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N.D. Seeks to Lure Natives Back Home through Out-of-State Job Fairs10-12-07 | News

N.D. Seeks to Lure Natives Back Home through Out-of-State Job Fairs




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The AP reports that North Dakota, the third least populated state in the union (pop. 635,867 per a July 2006 census), is so desperate for professional workers that it is holding job fairs in Chicago and Denver to lure back their homegrown talent that moved away for better opportunities.

The state held such a job fair in St. Paul, Minn. last fall, attended by 450 job seekers.

The AP reported on a landscape architect, a native of North Dakota, who earned his degree at the North Dakota State University in Fargo, but left the state for Minnesota because N.D. did not have a practice act at the time. The young LA wanted his degree to have the weight of law behind it and sought greater opportunities in his chosen field.

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About 70 businesses are signed to attend the Chicago job fair and a similar number for Nov. 17 in Denver. These companies are all offering professional jobs paying more than $30,000 a year plus benefits.

For more information, visit jobsnd.com

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