Embry-Riddle and Leading Aviation/Aerospace and High-Tech Employers Host Career Expo in Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, Fla., July 24, 2008 – Jobseekers are invited to expand their horizons at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's 2008 Industry/Career Expo, one of the largest of its kind in the nation, attracting top employers in aviation, aerospace, business, engineering, and other high-tech fields.
Representatives of more than 100 employers from across the nation are scheduled to participate, including AIG, American Eagle Airlines, Baker Hughes, the Central Intelligence Agency, Hawker Beechcraft Services, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, NetJets, Southwest Airlines, United Space Alliance, Volvo Aero Services, and XCOR Aerospace.
The career expo will be held Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 5-6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the ICI Center at Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach campus, 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. The annual event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by Embry-Riddle's Career Services Office.
"We expect a strong turnout at this year's Expo," says Lisa Scott Kollar, Career Services executive director. "We're pleased with the quality of companies exhibiting at the event and expect a fantastic opportunity for our students, alumni, and visitors. Job candidates from all levels of experience and backgrounds are welcome to discuss career options with a full range of industry leaders."
For information about advertising and sponsorship opportunities, or to exhibit, contact Adriana Hall, Career Services, at (386) 226-7018 or [email protected]. Additional details are online at www.erau.edu/career/expo/.Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world's largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering. The university educates more than 34,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Worldwide Campus at more than 130 campus centers in the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Middle East, and through online learning. For more information, visit www.embryriddle.edu.