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Women For Hire FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions about the Women For Hire Career Expos

What is your Spring 2012 schedule?

Our Spring 2012 events are listed below. Event hours are 10am-2pm.

Dallas: March 13 (DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton Dallas Near the Galleria)
Atlanta: March 20 (Cobb Galleria Centre)
Washington, DC: March 22 (Hamilton Crowne Plaza)
New York: March 28 (Hilton New York)
Los Angeles: April 17 (Four Points by Sheraton LAX)
Chicago: April 25 (Navy Pier)

What type of employers participate in your events?

Our career expos are not industry specific, so we attract a wide range of employers representing a cross-section of industries. Their needs range from entry level to mid-level talent.

    The leading employers that joined us in 2010 include: Accenture, ADT, Allstate, AMC Theatres, Aon Corporation, ARAMARK, Arise, Bed Bath & Beyond, Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Assoc, Cablevision, CALIBRE, Charter Communications, Cintas, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Comcast Cable, Cox Communications, Defense Energy Support Center, DEA, DeVry University, E*TRADE FINANCIAL, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, FBI, Federal Reserve Bank, Firestone, Freddie Mac, Frito-Lay, H-E-B, Health Plus, IBM, IKON Office Solutions, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Intelsat, Kelly Services, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, Kroger, Lockheed Martin, Lowe’s Companies, Meijer, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Michaels, Millennium Engineering and Integration, NCI Information Systems, New York Life, NSTAR, NYU Langone Medical Center, Oracle, Prudential Financial, Raytheon, RCN, Sherwin-Williams, SMS Data Products Group, SSA, State Street Corporation, T-Mobile, TCF Bank, The Home Depot, Time Warner Cable, TSA, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Secret Service, Unisys Corporation, United States Tennis Association, Verizon Wireless, Walgreens, Walmart, Waste Management, WilmerHale, Wilton Brands, Wolters Kluwer, World Wildlife Fund and many more.

For sample employer lists from past seasons, please visit:  http://womenforhire.com/career_expos/previous_events/

How many candidates are expected at each Women For Hire Career Expo?

Each city is different but you can expect between 750 and 1,000 professional level women at each career expo, with some events exceeding 1,000 women during the four hour event.

What is the ethnic background for expected candidates?

More than 60% of the candidates that attended our career expos last season were diverse females.

What type of education do your candidates have?

  • Experience:
    30% of our attendees range from new college graduates to professionals with up to five years of experience
    70% have six years or more of professional experience across a range of industries
  • Education:
    65% of attendees hold at least a bachelor’s degree
    35% hold a master’s degree, JP, PhD or other advanced degree
  • Field:
    20% seek accounting or finance opportunities
    20% seek sales or marketing opportunities
    20% seek engineering and IT opportunities
    40% seek opportunities in a mix of areas, including consulting, education, government, healthcare, HR, law enforcement, legal, and retail.

*Note: These percentages may vary depending on the needs of participating employers. For example, for events with a significant number of technology jobs, we’ll see more than 20% of attendees with such experience. Our marketing efforts mirror the needs of the participating employers, which is one reason why we request your job descriptions for the online profile.

How do you advertise your events?

The aggressive, grassroots campaign in each market includes but is not limited to:

  • Print media including daily newspapers and regional magazines.
  • Online marketing including targeted e-mail campaigns and online postings through more than a dozen recruitment partners.
  • TV News interviews on local news programs and radio with Women For Hire CEO Tory Johnson.
  • Outreach efforts to dozens of colleges and universities, which include support from campus career services, professors, student groups and alumni associations.
  • Outreach to more than 250 professional organizations across industries on a national and local level, which support our events through extensive email promotion.
  • Online promotion via womenforhire.com and through our proprietary database of 250,000 professional women nationwide.

Which employers will be invited to participate in Women For Hire Career Expos?

Fortune 1,000 companies, large local employers, government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, reputable direct sales/work from home opportunities, universities and colleges and top staffing firms.

How many employers are expected to exhibit?

Unlike some companies, we don’t produce events with 10 or 20 booths. At Women For Hire events, we expect at least 30 employers per event depending on the size of the market. Larger markets usually draw more than 40 employers.

How much do the expos cost and what is included?

Registration Rates

  • Participation in 1 to 3 events: $2,295 per event
  • Participation in 4 to 5 events: $2,095 per event
  • Participation in all 6 events: $1,895 per event

The cost includes an 8×8 booth space with a 6’ skirted table, lunch for two, inclusion in all advertising and promotion, company name, logo, job descriptions and web link in a profile on womenforhire.com.

How do I sign up my company?

Please call 212.290.2600 to request an event registration form from your account executive. Once you receive the form please fill out all fields, indicate which events you would like to sign up for, and fax back to 212.868.0400.

What happens once my company registers for an expo?

About five weeks prior to the event, a representative from Women For Hire will send you instructions with the steps to follow on submitting your profile, providing us with names for tags, and shipping materials (if desired) in advance of the expo. Your Account Representative is always available to assist you in the process if you have any questions.

What other services does Women For Hire offer?

In addition to our signature career expos, Women For Hire offers inspiring speeches and seminars, a popular career-focused magazine, an online national sponsorship program, daily videos, and an online job board that help leading employers connect with top-notch professional women in all fields. Please let your Account Representative know if you would like information on any of these programs. We also specialize in developing customized solutions to meet specific recruitment goals and challenges.