UBM Studios Unicruit Announces Intel as Platinum Sponsor for the Veterans Virtual Career Fair

CHICAGO, Feb. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Studios Unicruit today announced that Intel has signed on as a platinum sponsor for the Diversity Virtual Career Fair.  As a company focused on innovation, Intel is committed to investing in its employees.

The virtual career fair will open March 3, 2011 at 11 a.m. Eastern and will be available on demand for one week.  The virtual career fair offers a cutting edge, dynamic, interactive venue that brings college students, alumni and employers together in a fully interactive virtual and eco-friendly environment.  

"We are a leader in creating innovative technologies that change the way people live and work," said Tiffany Peery, Virtual & Marketing Program Manager Intel US College Recruitment & Internship Programs. "We believe our success is due to the efforts of our global, diverse workforce and we continue to hire and retain the best talent from an increasingly global and diverse labor pool. The Diversity Virtual Career Fair offers us an efficient, cost effective and eco-friendly way to recruit talent."

The Diversity Virtual Career Fair is open to college students and alumni from across the country, and will showcase dozens of industry leading employers and government agencies who are committed to helping college students find suitable employment after serving the country.   Employers bring all types of jobs from manufacturing to retail to telecommunications.  A partial list of employers that will participate at the virtual career fair include: Intel, ABC Supply, Secret Service, Department of Treasury, Vanguard, IBM, Amazon, National Guard, Macy's, ACS Xerox, Progressive, GEICO, Walgreens and more.

The virtual career fair provides job seekers the ability to walk the exhibit floor; visit employer booths; view/apply for jobs; chat with recruiters; build a network of peers; and perhaps even secure a follow up video interview, all from the comfort and convenience of home. College students interested in attending the virtual career fair can register at http://www.diversitycf.com/  The virtual career fair is free of charge to job seekers.

"We are thrilled to partner with Intel to bring the Diversity Virtual Career Fair to college students and alumni," said Kevin O'Brien, Vice President, Business Development, UBM Studios Unicruit.  "The job market is competitive and requires graduates to make every effort to place themselves in direct contact with hiring employers.  Our virtual career fair brings students and employers from all over the country together as if in person, but from the comfort and convenience of their home or office."

Employers interested in participating the virtual career fair can register at http://www.diversitycf.com/.  

To view a video tour on how the service works click here.

About Intel

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

About UBM Studios Unicruit

UBM Studios Unicruit is a university-centric job fair in which universities help students find work with corporations.  Unicruit.com partners with universities and corporations to create a digital environment which provides students with access to multiple employers.  The career fairs offer virtual booths; job postings; company videos; company presentations; live chat with company representatives; video interviewing; and resume and interview assistance.  Through a single campus or a regional event, recruiters are able to attend all campus career fairs to reach more campuses with less resources and no travel, while students are able to participate from the comfort of their dorm room.  For additional information on Unicruit, visit www.unicruit.com.

About United Business Media Limited

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities -- from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists -- with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to www.ubm.com.

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