Professional Diversity Network (PDN) is the nation’s leading and most established producer of Career Fairs. Our programs help job seekers make valuable connections with many Fortune 1000 employers, schools, non-profits, and government agencies who participate in PDN produced events. Our programs help employers meet compliance and diversity initiatives while providing professionals a face-to-face time with corporate recruiters. We are the only job fair producer endorsed and partnered with leading organizations like the NAACP, National Urban League, National Council of La Raza, Historically Black Fraternities and Sororities, and many leading professional associations. PDN’s community partners provide both employers and candidates an enterprising and authentic diversity friendly environment. Diversity means everyone.
Here are the upcoming recruiting events for 2014.
Some other diversity recruitment opportunities for 2014
2014 Diversity Recruitment Fairs for Bilingual Professionals
Minority Professional Network Career Events 2014
Indo-American Community Job Fair, Chicago, October 24th 2014
Here is a link to a calendar with nationwide diversity recruitment events.
The Leading Event of its Kind…
Diversity Employment Day Career Fairs provide recruiters access to the United States’ largest pool of diverse, multi-cultural, and qualified professionals. It is the only career fair that targets and delivers candidates from ALL classes covered under the TitleVII Civil Rights Act of 1964*. This includes Women, Minorities, Seniors, GLBT and People with Disabilities. Our award-winning staff has over 10 years experience in diversity recruitment. The Diversity Career Fairs are held Annually in most major cities where the Mayor and/or Governor proclaim “Diversity Employment Day”. We have over 1,000 satisfied corporate, government and non-profit clients. The Federal Government selected us as a preferred vendor to host it’s largest Diversity Career Fair ever!
14th Annual Diversity Employment Day Career Fair(s)
(To View the 2014 Schedule Click Here!)
Annual Diversity Employment Day Career Fairs (DED) – Thirty will be held in most major cities throughout America in 2014. Traditionally the Mayor, Governor or Local Board of County Supervisors proclaim the day by Proclamation or Resolution. The primary focus of the DED Career Fair is to provide an opportunity for nationally recognized and Top Local employers to meet and interview qualified candidates from the multicultural and diverse communities of their city. The average candidate attendance ranges between 900-1500. The median candidate has 3-5 years work experience and a college degree. Many are recent veterans with state of the art career related skills and are bilingual. The DED Career Fairs start at 11AM and concluded at 3PM.
The Co-host of the DED Career Fairs is the Diversity Recruiter’s Network.org that on the morning of the career fairs hosts a Diversity Roundtable exclusively for the employers, professional and community based organizations, Diversity Partners, and the Media. It includes a Continental Breakfast a Diversity Spirit Achievement Awards Ceremony and Key Learning Speakers. Recent Key Learning Speakers have included Pacific Gas & Electric’s Chief Diversity Officer, Coca-Cola Refreshments Director of Talent Acquisition, Cisco System’s Chief Inclusion and Collaboration Strategist, Kaiser Permanente’s Director of Workforce Planning and Development, the OFCCP and EEOC. Local Professional Chapters of Human Resources along with Professional and Community Based Organizations regularly sponsor and participate. Among them are, local SHRM Associations, NCHRA, SAHRA, NBMBA,SWE, NSHMBA, NAAAP, WMBA, NAACP, UL, ALPFA, BDPA, and many more. A high percentage of these organizations members attended and support our recruitment events. Every DED Career Fair and co-locate Industry & Candidate Specific Pavilion are support by our huge recruitment advertisement campaign that includes: Television, Radio, Internet Postings, Targeted Invitiations to Professional Affinity Groups, Press Releases, Media Interviews, Diversity Partners Collateral Promos, National and local Magazines, Newspapers and Business Journals and more. Plus we also heavily promote our recruitment career fairs and events by using the Media Outlets unique to the multicultural and diverse communities.
Featured Pavilions
ADA-People with Disabilities & Diversity Pavilion
High-Tech & Diversity Pavilion
Healthcare & Diversity Pavilion
Government & Diversity Pavilion
Professional & Community Based Organizations Pavilion
Many of our Annual Diversity Employment Day Career Fairs include one or more Industry & Candidate Specific Pavilions co-located within the career fair venue. These featured Pavilons add additional and enhanced focus upon multicultural and diverse candidates within a specific industry or candidate qualification. This unique recruitment event platform creates a greater synergy due to the local grouping of industry specific employers. Thus, the most qualified candidates are now greatly attracted and basically self- compelled to justify the opportunity to interview with a relevant industry specific grouping of employers. Many of our Pavilions are city and industry specific. The cities with the greatest concentration of industry professionals typically yield the highest recruitment rate. For example we have a High Tech and Diversity Pavilion co-located within our Silicon Valley (Santa Clara/San Jose, CA) Diversity Employment Day Career Fair. Likewise, we co-locate our Government Top Secret/ Security Clearance and Diversity Pavilion within our Metro Washington, DC DED Career Fair for the greatest potential yield of qualified candidates.
The Forum on Workplace Inclusion
formerly The Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity
26th Annual Conference
March 18-20, 2014
Minneapolis Convention Center
Career Fair and Veteran Opportunities – click here for details.
About the Forum
We Speak Business
We understand that diversity and Inclusion isn’t a business expense. It is a business asset. We’re meeting the needs of our business communities by working together to help improve the competitive know-how that forward-thinking organizations need to succeed in today’s global marketplace. As we continue to fine tune diversity and inclusion’s alignment with business, we find that we truly are stronger together.
We Fuel Change
It used to be that Diversity and Inclusion work was perceived to involve a certain segment of the workforce. Today, leading organizations have integrated Diversity and Inclusion into strategy and operations. We see the intersection of leadership and change as vital to move the work to the next level. The unprecedented challenges of the recent recession and business globalization demand it. To help fuel this change, we’re embracing the ideal of creating a True Forum that engages people through dialogue to create valuable insights, innovative ideas and new solutions.
We Lead with Action
We believe great leadership is by definition inclusive. In an inclusive organization, everyone is responsible and empowered to lead. It’s up to each of us to act as an agent of positive and sustainable change that will lead our organizations forward. The Forum delivers the latest information, trends and practical knowledge from today’s leading thought leaders. We are a learning-focused conference that helps you sharpen your mindset, skillset and toolset for action.
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Who Attends the Forum?
The Forum is designed for professionals who manage a diverse workforce, work in a diverse environment or are responsible for diversity within organizations of all sizes. It is also recommended for anyone connecting with a diverse clientele.
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HR, diversity and talent acquisition leaders and practitioners
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Leaders and managers of diverse workforces
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Diversity council and employee resource group members
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Government, education and nonprofit leaders and managers
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Health care professionals
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Lawyers, both firm and corporate
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Leaders and managers in training and organizational development
The mission of The Forum on Workplace Inclusion is to activate a new era of thinking, practice and impact in the diversity and inclusion field by engaging people, advancing ideas and igniting change.