Black Virtual Career Fair addresses diversity recruitment challenges

As employers rebound from last year’s devastating job losses due to the pandemic, the Black Virtual Career Fair (BVCF) will host its summer event on 12 August.

Now in its third successful year, BVCF’s virtual career fairs match Black professionals with career opportunities at industry-leading, inclusion-minded companies. Job opportunities will be available from over 35 companies from across  the US targeting technical and nontechnical professionals. August’s career fair includes major employers such as Aesculap, AppFolio, Aurora, Evernote, Good Eggs, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, The New York Times, One Medical, X-the moonshot factory and Zendesk.

BLACK PROFESSIONALS HARDEST HIT

Various reports and studies indicate that Black professionals were hit the hardest during the pandemic. As companies are slowly hiring, Black professionals are being left out in the US job market recovery. When the overall unemployment rate ticked down in February, Black workers were the only group that saw a rise in joblessness, of almost 1% increase. “Covid has left Black Americans experiencing higher levels of unemployment and increasing financial struggle even as the economy is poised for a robust rebound, stated Lakeisha Poole, Partner of Black Virtual Career Fair; and Founder of Onyx Community Connection.

“We provide streamlined access to Black professionals for employers seeking qualified talent,” added Michael DeFlorimonte, Partner of Black Virtual Career Fair; and Founder of African American Employee Network (AAEN). “This is BVCF’s core mission. BVCF was developed for exactly this purpose; to help employers address their diversity challenges through an efficient and effective hiring platform.”

BVCF provides Black professionals with free services, resources, and tools to assist with the job search process. Employers can review resumes and post jobs. Candidates, recruiters and hiring managers interact in real-time via audio, video and text chat during the fair.

Click here to register for the GENERAL + TECH + SALES + MARKETING Summer Career Fair. Registration for candidates is free.

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