By Caitlin Brezinski

Emergency services out in full force at career fair

Oct 29, 2014 | 5:03 PM

Students and members of the public were able to get a better idea of what jobs they may want to pursue at Prince Albert’s fifth annual Opening Doors to Tomorrow career fair.

Among the 59 booths set up at the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre and Armory, many were dedicated to emergency service careers.

Seth Helm with Prince Albert Parkland Ambulance said many students had been going by the table and touring the back of the ambulance throughout the day. 

“It’s cool to have tools like this that we can show them, some new technology and stuff that we use that gets them excited about it and it spurs further questions from them,” he said. 

Sgt. Dean Tuba with the Canadian Forces said students had been showing a lot of interest in their booth as well.  He said he’s happy to be a part of the career fair to provide students with options.   

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“There’s so much diversity out there and to figure out what you want to do, that’s a big thing,” he said. 

He added it’s not difficult to recruit people to the military because often, people already want to go for it.

“People join the military for a lot of different reasons.  Some do it because their family’s always been in the military, some do it because it’s something they’ve always wanted to do,” he said.

That is the case for Jared Kormish, who said he liked the Canadian Forces booth the most and wants to pursue it as a career.

“Ever since I was growing up, I’ve always had an interest in military life,” he said. “I can’t really explain it.”

Brandon Mudry with the Prince Albert Police Service said students have been asking a lot of good questions.

“There’s so many different opportunities out there.  I think if you just plant the seed and give them kind of the highlights of what you’re promoting, you’re doing your job,” he said.

Brett Harasymuk said the police booth was one of his favourites. 

“He talked to me about kinda the basic qualifications you need and the one big thing that they’re looking for is discipline and how good of a person you are,” he said.

Beth Harper said she learned something new while visiting the RCMP booth.

“I wasn’t aware you could actually be a veterinarian in the field and that’s what I’m leaning towards so that was interesting for me,” she said. 

Around 2,400 people, a record number, attended the career fair throughout the day. 

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