Name: 2020 LGBT Career Fair
Start: 2020-03-20T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2020-03-20T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Hostos Community College

2020 LGBTQ Career Fair -

POSTPONED until later in the year

Come meet with over 100 companies looking to hire from the LGBTQ communities.

Friday

March

20th

2020

1:00pm

RSVP Here to Attend

#lgbtqcareerfair

the office of bronx borough president ruben diaz jr.

in conjunction with Destination tomorrow - the LGBT Center of the Bronx, the third avenue business improvement district, the NYS department of Labor, The Bronx Private Industry Council (PIC) and the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (BOEDC)

bring you the 2020 lgbtq career fair.

and partnering with all of the colleges and universities in the Bronx!

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. in partnership with the Third Avenue Business Improvement District, Destination Tomorrow - the Bronx LGBT Center, New York State Department of Labor, the Bronx Private Industry Council, and the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation will host the 2020 LGBTQ+ Career Fair at Hostos Community College on Friday, March 20, 2020 at 1:00pm.

Over 100 companies will be present and seek to recruit from the LGBTQ+ community to fill key positions.

Participants will also have access to six (6) Career Readiness Workshops, On-Site Resume assistance, and one-on-one Career Coaches.

THIS IS EVENT IS POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR LATER IN THE YEAR!

The

Schedule

1 pM

Doors open

Registration - Hostos Atrium

4 PM

doors close

Doors close and hiring agents will be gone.

1:30 PM

Session 1, Seminar 1

How to Structure Your Resume - Room A

2:30 PM

(1/2 hour after the doors open)

Speak with Human Resource experts and discuss how to get your resume ready for success.

1:30 PM

Session 1, Seminar 2

Dressing & Speaking: Job Interview 101 - Room B

2:30 pm

(1/2 hour after the doors open)

Active participation discussion led by Destination Tomorrow: The LGBT Center of the Bronx.

2:30 pm

session 2, seminar 1

Marketing Yourself - elevator pitches, shark tank self selling, etc. - Room A

3:30 pm

mid event panel

Learn how to market yourself in interviews, cover letters and in networking.

2:30 pm

session 2, seminar 2

FINDING A CAREER - Room B

3:30 PM

NYS Department of labor Fireside chat

The New York State Department of Labor will help you learn steps on how to look for work.

3:30 PM

session 3, seminar 1

Linked-In and Social Media Profiles - Room A

4:30 pm

final panels

Are you using LinkedIn effectively in finding new job opportunities?

3:30 pm

session 3, seminar 2

Leveraging Life Experiences into Career Opportunities - Room B

4:30 PM

final panels

Come learn how to take your lived life experience and use it to get work.

The panel

Lineup

Our speakers and content for the LGBTQ Career Fair will be up next week, until then, enjoy this bizarre filler from Splashthat! Moderators and members of the panel will be added the week of the 15th of March.

1

first set of panels - how to set up your resume

CTO // Corialent

As CTO, Evan Rostand is responsible for making Coralient a more agile, unified, and integrated company. Rostand joined Coralient as a junior developer just six years ago, and has played a key role in the company’s rapid growth in key markets.

Topics

His journey from freelance developer at Google to startup CTO:

Why Coralient is poised for massive growth in 2016.

How he has helped Coralient adopt a “responsive philosophy.”

Fun Fact

Evan lives in a houseboat in Sausalito, bikes every morning across the Golden Gate Bridge, and makes sure to squeeze in a 20 mile ride every Sunday.

1

first set of panels - how to dress for a job interview

Tech Director

John-Paul (JP) Ramilly is responsible for managing all aspects of the development lifecycle at Coralient. JP joined Corialent last Spring and has so far helped the team build and ship 107 new product features.

Topics

His journey from the digital ad agency world to Startupville USA:

Three new product features he’s most excited about for Q2.

Why every team member should be a “lighthouse.”

Fun Fact

JP won the Bay Area Windsurfing Open last June, and lives in Mill Valley with his wife and twin boys. He organizes Coralient’s annual hackathon every July.

2

second set of panels - how to look for work

SR. Developer

Jessica Jost is a senior developer, and is currently building a suite of game changing mobile applications. She specializes in Ruby on Rails, but has a crush on JavaScript. She joined Coralient in November after selling her fashion tech startup to Yahoo!

Topics

Her journey from freelance developer at Google to Senior Developer:

Why Coralient is poised for massive growth in 2016.

How she has helped Coralient adopt a “responsive philosophy.”

Fun Fact

Fun fact: Jessica is on the board of one of SF’s largest advocacy groups for women in tech. She regularly writes for TechCrunch and loves her pug, Ada Lovelace.

2

second set of panels - how to market yourself

CEO

Nelson Agholor is a senior developer, and is currently building a suite of game changing mobile applications. He specializes in Ruby on Rails, but has a crush on JavaScript. He joined Coralient in November after selling his fashion tech startup to Yahoo!

Topics

His journey from the digital ad agency world to Startupville USA.

Three new product features he’s most excited about for Q2.

Why every team member should be a “lighthouse.”

Fun Fact

Agholor won the Bay Area Windsurfing Open last June, and lives in Mill Valley with his wife and twin boys. He organizes Coralient’s annual hackathon every July.

3

final panels - how to set up a linkedin profile

CEO

Nelson Agholor is a senior developer, and is currently building a suite of game changing mobile applications. He specializes in Ruby on Rails, but has a crush on JavaScript. He joined Coralient in November after selling his fashion tech startup to Yahoo!

Topics

His journey from the digital ad agency world to Startupville USA.

Three new product features he’s most excited about for Q2.

Why every team member should be a “lighthouse.”

Fun Fact

Agholor won the Bay Area Windsurfing Open last June, and lives in Mill Valley with his wife and twin boys. He organizes Coralient’s annual hackathon every July.

3

final panels - translating lived life experience into work/careers

CEO

Nelson Agholor is a senior developer, and is currently building a suite of game changing mobile applications. He specializes in Ruby on Rails, but has a crush on JavaScript. He joined Coralient in November after selling his fashion tech startup to Yahoo!

Topics

His journey from the digital ad agency world to Startupville USA.

Three new product features he’s most excited about for Q2.

Why every team member should be a “lighthouse.”

Fun Fact

Agholor won the Bay Area Windsurfing Open last June, and lives in Mill Valley with his wife and twin boys. He organizes Coralient’s annual hackathon every July.

community partners

participating companies - medical

participating companies - human services

participating city and state agencies

participating companies - other

participating companies - construction industry

college and university partners

twenty five more logos to be added soon!

The

Location - in the Hostos GYM and three nearby rooms.

Thank you to our sponsors

We couldn't have done it without you!