearly 50 Employers and a Keynote by JC Hayward, WUSA/Channel 9 Award Winning News Anchor

Monday, May 12, 2008, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda (directly across Rockville Pike from the White Flint Metro Station)

County Executive Isiah Leggett will give opening remarks at the 50+ Employment Expo, presented by the Jewish Council for the Aging and co-sponsored in part by Montgomery County and MontgomeryWorks, among others.

The more than 2,000 expected participants attending this free event will meet directly with employers, learn about a range of resources available for mature workers and attend sessions on how to find and apply for jobs online, successful job hunting and interviewing skills, transferring skills for a new career, volunteering as a strategy for employment, and many others.

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