Thousands Expected at Madison Square Garden for New York's Largest Diversity Career Expo; Lockheed Martin, Merck, Northrop Grumman and Verizon Are Among the Companies Looking for New Talent

Business Wire, April 7, 2003

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2003

Shomex, a national event producer and leader in live recruitment solutions, announced today the preliminary list of companies that will be participating in its pair of upcoming New York area Diversity Career Fairs. The first is scheduled for April 21 at the Sheraton Meadowlands and the second is set for April 22 at Madison Square Garden in New York. "Based on the number of major companies that will be exhibiting at the event, our partnership with the NAACP and other community/professional organizations, substantial multimedia event promotion campaign and success of previous events in the New York market, we are expecting a huge audience of professionals from a wide range of communities, industries and fields," said Cristopher Levy, vice president of marketing with Shomex.

"Considering today's still struggling economy, we are very pleased that so many of the New York area's leading companies have chosen to participate in this event and that our event will expose many great career opportunities to the local community. The strong corporate participation not only reflects the importance of diversity, it also demonstrates the strength of our brand in connecting employers and talent," said Lew Shomer, president and CEO of Shomex.

More than 150 recruiters from 50 leading employers have already signed up to exhibit including: Aon Corporation, ARAMARK School Support, ARAMARK ServiceMaster Business & Industry Division, ARAMARK ServiceMaster Facilities, Automatic Data Processing, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Bayer Pharmaceutical, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Canon, USA Inc., City of Richmond - Police Department, Computer Associates, Drug Enforcement Administration, Eastman Kodak, Eli Lilly & Company, F. Schumacher & Co., First Consulting Group, First Union Wachovia Bank, Forest Labs, GlaxoSmithKline, HP Financial Services, Internal Revenue Service, Kaplan, Inc., Kraft/Nabisco, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Merck, MTA - Long Island Rail Road, NASD, New York City Housing Authority, New York City Transit Authority, New York Life, Northrop Grumman, Oracle Corporation, Organon, Inc., Pfizer, Inc., Prime Hospitality Corp., Progressive Insurance, Reed Business Information, SCORE! Educational Centers, Saint Barnabas Healthcare System, Staples, Inc., Takeda Pharmaceuticals - North America, U.S. Foodservice, UCB Pharma, UPS, Verizon, Verizon Wireless and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

These employers are looking to recruit for a wide range of positions including accounting, customer service, engineering, healthcare, information technology, law enforcement, pharmaceutical, retail and sales. The events will begin with a career development seminar at 11:30 a.m. by Karen Giordano with GlaxoSmithKline at the Sheraton Meadowlands and Aleyda Robatto with New York City Transit at the Madison Square Garden event. Exhibits are open from 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Admission is free. The latest event information can be found at www.naacpcareerfair.com.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, Shomex has been producing expos and conferences since 1984 and has built its Diversity Career Fair into the largest diversity recruiting event in the nation generating over 100,000 attendees annually. Shomex produces co-branded events in partnership with leading professional/community organizations, industry trade shows and media companies including Aviation Week, The Boston Globe, The Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, The Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald and The Charlotte Observer. Shomex serves over 1,500 companies through its 35 events in 15 markets, publications and web sites. For more information on Shomex, please visit www.shomex.com or contact Shomex at 1-800-562-7469.