BIO Fair offers career services for employees and employers.
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Scheduled for May 18, 2009, BIO Career Fair will feature more than 50 potential employers representing biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, food and agriculture, consumer products, biopreparedness, and energy. Industry professionals and students will be able to interview for open positions, listen in to free educational seminars, and network with recruiters to discuss possible career options and requirements. Job seekers can upload resumes in advance to avoid registration lines.
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BIO Career Fair Delivers Valuable Career Services for Employees and Employers
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Thursday, February 26, 2009) - Committed to the challenges our current economic business climate presents, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is investing more resources and added a strategic partner for the seventh annual BIO Career Fair.
The BIO Career Fair will take place on Monday, May 18, 2009, 2-7 pm, in the Thomas Murphy Ballroom at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. in conjunction with the 2009 BIO International Convention - the global event for biotechnology. The BIO Career Fair will feature more than 50 potential employers representing biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, food and agriculture, consumer products, biopreparedness, and energy, among other fields.
The BIO Career Fair is hosted by BioSpace and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), as well as local state associations Georgia Bio and Southeast Bio.
"The BIO Career Fair provides a venue for job seekers and recruiters to make valuable connections, which are so important for our industry and is just one of the valuable activities of the 2009 BIO International Convention," said Robbi Lycett, vice president of Conventions & Conferences. "Resume postings are free of charge and while face-to-face interactions are encouraged, candidates are not required to be present to post."
2008 BIO Career Fair Exhibitors included Affymetrix, Allergan Inc., Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc., AstraZeneca Inc., Baxter, Biogen Idec Inc., Genzyme Corporation, Gilead Sciences Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Human Genome Sciences Inc., Invitrogen Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Merck Research Laboratories, Monsanto, Novo Nordisk Inc.
The BIO Career Fair is free of charge and provides a unique, one-day opportunity for job seekers to meet and network with international organizations in the life sciences sector.
AAPS, BIO, and BIOCOM hosted the 2008 Career Fair together in San Diego.
Job seekers are able to upload their resumes in advance to avoid any registration lines for the Career Fair. Employers can post job listings and find information on booth space and sponsorships at www.biocareerfair.org.
"We are pleased to have BioSpace as our career fair partner because of their expertise and proprietary online Career Network built on the BioSpace.com technology platform. The platform enables event registrations to apply for jobs even if they are not present at the fair. The partnership also provides to the BIO Career Fair BioSpace's expansive marketing reach to over 400,000 life science professionals within their exclusive candidate database," stated Margaret Core, director, sales and marketing, in BIO's Convention and Conferences department.
Candidates will have the opportunity to meet with recruiters from many of the largest biotech companies. Industry professionals and students will be able to interview for open positions, listen in to free educational seminars and network with recruiters to discuss possible career options and requirements. Admission is free to job seekers with a four-year life sciences degree or a life-science community college degree.
In addition to visiting the employer booths, pre-registered job seekers can attend a free, two part workshop titled "Strategic Job Searching: Recession Proof Your Career." The session will take place Monday, May 18, 2009 at 12pm and 12:45pm in the Georgia World Congress Center B Building Room B408. This session will focus on how to conduct a strategic job search that leverages both your skills and your network to achieve your career goals. Attendees will also receive "inside" information from biotech HR managers on hand to tell you what they are looking for in the backgrounds of potential applicants.
BioSpace has produced over 200 life science career fairs over the past 11 years and will power the BIO Career Fair by providing event management, a proprietary technology platform for the online Career Network, marketing initiatives to its database of 400,000 life science professionals, and direct sales efforts to sponsors and exhibitors.
Additional information about the BIO Career Fair, as well as resume posting, job postings, booth sales, and expedited registration is available for all job seekers at www.biocareerfair.org.
For more information on BIO Career Fair exhibit space sales, advertising, and sponsorships please contact Kevin Glacken with BioSpace at 732.746.2309.
For more information on the 2009 BIO International Convention, please visit convention.bio.org/.
Registration for convention attendees is offered at an early-bird discounted rate until April 9, 2009. Online registration is open at bio2009.org/attendees/registration/
Registration for the 2009 BIO International Convention is complimentary for credentialed members of the news media. To register, please visit bio2009.org/media/. Reporters and editors working full-time for print, broadcast, and online news organizations may register onsite with valid media credentials. All freelancers, college and online publications are strongly encouraged to register in advance by Friday, May 8, 2008.
The BIO International Convention helps to support BIO programs and initiatives. BIO works throughout the year to create a policy environment that enables the industry to continue to fulfill its vision of bettering the world through biotechnology innovation. For more information on the global event for biotechnology, including program and housing information, please visit convention.bio.org/.
Upcoming BIO Events
BIO-Europe Spring
March 16-18, 2009
Milan, Italy
BIO IP Counsels' Committee Conference
March 25-27, 2009
Phoenix, AZ
BIO National Venture Conference
March 31-April 1,2009
Boston, MA
BIO Windhover 2009
April 13-15, 2009
New York, NY
BIO-LES Business Development Basics Course
May 15-17, 2009
Atlanta, GA
BIO-LES Advanced Business Development Course
May 15-17, 2009
Atlanta, GA
BIO Executive Presentation Workshop
May 17, 2009
Atlanta, GA
BIO Human Resources Conference
May 17-19, 2009
Atlanta, GA
2009 BIO International Convention
May 18-21, 2009
Atlanta, Ga.
BioEquity Europe
June 9-10, 2009
Munich, Germany
World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing
July 19-22, 2009
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
About BIO
BIO represents more than 1,200 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world's largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world.
