AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Amarillo College is giving its students opportunities to connect with local businesses.

Its third annual Employability Forum took place at AC’s Innovation Outpost building.

Students in attendance participated in mock interviews and exchanged resumes with employers.

Jennifer Johnson, career navigator at Amarillo College, says events like this give students a leg up on the competition as they prepare to enter the workforce.

“We know Amarillo and our community is a small place and it’s not always what you know, it’s who you know. This gives the students an opportunity to have that ‘who you know’ in the back pocket. They can make that connection, get that business card, follow up with those people. I think we’re kind of going back to needing to have more of that fa

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