Thousands Expected at Madison Square Garden for New York's Largest Diversity Career Expo; AT&T, FBI, Lockheed Martin, Oracle, Pfizer and Verizon Are Among the Companies Looking for Talent

Business Wire, Sept 12, 2003

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2003

Shomex, a national event producer and leader in live recruitment solutions, announced today a preliminary list of companies that will be participating in its pair of upcoming New York area Diversity Career Fairs, presented by the NAACP Region II. The first is scheduled for September 23 at Madison Square Garden in New York and the second is set for September 25 at Meadowlands Expo Center in New Jersey.

"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 these events and that our events 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 Lewis R. Shomer, president and CEO of Shomex.

"Due to aggressive investments in our brand and favorable changes in the competitive landscape, we have seen a very positive business trend in our New York shows over the past year. Starting with our 2002 Q3 event, our events have consistently grown on a sequential basis, and on a year-over-year basis, our 2003 Q3 event is already 38% larger than our 2002 Q3 event. Based on the number of major companies that will be exhibiting, multimedia event promotion campaign and large turnout for our most recent event in New York, we are also expecting a huge attendance. Thousands of professionals from a wide range of communities, industries and fields will attend these events to learn about new opportunities," said Cristopher Levy, vice president of marketing with Shomex.

Companies that have already signed up to exhibit include: (Madison Square Garden - 9/23) Aon Corporation, AT&T, Best Buy, Blockbuster Inc., Bloomberg, L.P, Cablevision of New York, Canon, USA Inc, CIGNA Health Care, Dimensions Healthcare System, Eli Lilly & Company, FBI, GE Insurance - GE Financial - GEFA, GlaxoSmithKline, Healthfirst, Human Genome Sciences, Lifetime Television, Limited Brands, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Long Island Railroad, MasterCard International, Mount Sinai Medical Center - School of Medicine, NASD, New York City Teaching Fellows, New York City Transit, North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System, Oracle, Pfizer, Staples, Inc., Stryker Biotech, Talbots, Target, Inc., The Pascall Company, U.S. Army, U.S. Border Patrol, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Winston & Strawn; (Meadowlands - 9/25) ARAMARK School Support, ARAMARK ServiceMaster Facilities, Cendant Car Rental Group, Chubb & Son, CIT Group, Comcast Cablevision of New Jersey, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, First Union Wachovia Bank, Godiva Chocolatier, Inc., Kraft/Nabisco, Medco Health, National Starch & Chemical, New York City Teaching Fellows, U.S. Border Patrol, UPS, Verizon Wireless, Walgreens.

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 10:30am. Exhibits are open from 11:30am - 4:30pm. Admission is free. The latest event information can be found at www.diversitycareerexpos.com.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, Shomex has been producing exhibitions since 1984 and has built its Diversity Career Fair into the largest live diversity talent marketplace in the nation generating over 100,000 attendees annually. Shomex produces co-branded events and is engaged in partnerships with a wide range of leading professional/community organizations, industry trade shows and media companies including Aviation Week, The Boston Globe, The Charlotte Observer, The Denver Post/Rocky Mountain News, IT Careers (Computerworld, Network World and InfoWorld) and The Miami Herald/el Nuevo Herald. Shomex' national portfolio of events, publications and web sites delivers value-rich solutions to hundreds of the nation's largest companies. For more information on Shomex, please visit www.shomex.com or contact Shomex at 800-562-7469.