An upcoming job fair specifically invites refugees to help them find a job.
TUCKER, Georgia – Hundreds of Afghan refugees are expected to call Georgia home soon.
You are among the more than 60,000 refugees who were resettled after the US withdrew completely from Afghanistan in August.
Several groups support refugees and their transition to Georgia. There’s even a Back to Work job fair in Tucker to help them find work.
An Afghan father doesn’t want us to use his name for fear of Taliban retaliation against his family back home. He tells what it was like to evacuate the airport.
“I booked the tickets before the Taliban came to Kabul. When the Taliban came, the flights were canceled,” he said. “There were thousands of people piled there, it was impossible for anyone to get through the crowd.”
With the help of organizations like the Afghan American Alliance of Georgia, the man and part of his family made it to Atlanta.
Now he’s looking for a job to support his family of six and another baby on the way.
He spends time every day looking for jobs and filling out online applications.
“I learned how to do a resume. In fact, from Afghanistan to here, the curriculum vitae is very different. My Afghanistan résumé is about seven or eight pages long.
Although he speaks three languages and has degrees in law and political science, he has a hard time finding work.
He hopes that the job fair in Tucker, which invites specifically for refugees, leads to a permanent position.
“We are being inundated with a lot of companies looking to hire refugees,” said Paedia Mixon, CEO of New American Pathways.
New American Pathways is one of the refugee relocation organizations participating in the job fair.
“Each refugee group we oversee brings with them truly unique skills and a lifelong experience before they even get here,” Mixon said.
Mixon said at the moment job seekers had the upper hand.
“It’s a labor market for workers. There are lots of jobs,” she said.
The job fair in Tucker is open to all job seekers. The organizers want to make sure refugees know that their skills and experience are being sought in the subway.
