Companies ready to hire at NLEI job fair

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The National Latino Education Institute career fair provides companies a chance to meet with prospective employees.

Hundreds of job applicants of all ages showed up for Thursday's event. Emma Villarreal has 25 years of sales experience.

"I am now looking to re-invent myself professionally. This is definitely the place to be," Villarreal said.

"I am happy to be here because this is actually an opportunity to talk to companies i would not necessarily know about," Emanuel Sandoval said.

Employers have hundreds of jobs to fill and are looking for the right fit.

"It is a great opportunity to meet corporations from different industries and talk directly and showcase your skills, do your resume, and do onsite interviews for onsite positions," Alba Arranda, executive director, National Latino Education Institute, said.

"We have a variety of open positions medical positions," Emilee Gabrielson, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, said. "We have a stack of resumes to take back to the office."

NLEI says what is unique about this job fare is that corporations come ready to hire.

"All the positions I have been looking for are available. They say, 'I just have to send in application to finalize it,'" Joe Nava, applicant, said.

"We have immediate openings, looking for people with a strong customer service background.," Chelsea Conlan, security firm representative, said.