Boston Marriott Newton to Host Diversity Career Fair On June 25; Top Employers, Hundreds of Professional Jobs, Multiple Industries.Business & News Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2002 For several thousand professionals from all communities and leading local and national employers, opportunity comes in the form of the NAACP NAACP in full National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Oldest and largest U.S. civil rights organization. It was founded in 1909 to secure political, educational, social, and economic equality for African Americans; W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Diversity Career Fair which will take place from 10:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 at the Boston Marriott Newton. The event will kick off at 10:30 a.m. with a free seminar entitled, "How to Make the Most of a Career Fair." Admission is free to qualified candidates, who will have from 11:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. to meet with prospective employers. Taking advantage of the local talent will be recruiters from Abbott Laboratories - MediSense Products, Allmerica Financial, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Time Warner Book Group, ARAMARK ServiceMaster Facility Services, athenahealth, BAE SYSTEMS, Bed Bath & Beyond, Blockbuster, Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. of Massachusetts, CIGNA CIGNA CG (Connecticut General Life Insurance Company) INA (Insurance Company of North America) , EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , Eli Lilly & Company, FBI, General Dynamics, The Gillette Company, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Harvard University, Intel Corporation, Kaman Aerospace Corporation, KRONOS INCORPORATED, Liberty Mutual Group, Merck, Microsoft Corporation, Pfizer, Philip Morris U.S.A., Primavera pri·ma·ve·ra 1 or pri·ma ve·ra n. 1. A tree (Cybistax donnellsmithii) of Mexico and Guatemala, having opposite, palmately compound leaves, yellow flowers, and close-grained, light-colored wood. 2. Systems, Spaulding & Slye Colliers, Staples, Starbucks Coffee Company, University of Phoenix - Greater Boston Campus, Verizon, WGBH, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and more. "People need jobs and our career fair fills that need while simultaneously addressing the diversity of this 21st century city," according to Shomex President Lewis Shomer. A longtime leader in promoting equal employment opportunities, the NAACP is on the cutting edge of efforts to expand diversity throughout corporate America. Shomer says, "Companies have come to realize that diversity is no longer a concept without definition in today's society. It is a pragmatic reality and vital to the success of any business." Compliments of Shomex, the official producer of NAACP career fairs, these events are the largest diversity career fairs in America and provide opportunities in accounting, administration, retail, finance, management, marketing, sales, engineering, communications, IT, programming and Internet. This event is presented by the NAACP Region II and the New England Area Conference of NAACP Branches. Partnering with the NAACP Career Fair to promote workforce diversity are Black Data Processing Associates See BDPA. (body) Black Data Processing Associates - (BDPA) A non-profit professional association, founded in 1975 to promote positive influence in the information technology (IT) industry and how it affects African Americans. , League of United Latin American Citizens The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the oldest organization of Hispanic Americans in the United States. With a membership of approximately 115,000, the organization uses education and advocacy to improve living conditions and seek advances for all Hispanic nationality , National Association of Asian American Professionals and National Association of Hispanic MBAs. Candidates who are unable to attend should visit BestDiversityEmployers.com to check out multiple job listings and post resumes. To participate in this event as an employer, or for additional information, contact Shomex at 1-800/JOB-SHOW or visit naacpcareerfair.com. |
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