Major Players In Film, Music And Television To Exhibit At Shomex Career Expo; MTV Networks, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Among 40 Major Employers Looking For New Talent

Business Wire, Jan 12, 2005

LOS ANGELES -- Shomex, a national event producer and the leader in live recruitment solutions, announced today a preliminary list of employers that will be exhibiting at its Diversity Career Fair on January 18, 2005 at the LAX Radisson Hotel and that the entertainment industry will again have a strong presence at the event.

"We are very pleased to be kicking off our first event of the year on the West Coast with such a strong list of employers, including several first-time exhibitors such as Apple Computer Stores. With the opportunity to meet face-to-face with so many employers at one time, in one place, a special Keynote Panel featuring senior recruiters from top-tier employers and the ability to network with other professionals, our Los Angeles event provides a strong value proposition to those looking to take their career to the next level," said Lewis R. Shomer, president and CEO of Shomex.

Employers that will be exhibiting include: ABC, Inc., Adecco, The Aerospace Corporation, American Express Financial Advisors, Anheuser-Busch, Apple Computer Stores, ARAMARK ServiceMaster Facility Services, ARAMARK Uniform Services, Blockbuster, Inc., The Boeing Company, CareMore Medical Management, Cendant Car Rental Group, City National Bank, City of Los Angeles, Comcast Cable, Corinthian Colleges, DirecTV, Epson America, Inc., Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, G&K Services, General Dynamics - Advanced Information Systems, The Home Depot, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Merck (event sponsor), MTV Networks, Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Prudential Overall Supply, Raytheon, Sankyo Pharma, Target Stores, Trilogy Financial Services, U.S. Army, U.S. Secret Service, Verizon Wireless, Walt Disney Imagineering, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. and World Savings Bank.

Employers are looking to recruit professionals with experience in accounting, banking, customer service, engineering, finance, healthcare, information technology, law enforcement, pharmaceutical, retail, sales and many other professional fields. The event will also feature a wide range of careers in public service with major government employers.

The event will kick-off at 10:30am with a Keynote Panel entitled "Making Your New Year's Resolution A Reality: How to Get the Job You Want in 2005," which will discuss what it takes to land a job in the current Los Angeles economy including issues such as where the hot spots are today, how professionals can best market themselves to major employers and how to leverage the Internet in the job search process. Speakers include: Antoinette Salvadori, Director, Diversity and Communications, The Walt Disney Company; Walter Caldwell, Manager of Staffing, The Aerospace Corporation; Jessica Johnson, Special Agent, U.S. Secret Service; and Christopher Todd, Amgen (moderator).

The Keynote Panel will run from 10:30am - 11:30am, and the employer exhibits will be open from 11:30am - 4:30pm. Admission is free. The latest event information can be found at www.DiversityCareerExpos.com.

About Shomex

Founded in 1984, Shomex is a developer, manager and producer of exhibitions, generally co-branded with leading community and professional organizations, industry tradeshows and media companies. With the #1 live diversity talent marketplace in the U.S. and other specialized vertical products for the security & defense, pharmaceutical & healthcare and retail sectors, Shomex is the nation's leading supplier of live recruitment solutions. Shomex' national portfolio of events, related media and marketing services delivers value-rich solutions to hundreds of the nation's largest companies. More info on Shomex is available at www.shomex.com.