Careerjournal.com and Lucas Group to host executive diversity job fair in Atlanta

To help companies meet their executive, managerial and professional diversity hiring goals, CareerJournal.com, The Wall Street Journal’s executive career site, and Lucas Group, an Atlanta-based national executive search firm, are holding a special Executive Diversity Career Opportunities Fair, focusing solely on executive diversity candidates.
The free event, featuring interviews with top companies seeking senior-level talent and free resume critiques, will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2004, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., in Atlantajust a short walk from MARTAís Arts Center Station.

Some of the companies holding interviews at the job fair include: Abbott Laboratories, Alliant Energy, The Coca-Cola Company, UCB Pharma, Popeyeís Chicken & Biscuits, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, UBS, The Hartford, SunTrust Bank, Oracle Corporation, AutoTrader.com and Girl Scouts of the USA.

Preregistration for the fair is not required. All attendees, who must bring copies of their resume, can register on site the day of the event.

ìDemand for senior-level diversity candidates is very strong across many industries, ranging from marketing and sales to law and general management,î says Tony Lee, editor in chief of CareerJournal.com. ìMany employers realize that despite slow economic growth, they must continue their efforts to adjust their senior-management ranks to reflect changing work force demographics.î

For more information on the Executive Diversity Career Fair, visit http://www.careerjournal.com/marketplace/diversity.html?home_inside. Companies interested in recruiting at the fair, please contact Steven Piejak at steven.piejak@dowjones.com, or call him at 404-865-4343 for more information.