CHICAGO: With three successive job fairs getting progressively increasing response, the Indo-American Community Services (IACS), is now gearing up to host its fourth annual Diversity Job Fair this month.
Announcing this at a media meet, Sreenivas Katragadda, IACS President said that the Fair will be held on Thursday October 24 from 10 am to 3 pm at the Chicago Hilton Chicago on Michigan Ave in Downtown Chicago and it will be much bigger in size than any previous one with more than 50 front ranking companies in various areas of manufacturing and services confirming their participation. Illinois governor Pat Quinn could not make it but has blessed the IACS move and there will be an Illinois booth disseminating information for the State.
“Prospective candidates will be able to meet and interview with HR and hiring managers from over 50 major area companies including Allstate, W.W. Grainger, ITW, PepsiCo, Dover, Morgan Stanley, Morning star, CME Group, Adobe, IBM, Walgreen, Allcatel-Lucent, Nokia Adobe, Hospira, Fifth Third Bank, Tech Mahindra, L&T Info-tech, TCS and many others. Participating companies have open positions for entry-level, mid-career and senior level positions in a variety of career fields including financial and accounting services, information technology, engineering, healthcare, marketing and sales,” he said.
He was accompanied by Jai Vijayan and Jagan Bukkaraju, two executive team members. Jai said that the IACS career fair is open to all qualified job seekers and that they expect anywhere between 900 to 1200 prospective job seekers and others to come and attend it.
Highlights of the career fair include a breakout session on the importance of social media networking for career success and a separate panel discussion on career advancement skills featuring top industry experts. “Registered participants will also have an opportunity to participate in free resume critiquing and career counseling sessions conducted by experienced staffing professionals,” Jagan Bukkaraju added.
This year’s event marks the fourth time that IACS is hosting a job fair in the Chicago area. In 2012, over 50 companies and about 700 employment seekers from the Greater Chicago area attended the event. “Employers who are interested in participating can also visit the job fair website and register for a booth space, Sreenivas said. Entry to the job fair is free but all employment seekers are required to register for the event. Employment seekers can register for the Annual IACS Diversity Job Fair at http://www.iacsjobfair.com/job-seekers/.
Founded in 2010 by a group of accomplished technology executives, entrepreneurs and professionals of Indian origin based in the Chicago area, IACS seeks to nurture and foster the development of the South Asian community in the region through job fairs, women’s empowerment forums, student internships and professional networking opportunities.
As part of its fast growing repertoire of services, IACS actively participates in placing college Students from the Chicago area in Congressional internships in Washington D.C.
Ramesh Soparawala
India Post News Service
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