Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Draws More than 5,000 to Career Fair Expo at Indianapolis Convention Center

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Connecting thousands of students and professionals to more than 200 companies

INDUSTRY, Calif., Oct. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) will bring together more than 5,000 Hispanic students and professionals to its Career Fair Expo this week at the Indianapolis Convention Center, connecting them to more than 200 leading companies. The Career Fair Expo takes place Friday, November 1 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm and Saturday, November 2 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.

SHPE's Career Fair Expo offers a unique opportunity for students and professionals to meet representatives from sponsoring corporations, non-profit organizations, government agencies and graduate schools to learn about the latest technologies and career options in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. 

The career fair will include scheduled interviews for attendees. Attendees will interact with employers from various industries including Fortune 500 companies like ExxonMobil, Chevron, General Motors, General Electric, Google, Microsoft and Hewlett Packard.

"This truly is a must attend event for all students and professionals interested in a STEM career," said Pilar Montoya, SHPE CEO. "STEM careers are growing rapidly and this is the perfect opportunity to network with leading employers at the largest Hispanic technical conference in the nation, where tier one companies are seeking top notch talent."

The Career Fair Expo is part of the SHPE Conference, which takes place from October 30 – November 3 in Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information visit www.conference.shpe.org or contact Anna Vue at (916) 595-8157.

About SHPE
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers offers a network of 341 chapters nationally. SHPE's mission is to change lives by empowering the Hispanic community to realize its fullest potential and to impact the world through STEM awareness, access, support and development. SHPE provides a variety of programs and resources including hosting the largest annual technical conference in the nation. For more information, visit www.shpe.org.

SOURCE Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)