The Foothills Centennial Centre was packed with employers and potential employees on Thursday.

McBride Career Group's 8th Annual Career Expo had about 45 vendors ranging from those looking to hire to educational institutions.

Donna Stratton, career coach at McBride, says the event had a great turnout.

"There was over 400 people through the doors and everybody seemed happy... vendors were happy, people that were looking for jobs were happy with the selection, so overall definitely a success."

Stratton says the expo is an event they'll continue to build on.

"That's the hope, to grow and make it a little bit bigger, have more people come and know of it every year, have more vendors... as there's more jobs within the Foothills area then this is where we'd like them to be every year."

McBride Career Group offers employment services locally in Okotoks, High River, and Strathmore.

To learn more about their services click here.

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