Updates to the Virtual Diversity Career Fair

We're pleased to announce the addition of several employers participating in the 2009 Virtual Diversity Career Fair, co-presented by IMDiversity, THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online, and Black College Wire. The annual event spotlights employers who confirm they are still actively seeking entry-level and student/recent graduate candidates for open positions in the second semester until graduation. Interested candidates of all backgrounds, majors and degree types are welcomed to review and apply for opportunities.

Now available for review on the Fair are profiles and current opportunity postings for the following employers:

Boy Scouts of America

CGI

City Year

Covance, Inc.

FBI

GEICO

Harris Corporation

Mercer

MTA Metro-North Railroad / Human Resources - Employment

Raytheon

Regions Financial Corporation

SRA International, Inc.

The TJX Companies, Inc.

T-Mobile

Walgreens

Whirlpool Corporation

Additional employers will be added on a rolling basis as they come in and announced throughout the duration of the Fair.

IMDiversity publishes THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Second Semester Super Issue

We're pleased to announce the release of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine Second Semester 2009 Super Issue - the Top 100 Employers / African-American History Month Issue!

Online previews of the magazine features will be released at THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online throughout the month, as well as extra and extended, online-only features.

Highlights include:

TOP 100 Employers for the Class of 2009
Job Outlook for the Class of ‘09
African-American History 101 Contest
Barack Obama: The Making of the President 2008
How to Find Your Dream Job In a Nightmare Economy
Living Beyond the Dream - 40 Years After Dr. King
Diversifying Graduate and Professional School
Career and Life Management Plan: Why Include Graduate School?

The magazine is distributed through Career Services offices on college campuses nationwide.

New Grad Job Features Winding Down this Week

As we move toward the conclusion of this year's Pre-Graduation Virtual Career Fair ending this coming weekend at THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online, co-presented by IMDiversity, we are pleased to announce the addition of new opportunities links and recruiter's messages by additional participants including...

• Citizen Schools National Teaching Fellowships


• Civilian Opportunities with the Department of Navy - Naval Inventory Control Point


• New opportunities added by IBM

Additionally and simultaneously, a number of fresh featured Internships/Fellowships and Entry-Level/New College Hire/Trainee Jobs have been posted the job channels at IMDiversity.



These free seasonal features are intended to connect diverse students and new college graduates to employers who are currently publishing opportunities available to students or to entry-level candidates just before graduation. In years, the editors jokingly referred to them as "the procrastinator's special," as in, where were you when the career center was holding all those campus job fairs last semester?



Of course, by this time, the opportunities we were featuring with early summer start dates are few on our jobs databases; over the past couple weeks, they've been replaced by many more that are already being filled for next fall and winter.



But these features this year also dispel the myth "employers have filled their college hiring needs" this close to graduation. We've heard from college recruitment professionals at a diverse range of companies and organizations -- from multinationals to non-profits to government agencies -- who told us the campus recruiting season definitely left them with remaining openings. Others had extended application deadlines for some frankly amazing opportunities, as well as well-paid fellowships, leadership projects, and internships offering substantive work experiences coming up quickly for the summer.



This year's virtual career fair was one of the liveliest and most well-trafficked we've hosted in some time, and also had some of the most robust participation by the companies. We definitely appreciated the time jobseekers took to fill out our Career Fair survey to tell us about which sites they visited and which had scheduled interviews with them. We also appreciated the input of employers who often provided very detailed, helpful advice about applying to the specific opportunities they were hiring for.



We feel that the active participation of both helped make the 2008 Pre-Graduation Virtual Career Fair a real success, and are considering making such a feature a regular event on our sites for the future. Meanwhile, we'll continue to welcome feedback, suggestions or success stories from all who participated, and hope others still seeking a job will visit the fair in its final weekend.

New edition of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN on campus

The staff at IMDiversity is pleased to announce that the First Semester Super Issue of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN has made its way to college campuses. Available at colleges nationwide, primarily through career services offices, as well as through direct personal subscriptions, the new Career Planning and Job Search Issue features:

• The annual TOP 100 Diversity Employers List
• Careers Focus on Engineering, Science and Technology, including an interview with NASA astronaut Joan Higginbotham
• A new special report on the progress at New Orleans' HBCUs two years after Hurricane Katrina, in collaboration with Black College Wire
• Kanye West feature profile
• Campus to Careers section

The magazine is free for students through the campus career center. Stop in and get your copy for these features and many more today, or stop in at the THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online later this month for some previews and extended features.

New Column on Transitioning from College to the "Real World"

THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online is pleased to introduce a new column, "Now What?" by special columnist Chaz Kyser, of special interest this time of year for all those newly minted college grads who are experiencing "culture shock".

Geared to helping recent graduates making the transition from school to the world of work, the column is dedicated to the idea that "the real world—the working world—is not to be feared, put off or ignored; it should be embraced."

By the author of the book, Embracing the Real World: The Black Woman’s Guide to Life After College, the column has origins in Kyser's determination to share practical guidance especially -- but not exclusively -- to young African-American women. However, the expanded online column contains valuable tips and reminders for those of all ages, genders and backgrounds who are already working, and are concerned with such nuts-and-bolts topics such as the pros and cons of a second job, meeting and exceeding a new employer’s expectations, fitting in at a new workplace, and evaluating whether or not to go back to school.

Feb. Top 100 Employers/African American History Edition of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN

IMDiversity, Inc. is pleased to announce the publication of a special, extra graduation edition of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine . Available on college campuses nationwide, primarily through career services offices, as well as through direct personal subscriptions, the issue contains a special readings section focused on the transition from campus life to the working world, a section on Careers in Media & Mass Communications that is extended on THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online, a Q&A with Roderick West, President n& CEO of Entergy New Orleans, and a contribution by The Apprentice winner Randall Pinkett, discussing "secrets to becoming a successful campus CEO".
The staff will begin to upload the edition, including a number of special extended versions of articles, to http://www.black-collegian.com.

Kim R. Wells, Howard University Career Center director, joins THE BLACK COLLEGIAN blog team

THE BLACK COLLEGIAN staff has been working to expand its blogs section this season, and is pleased to welcome our new featured columnist and blog team member Kim R. Wells, Director, Howard University Career Services. Mr. Wells, a long-time contributor to THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine, has over 17 years of experience leading career management, organizational development, and strategic human capital initiatives in both corporate and higher education environments. In addition to his columns, Mr. Wells will be posting to our THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online's blog especially, but not exclusively, addressing career issues, tips and straight-talk from an insider’s view, and for the benefit of African American college students, recent graduates, and other diverse jobseekers.

Al "The Inspiration" Duncan joins THE BLACK COLLEGIAN blog team

THE BLACK COLLEGIAN staff has been working to expand its blogs section this winter, and is pleased to welcome our new new columnist and blog team member Al "The Inspiration" Duncan. Mr. Duncan is a widely traveled public speaker, TV personality, workshop leader, and author of numerous motivational publications. His State of Mind multimedia program, described at www.alduncan.net, incorporates E-Books, E-Zines, and audio content to provide motivational and self-empowerment aid to diverse audiences everywhere.

Working with TBC's blog team, Duncan will blog to Elevate U, with a focus on providing information and engaging in discussions helpful to college students and recent grads pursuing their self-development and career-development goals. We are pleased to welcome him, and invite you to also see his recent feature, Six Ways to Turn Setbacks into Comebacks, from last fall's edition of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine.

Feb. Top 100 Employers/African American History Edition of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN

IMDiversity, Inc. is pleased to announce the publication of the Second Semester 2007 Super Issue of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine.

The February Top 100 Employers/African-American History edition features our annual listing of the top 100 employers for the class of 2007, as well as a feature interview with actor Will Smith; Charlayne Hunter-Gault's tribute to the late Ed Bradley; and much more.

Additional career-focused features include a series of practical advice articles for students and recent graduates on successfully navigating the various stages of the job interviewing process, from interviewing at on-campus career fairs to presenting yourself well at on-site interviews.

In a related feature, "How to Make the Most of Your Campus Career Center," we surveyed directors from career offices at universities nationwide to get their tips for how to maximize these often-utilized resources.

The staff will begin to upload the edition, including a number of special extended article expanded from the magazine versions, to http://www.black-collegian.com. The magazine is distributed free on several hundred college campuses in the U.S., primarily through career services offices, and is also available through direct personal subscriptions.

Added: International Channel at THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online

As part of our ongoing, phased renovation to our site THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online at http://www.black-collegian.com/, IMDiversity has added a new content channel focused on topics related to international work, study abroad, and foreign travel opportunities for African-American college students and other students of color.

The International channel at THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online replaces and expands upon the former "Study Abroad" content section, providing advice articles and resource tips related to employment opportunities for recent graduates, as well as feature articles of an international focus that are of concern to our readers.

The channel will also be a home for features related to global skills-building, bilingual opportunities, immigration-related concerns, and travel topics from an African-American and student perspective.

-- The IMDiversity Inc. Upgrade Team