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HBCU CONNECT will be commemorating and celebrating 25+ years of recruitment contributions. In addition, the 3-day conference will include personal development, professional development and entertainment activities in conjunction with the DC HBCU Alumni Alliance 5k run/walk on 6/28/2025.

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Yes, the conference has been set up to offer numerous networking and engagement touchpoints throughout the conference and weekend.

In addition to uploading your resume above, feel free to bring an electronic version, business cards and appropriate attire (for the career fair) as well as workout gear if you’re planning to participate in the DC HBCU Alumni Alliance 5K run/walk(race) on 6/28/2025.

Yes. In addition to the free career fair on Friday, 6/27, you can purchase tickets to the VIP Welcome Reception on Thursday (6/26) via https://hbcuconnect.myle.com. The conference will serve as a great opportunity to engage and network with representatives from 50+ companies representing technology, healthcare, education, finance and a host of other industries.

Yes and YES! We will feature many guest speakers who will present on the topics that are considered most pressing to job seekers, exhibitors and conference attendings including wealth building, artificial intelligence, skin care, etc.

Yes, the Gaylord National Resort and Convention offers both valet and self-parking options.

Please feel free to send an email to annualevent@hbcuconnect.com.

Early career and experienced professionals interested in landing opportunities in the following(but not limited to) categories: IT & Engineering, Healthcare, Sales & Marketing, Operations & Management, Government, and Education.

1. Interviews and Hires! At our typical recruitment reception for one of our clients with the toughest profile (IT/Software candidates) they were able to hire 12 candidates within 30 days of just one of our events. Most of our clients also are repeat customers and we have a waiting list for our services to host events such as this, which actually drove us to present this "networking and recruitment reception" format for multiple employers in one venue. We will deliver candidate resumes before and after the event, and we will also market your company and specific opportunities to candidates prior to the event to maximize the ROI for your participation.
2. Branding! Our advertising campaign, and actual weekend events will draw over 100,000 media impressions from professional African Americans in the mid-west considering our event and our partner's career opportunities.
3. Pipeline Creation! We collect resumes from all interested attendees for every event and deliver a pipeline of hundreds of candidates that can be categorized by data points such as location, college, major, experience, industry, educational level, open to relocation, and more!

We will share your Video or Powerpoint slide content during our Career Fair.
Here is content you can share in your video or powerpoint slides:

• Introduce your company and the types of roles you typically hire for.
• Locations where you have openings, and maybe selling points for those locations.
• A pitch for working for your company. Why would someone love working for your company?
• Your statement regarding diversity and its importance to your company.

Feel free to review pictures from our past event on our Flickr Page.
Feel free to review video from our past event on our YouTube Channel.