EMPLOYERS: Register for the HBCU CONNECT Professional Recruitment Event held this October 2017!
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Posted By: Hija Chang on June 22, 2017 FEATURED Content EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: HBCU CONNECT is the largest organization of students and alumni from Historically Black Colleges & Universities, anchored by our website, HBCUConnect.com, launched in 1999 as the first online social network for African American professionals. In the past, we have successfully connected employers with job seekers by way of traditional career fairs with booth space for employers and large numbers of unregistered guests. We received positive feedback on the quality of the candidates in attendance, and also feedback from employers saying that they would like to engage with more candidates and bring additional recruiters in the future. To offer a more engaging experience, we have decided to enhance the recruitment event format for our partner’s participation! Going forward we are creating a more intimate experience that will attract more candidates, all of which will be screened and registered for the event. All participating employers will have access to all resumes from registered attendees. THE PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING EVENT MODEL: HBCU CONNECT team will provide the venue, food, beverages and most importantly, the talent for this exclusive professional networking event. We will work with your organization to understand the type of talent you would like to interface with at the event (students vs. graduates, majors, career categories, etc.) and we will source this talent to be invited to the event to insure an excellent return on investment for your organization. We will handle all of the heavy lifting for the event. All your organization will need to do is show up with your recruiters, and we recommend that you come in company branded clothing (T-shirts/Polo shirts). Each participating employer will have an opportunity to introduce their organization and the recruiters they have with them at the event, such that job seekers can network with matching employers. We will also have an area where employers can place materials for job seekers to take with them as they enter or exit the venue. We decided to go with this format to give employers guaranteed ROI in the form of face time with hundreds of candidates, pre-event sourcing work to target candidates for our partners, and electronic delivery of the resumes of all candidates in attendance. Specific Activities that we will handle to insure the success of this recruitment event: • Secure Appropriate VIP Venue for event • Coordinate with the designated venue for event execution • Coordinate and pay for catering for event • Identify media outlets to utilize for promotion • Define target audience of ideal attendees • Set up registration landing page for candidates to sign up and upload resumes for consideration • Design marketing campaign to attract diverse attendees to the event • Execute on marketing strategy and event preparation • Source candidates using access to our own database as well as other online talent databases • Screen candidates for professionalism and capture interest in relocation / veteran status • Deliver resumes of all candidates that register to attend event • Attend event and help with recruitment activities and candidate identification • Assist with post event follow up and candidate tracking • Post event survey for job seekers and employers PRICING & PARTICIPATION OPTIONS: 1. Participation Package (Non Profit, Education, Government Rate): $2,995 a. Registration for up to 3 recruiters b. 2 minute presentation / introduction c. 1 power point slides to be included in rotation during event d. 100% of resumes delivered electronically before & after the event e. Candidate sourcing and reporting, based on your desired candidate profiles f. Space to leave your recruitment materials for candidates to pick up as they enter/exit venue 2. Standard Recruiter Package: $6,995 a. Registration for up to 3 recruiters b. 5 minute presentation / introduction c. 3 power point slides to be included in rotation during event d. 100% of resumes delivered electronically before & after the event e. Candidate sourcing and reporting, based on your desired candidate profiles f. Space to leave your recruitment materials for candidates to pick up as they enter/exit venue 3. Exclusive Recruiter Package: $9,995 a. Registration for up to 6 recruiters b. 5 minute presentation / introduction c. 3 power point slides to be included in rotation during event d. 100% of resumes delivered electronically before & after the event e. Candidate sourcing and reporting, based on your desired candidate profiles f. Space to leave your recruitment materials for candidates to pick up as they enter/exit venue g. Category exclusivity, such that we will not allow any of your competitors to attend the event to recruit (this option is time sensitive and only applicable if available at the time you are invoiced) 4. Presenting Sponsor Package: $14,995 a. Registration for up to 10 recruiters b. 10 minute presentation / introduction c. 3 power point slides to be included in rotation during event d. 100% of resumes delivered electronically before & after the event e. Candidate sourcing and reporting, based on your desired candidate profiles f. Space to leave your recruitment materials for candidates to pick up as they enter/exit venue g. Logo on all promotional materials pre-event and on the day of event. h. Logo on HBCUConnect.com website homepages for 3 months preceding event PHOTOS AND STATS FROM SOME OF OUR PAST RECRUITMENT EVENTS: We feel that this new format for engaging the candidates in attendance will yield better ROI for our partners and also an amazing VIP experience for the diverse talent in attendance. Past Exclusive Event Partners • Amazon • Microsoft • Symantec • Brown-Forman / Jack Daniels Event Results • As many as 14 hires within weeks after an event for companies focused on hiring. • Guest lists with over 600 diverse candidates, all with resumes and experience profiles. • Have a look at some of the pictures from these recent events online by clicking the following URL: HBCU CONNECT Recruitment Event Photos: https://onedrive.live.com/?id=239E2BC7E88D... HOW TO REGISTER: Once you have an idea of the talent that you are looking to target, contact us to discuss participation! Email sales@hbcuconnect.com or call 614.864.4446. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Hija Chang
Management, See Moss Interactive Central State University class of 2021 Member Since January 2011 |
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