I attended Performance Technologies' Oil and Gas Career Fair this week and found that more than 150 eager prospects showed up to interview. Looks like jobs are coming to Ohioans and that's no myth:

"Yesterday, EID-Ohio traveled to Youngstown State University for Performance Technologies’ Oil and Gas Career Fair.  Performance Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy Corporation that provides pressure pumping services for natural gas and oil well stimulation treatments.  Though they didn’t plan to fill all their needed positions yesterday, when fully staffed the company is looking to have 150-200 people on board.  In Ohio, they’ll be in a temporary facility until the Utica Field Office in Louisville is complete.

By 11:00 a.m., just one hour into the five-hour event, 100 eager prospects showed up.  By the end of the day 150 people interviewed for the four different types of positions available.  These include electronics technicians, equipment operators, field supervisors, and maintenance technicians.  As prospects entered the event, they excitedly saw that Chesapeake has been featured on Fortune Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list four years in a row and that the positions come with excellent compensation and benefit packages. It’s easy to see why so many people showed up to interview with Performance Technologies."

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