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Job fairs and recruiting events

We have job fairs and recruiting events at all campuses. These events are open to all PCC students, graduates and the public. Employers recruit for full-time, part-time, co-op and interns, and volunteers, as well as provide industry information and job search advice.

PCC Career PathwaysTrades class group photo in hardhats and vests.
Trades Career Fair

PCC’s Career Pathways and STEP program is looking forward to offering their second Trades Career Fair for 2023!  We have over 50 employers in the trades industry that will be participating!

  • Date: Friday, October 20, 2023
  • Time:
    1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
    (Open to all PCC students and the public)
  • Location: Swan Island Trades Center
  • Cost: free to all participants.
  • Parking: No fee for participants on 10/20/23 at the Swan Island Training Center
  • More information: Contact Michelle Parr at michelle.parr@pcc.edu
See participating employers:
  • AAA Heating & Cooling
  • Accurate Balancing Agency
  • Aerotek
  • ASML
  • Beall Manufacturing
  • Benchmade Knife Company
  • Boeing
  • Builders First Source
  • Bullseye Glass
  • CB Construction
  • Cement Masons Local 555 / JATC
  • Columbia Machine
  • Cornell Pump Company
  • Davis Tool
  • Diversified Marine
  • EVRAZ Steel
  • Hoffman Construction
  • Hunter-Davisson, Inc.
  • I & E Construction
  • IBEW Local 125
  • Intel
  • International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 104
  • Ironworkers Local 516
  • Jacobs Heating & Cooling
  • Jireh Semiconductor
  • JW Fowler
  • Kershaw Knives (KAI)
  • Leatherman Tool Group
  • Leupold
  • Madden Industrial Craftsmen
  • Microchip
  • Morgan Truck Company
  • NECA-IBEW
  • Northwest Natural
  • NTT Global Data Centers of America, Inc.
  • PARR Lumber
  • PCC Structurals
  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local UA 290
  • Pyramid Heating & Cooling
  • Roth Heating & Cooling
  • SMART Local 16
  • Southwest Mountain States Regional Council of Carpenters.
  • Sunglow Heating & Air Conditioning
  • Thompson Metal Fab
  • Tradesmen International
  • Triax Metal Components
  • TriMet
  • Union Pacific Railroad
  • Vigor
  • Western Utility Telecom
  • Whiting-Turner
PCC Seasonal Job Fair

Looking for a seasonal or part-time job? Come to the PCC Seasonal Job Fair, where 35+ employers are attending!

See employers that have attended past Seasonal Job Fairs
  • 3 Degrees Inc
  • Allied Universal
  • Amazon
  • Aramark
  • Atlantis Caregiving Cor
  • Avid
  • Banana Republic
  • Best Buy
  • Census
  • Chevron Stations, Inc.
  • Columbia Sportswear
  • Express
  • Fed Ex
  • First Student, Inc.
  • Fred Meyer
  • H & R Block
  • Homewatch CareGivers of Portland
  • KinderCare Education
  • Macy’s
  • Michael Kors
  • Mt Hood Meadows
  • New Seasons Market
  • Nike
  • Nordstrom
  • OR Beverage Recycling Cooperative
  • Quantum Aviation Services
  • Sherwin-Williams Paints
  • Target
  • Tommy Bahama
  • Underdog Sports
  • UPS
  • Valvoline

At the PCC Spring Job Fair, you can explore careers in a non-intimidating environment

Employer and Job Seeker shaking hands at the PCC Spring Job Fair

Bring your resume and get feedback, learn job search tips, and make connections

Cascade Job Fair

The PCC Spring Job Fair brings hundreds of local employers together in the same room.

Cascade Job Fair
PCC Spring Job Fair

Every year, hundreds of employers come to PCC to hire our students and alumni. Come to the Cascade Job fair, the largest hiring event in the PCC district! Local employers recruit for full-time, part-time and internship positions.

See employers that have attended past Spring Job Fairs
  • 2 Brothers Moving & Delivery
  • AAA Oregon/Idaho
  • Advantis Credit Union
  • Adventist Health
  • All Service Moving
  • All Star Labor & Staffing
  • Amazon
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland
  • Burgerville, LLC
  • CalPortland
  • Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare
  • Cascade Management, Inc
  • Center for Autism and Related Disorders
  • Central City Concern
  • ChildRoots Center for Young Children
  • City of Beaverton
  • City of Gresham
  • City of Hillsboro
  • City of Portland
  • Clackamas County
  • Clark College
  • Clark County
  • Clark County Sheriff’s Office
  • Coda, Inc.
  • Colonial Life
  • Columbia River Mental Health
  • Columbia Sportswear Company
  • Confluence Environmental Center
  • David Douglas School District
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Ebara Technologies, Inc.
  • FedEx Express
  • First Student, Inc.
  • Gentle Dental/Smile Keepers
  • Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette
  • Guardian Real Estate Services
  • Holiday Inn Portland Airport – Atrium Hospitality
  • Hertz Corporation, The
  • iQ Credit Union
  • IRS
  • KairosPDX Learning Academy
  • Lease Crutcher Lewis
  • Legacy Health Systems
  • Levy Restaurants at Providence Park
  • LifeWorks Northwest
  • Loomis Armored
  • Luke-Dorf
  • Maletis Beverage
  • Marquis Companies
  • Metro
  • Metro West Ambulance
  • Mobile Technologies Inc.
  • Multifamily NW-Career Development
  • Multnomah County
  • New Seasons Market
  • Northwest Regional Education Service District
  • OnPoint Community Credit Union
  • Options Counseling and Family Services
  • Oregon Department of Corrections
  • Oregon Department of Justice
  • Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU)
  • Oregon State Lottery
  • Oregon Tradeswomen
  • Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.
  • Pacific Printing Industries Association
  • Portland Community College HR
  • Portland Fire & Rescue
  • Portland Park and Recreation
  • Portland Patrol Inc.
  • Portland Police Bureau
  • Portland Spirit
  • Portland Trail Blazers at The Rose Quarter
  • Providence Health & Services
  • Relay Resources
  • Riverside Homes
  • Rose Villa
  • Salvation Army White Shield Center
  • Secretary of State Corporation Division
  • Sherwin-Williams Company
  • SL Start
  • Stoller Family Estate
  • Talecris Plasma Resources
  • TERRA Staffing Group
  • Toastmasters International District 7
  • Transportation Security Administration
  • TriMet
  • Tualatin Hills Parks & Recreation District
  • Unitus Community Credit Union
  • Up and Out, Inc.
  • UPS
  • US Army
  • US Census Bureau
  • Valvoline
  • VetSource
  • Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
  • Volunteers of America Oregon
  • Wabash National – Beall Trailers
  • Washman
  • Washington County
  • Washington County 911
  • Washington County Sheriff’s Office
  • WAV Transport, Inc.
  • West Coast Event Productions
  • Westside Community Focus
  • YMCA of Columbia-Willamette

More job fairs

  • Employment Marketplace, Fridays, Opportunity Center at 42nd Avenue. Local employers gather to meet job seekers.  Meet recruiters from businesses like Fred Meyer, Providence, Columbia Sportswear, American Red Cross, and more.

Additional recruiting occurs on campus throughout the year. See the Careers Calendar for upcoming employment events.[opens in new wind