CREF Announces Spring 2016 Career Fair Schedule

Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces Spring 2016 Career Fair Schedule

These local events are designed to bring together local high school and college collision students and industry employers, with nearly 1,000 students having participated in the 2015 events.

Collision-Repair-Education-Foundation-logoThe Collision Repair Education Foundation announced the organization’s initial spring 2016 schedule of career fairs. These local events will bring together local high school and college collision students and industry employers. Nearly 1,000 high school and college collision students have already participated in the Education Foundation’s 2015 career fairs that took place in Dallas, Chicago and Salt Lake City.

Collision Repair Education Foundation 2016 Career Fair Schedule

  • Houston – Jan. 13th
  • Phoenix – February (TBD)
  • Orlando – March 10th
  • Denver – April 14th
  • Seattle – April 21st
  • Chicago – May 4th
  • Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville (one statewide event) – Week of May 9th
  • Atlanta – May (TBD)
  • Additional dates for Dallas, Boston, Philadelphia and Charlotte events to be announced

These events are open to all industry members to participate. Those seeking to meet high school and college collision students can contact the Education Foundation for sponsorship and participation information by emailing Brandon Eckenrode at [email protected] or calling (847) 463-5244. Sponsorship funds raised through these career fairs assist the organization’s efforts to ensure that collision school programs have the needed tools, equipment, and supplies to graduate qualified and skilled entry-level employees.

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