I am pleased to announce the first-ever CDC Career Day, which is scheduled for Monday, March 17th, from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.  The theme is:  Positions for Saving the World Are Now Available.

The event is open to all current and former employees, contractors, and the general public.

Pre-registration is currently under way at www.cdc.gov/employment.  Please visit the site soon for answers to your questions.  For additional information, contact the Atlanta Human Resources Center customer service at hrcs@cdc.gov.

I encourage each of you to take advantage of this special opportunity to learn about the program areas, employee organizations, tips on applying for federal jobs, and all the great work we do here at CDC.

At CDC, we must continue to ensure that all have an opportunity to be healthy people in a healthy world, and to increasingly succeed in communicating our health messages of protection, prevention, and preparedness across the nation and the globe.  Our current workforce is second to none.  Come be a part of our future!

                                                Stephen B. Thacker, M.D., M.Sc.

                                                Director, Office of Workforce and Career Development

Assistant Surgeon General (Ret.), U.S.P.H.S.