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Engage in an important community conversation - and get a free $50 gift card

Join the director of the  (OPM), , and community leaders for a conversation around how to support a diverse and distributed workforce, including how to address some of our most pressing community challenges such as mental health, childcare and housing affordability.

This meeting will be held on Monday, Oct. 23, from 1:30-3:00 p.m. at Whatcom Community College鈥檚 Syre Hall Auditorium. You can  to RSVP. 

The Director for the  and representatives from the  and other federal agencies are coming to Whatcom County and they want to meet with students and young career professionals. OPM is essentially the HR arm for the Federal Government, which represents over 2 million federal jobs. They are interested in the following:

  • Diversifying the federal workforce,
  • Hearing from students (what they want in a career, authentic leadership, work/life balance, flexible work schedules)
  • Sharing career opportunities

Come early for lunch, a free gift card, and important conversations: Students who sign up will get a free lunch and a $50 Amazon gift card! The event is also on Monday, Oct. 23, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Whatcom Community College鈥檚 Syre Hall Auditorium. IMPORTANT: To get the free gift card after the lunch, .