SDG&E To Host Online Job Chats, Career Fair In Series Of September Virtual Events

San Diego CA

09 September, 2021

5:59 PM

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By Editor, Times of San Diego September 9, 2021 San Diego Gas & Electric plans to host several online chats and events throughout September, including a Sept. 24 virtual career fair. The company seeks to publicize its job openings, while recruiting local candidates via Instagram chats on their channel, @sdge. The virtual job fair will be on Microsoft Teams. Registration is not required to participate. SDG&E opted to go online in acknowledgment of the many people still sheltering at home due to the pandemic. Each Instagram chat will feature a human resources representative specializing in particular areas of recruitment who also will offer interview and resumé tips. The schedule of upcoming Instagram chats, which each run from noon to 2 p.m.: The chats lead up to SDG&E's first Virtual Diversity Career Fair, at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 24, at this Microsoft Teams link. The fair schedule: The company's workforce currently consists of more than 50% people of color and 34% women. Prospective candidates can tune in live to listen to recruiters and current employees, ask questions and learn about job opportunities. SDG&E held its inaugural Instagram recruitment chats last year, which generated more than 750 job applications. The online career fair is a first. Times of San Diego is an independent online news site covering the San Diego metropolitan area. Our journalists report on politics, crime, business, sports, education, arts, the military and everyday life in San Diego. No subscription is required, and you can sign up for a free daily newsletter with a summary of the latest news.