Lucas Group Executive Diversity Career Fair a Success - Nearly 50 Participating Companies Attend for Quality Hiring Opportunities
Lucas Group, a respected leader in professional recruiting, co-hosted its fourth Executive Diversity Career Fair April 28, 2005 at The Embassy Suites in Chicago with The Wall Street Journal and Career Journal Online. Lucas Group is one of the nation’s largest executive search firms.
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 3, 2005 -- Lucas Group, a respected leader in
professional recruiting, co-hosted its fourth Executive Diversity Career Fair
April 28, 2005 at The Embassy Suites in Chicago with The Wall Street Journal and
Career Journal Online. Lucas Group is one of the nation’s largest executive
search firms.
The Executive Diversity Career Fair is the only executive
level diversity career fair in the nation. Employer attendance numbers increased
220 percent from last year’s fair in October, and there were more than 900
attending candidates. Some of the participating companies included AON, American
Express Financial, Zurich American Insurance Co., SC Johnson, Wachovia, Alliant
Energy, RR Donnelly, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
According to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 70 percent of new entrants to the workforce by 2008
will be women and people of color. According to projections for years 2002-2012,
the number of women in the labor force is expected to grow at a faster rate than
men. Additionally, the number of Hispanic or Latino workers is projected to
increase by 6 million, which will account for more than one third of the total
labor force growth.
“The minority presence in the work force is steadily
growing and companies are recognizing the need to maintain a diversified
profile,” said Art Lucas, president and CEO for Lucas Group. “Lucas Group and
our partners at The Wall Street Journal were pleased to bring together
high-level executive candidates with companies that value diversity at the
Executive Diversity Career Fair in Chicago. The career fair enabled
collaboration exceeded our expectations and resulted in success for both the
candidates and the employers.”
The next Executive Diversity Career Fair
will be held Nov. 15, 2005 at the Embassy Suites Alexandria, located outside of
Washington, D.C.
About Lucas Group
Lucas Group, a respected leader in
professional recruiting is one of the nation’s largest non-franchised, executive
recruitment firms. Lucas Group has built a reputation for successfully providing
human capital placements in multiple markets and industries. In an exclusive
partnership with The Wall Street Journal and CareerJournal.com, the search firm
has grown and increased its reach, while maintaining a commitment to high
performance and unsurpassed industry knowledge. Lucas Group focuses on
recruiting top executives in management, advertising/marketing, sales,
accounting, manufacturing, legal, military personnel transitioning and technical
positions across all major industries. With offices nationwide and its expansion
into Europe, Lucas Group performs search assignments for Fortune 100+ companies,
as well as regional businesses and entrepreneurial firms.
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