Just as rangelands and grasslands are diverse, so are related careers. Just look at the SRM membership as an example of this diversity! In order to better match job opportunities with job seekers, SRM will again expand employment efforts at the 62nd Annual SRM Meeting and Trade Show in Albuquerque, New Mexico. SRM announces the second annual 2009 SRM RANGELAND JOB FAIR scheduled for Sunday February 8, 10 am-6 pm. This is a free service for SRM members and Trade Show participants.

The mission of the 2009 SRM RANGELAND JOB FAIR is to match prospective employers from the Federal Agencies, State and Provincial Governments, Private Industry, Academia, and Conservation Organizations with the high caliber of educated and enthusiastic prospects from SRM. We are also hoping to recruit potential employers from non-traditional sources such as the military. Attendance at the annual meetings at the Albuquerque Convention Center this year is expected to be between 1000-1500 people. Approximately 25 percent of attendees will be students and young professionals.

The job fair will involve a full day on Sunday February 8th, 2009. Employers will be provided space to display employment information, distribute vacancy announcements and interact with job seekers. Registered participants will be provided with one 6-ft table for displays in a large exposition area. For an extra charge, we will also provide 4' X 8' display boards (see registration form). We will encourage all interested meeting attendees to drift through and browse the JOB FAIR between other scheduled activities, meetings and workshops. We do expect that all participants staff their tables/displays and be prepared to answer questions.

Members of the SRM Young Professionals Conclave (YPC) will be assisting with outreach efforts to employers and employees. If you are interested in this program, or know of prospective employers who may be, please feel free to contact a YPC member (see http://www.rangelands.org/ypc/index.shtml) or the JOB FAIR Coordinator, Linda Coates-Markle, BLM Liaison to SRM at lcmarkle@rangelands.org and/or 303-986-3309.

To register for the 2009 SRM RANGELAND JOB FAIR, please complete the registration form (PDF) and return it to the address at the bottom of the form. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first served basis, and space is limited. The deadline for receipt of all registrations is Friday January 16, 2009. On-site registration may be accepted, depending on available space, and will require payment of a $100 late fee.

Sunday February 8, 2009 through Wednesday February 11, 2009. Several federal agencies have successfully coordinated On-the-Spot Hiring programs at the SRM annual meetings in past years. For example, at the SRM 60th Annual Meeting in Reno, Nevada, the USFS and BLM successfully filled 18 Rangeland Management Specialist (GS-454) entry level vacancies. Several more positions were filled subsequent to the meetings using the same applicant pool. And at the Joint Annual SRM/AFGC meetings in Louisville, Kentucky last year, the BLM and USFS successfully filled 17 Rangeland Management Specialist (GS-454) entry level vacancies. Of course several agencies are very interested in pursuing this opportunity again in Albuquerque. Click here for more details!

Sunday February 8, 2009 through Thursday February 12, 2009, 8:00 am - 10:00 pm. Job announcements, graduate school opportunities, internships and vacancy postings representing the diversified membership of SRM. This room will be centrally located in efforts to facilitate all interested parties all week long.