NAACP Career Fair Features L.A.'s Leading Employers on October 8; Diversity-Minded Companies, Hundreds of Professional Jobs, Multiple Industries.

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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2002

For several thousand professionals from all communities and more than 35 local and national employers, opportunity comes in the form of the NAACP Diversity Career Fair, which will take place from 10:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 8, 2002, at the Radisson Hotel at LAX. 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 The Aerospace Corporation, ARAMARK Uniform Services, AT&T Broadband, AT&T Wireless, AXA Advisors, California State Parks, CBS, City National Bank, Drug Enforcement Administration, EDS, Farmers Insurance, Internal Revenue Service, Johnson & Johnson, Kinecta Federal Credit Union, KLA-Tencor, Lockheed Martin, Los Angeles City Fire Department, Merck, NASD National Association of Securities Dealers, Northrop Grumman, Philip Morris USA, Pyxis Corporation, Raytheon, Respiratory Care Board, Twentieth Century Fox, U.S. Secret Service, Verizon Wireless, Wal-Mart Stores, Washington Police Corps, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage 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, law enforcement, retail, finance, healthcare, management, marketing, sales, engineering, communications, IT, programming and Internet. This event is presented by the NAACP Region I and sponsored by Merck. Partnering with the NAACP Career Fair to promote workforce diversity are Asian American Economic Development Enterprises, Inc. (AAEDE), Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) - Los Angeles Chapter, California League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and Forty Plus of Southern California.

Candidates who are unable to attend should visit www.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 www.naacpcareerfair.com.