Entering the workforce is a hard thing to do...

Entering the workforce is a hard thing to do, and the slowed-down job market makes it even more difficult.
But more than 1,000 people got some help finding a job Wednesday, at the Fall Job Fair in Rothschild.
Amber Hartl, who was searching for a job at the fair says, "I graduated from college in May, and (with the) job market being as it is, it's taken until now to find a job, so basically I just want to get my name out there, hand out a bunch of resumes, maybe fill out some applications, and just try to feel out the market a little bit."
That's why the Fall Job Fair is a great opportunity for the hundreds of people in the same situation as Amber.More than 1,000 people came to Stoney Creek Inn Wednesday hoping to find a job, and luckily for them, approximately 75 employers were there too, looking for that perfect employee.
Tim Harke, President of Technical Employment Services, who put up a booth at the fair says, "It gives us an opportunity to see a lot of people in a short period of time; we spend hours and hours on the phone trying to identify candidates, and this gives us the ability to, for the most part, scale down for our clients some of the better candidates that may be here."
And in fact, that face-to-face contact increases the chances that both parties may find what they're looking for.
Gary Albrecht, an Employment and Training Specialist with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development says, "It kind of separates you from the rest of the applicants who just mailed in a resume, when you actually took the time and the effort to come here and talk to the employers."
And the ability to make that personal impression has left Amber confident, amongst the thousands of job hunters.She says, "There's just a massive flooding of people who have now graduated, and are looking for jobs in various fields, and you've got to get your foot in the door somehow."