Are you ready for a new career challenge? Do you have a friend who's looking for a professional position? Digital Rochester and the High Tech Business Council (HTBC) have partnered to present their second Job Fair that's designed to match area professionals with the opportunities that will boost the economic potential of our region. There is no charge to attend.

Participating companies represent optics, life sciences/bio-tech, engineering, software development, IT and telecom industries, hiring technical talent as well as sales, marketing, HR, finance & operations professionals. When innovation and opportunity tap into a highly skilled and productive workforce, the greater Rochester region is at its best!

These companies are hiring for more than 250 professional positions! [Click here] for a summary of career opportunities by discipline.

You don't need to be job hunting to come out and see what these great Rochester companies are up to - and to catch up with some old friends. Check out the booths and mingle with the crowd to see who's landed where over the past couple of years. Reconnect! Questions?

We thank New York State Senator Michael F. Nozzolio for his help in making this event possible!

Location: Eastview Mall in the court in front of Bon-Ton: map

Read about last summer's event in the D&C article

How does a Job Fair work?
Each of the participating companies will have representatives staffing a table in the exhibit hall. In order to make the most of this opportunity, you need to do some advance preparation:
- Don't shotgun a resume to every table! Do a little research and target the companies where your skills and experience will add value.
- Prepare your "elevator pitch" and practice in front of the mirror.
- Put your best foot forward. Most applicants will wear suits. (Though not all employers will!) Some coming from work will not have the chance to change, but should be sure that their business casual is on the more formal side.
- When speaking with the recruiters, smile! Look them in the eye, be comfortable, be yourself. They want to hire people with good qualifications, but also people they'd enjoy working with!
- Bring multiple copies of your resume. A folder or portfolio helps to keep them neat and crisp.
- Be respectful of the recruiters' time. If there is a line at the table, make your pitch and move on - unless the recruiter is the one pitching you!
- Follow up! Note the name of the recruiter so that you can write a follow up letter to that person. Highlight some aspect of your conversation to help them to remember you. Add that important piece of information that you forgot to share! Explain how you can deliver value to their company based on the conversation that took place at the Job Fair.
- This event is important to the employers as well! They are seeking great people who will be a part of their company's future, but please understand that they will receive hundreds of resumes and may not have the resources to reply to the candidates that are not a fit for their current opportunities.

SUMMARY OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

ENGINEERS: EE-Optical, EE-Project Control, Optical Coatings Engineer, Manufacturing I/E's, Capacity Planning, Embedded Software, Engineering Test, IP & Wireless Communications, Lead Architect for Electronic Security, Telecom Network Planning

FINANCE: Controllers, Accounting Manager, Tax Manager, Audit Manager, Actuarial Services Management, Financial Analysts, Senior Financial Analysts, Internal Auditors, Fiscal Coordinator, Actuarial Statisticians/Analysts, Cost Accountants, Senior Accountants, Staff Accountants, Billing Analysts, Collections Consultants

HR: Human Resources Manager, Medical Benefits Manager, Workers Compensation Program Coordinator, HR Generalist, Recruiter

IT: Project Managers, Systems Ops PM, Server Consolidation PM, IT Application Development PM, MCSEs, IT Auditors, Database Administrators, Oracle DBAs, Oracle Apps DBA, IT security policy development and vulnerability assessment, Sr Network Administrator, Network Engineer, Systems Administrator, UNIX SA, Sun Systems Engineer, Telecommunications Lead Engineer, Desktop Engineer, AS/400 & Unix Operations, Help Desk

MANUFACTURING: Manufacturing Manager, Finishing Supervisor, Applications Scientist - Biotech & Analytical Instrumentation, Manufacturing Process Engineers, I/Es, Product Applications Engineer, Senior Service Operations Consultant, Manufacturing operations Technical Group Leader, Material Control Coordinator, Inventory Analyst, Inside Sales Engineer (optics engineering background)

QA: Quality Systems Manager, Quality Manager, Product QA Engineers, Software Quality Engineers, Lead Tester/QC for web development, Lead Tester/QC security, Medical Software Test Technicians, Senior Regression Tester, Test Technicians Electrical & Electromechanical, Jr. Software Test Engineer for web

SALES & MARKETING: Director of Sales, Director of Inside Sales Operations, Sales Manager, Channels Manager, Account Executives, Inside Channel Sales Reps, Inside Sales, Inside Sales Engineer (optics engineering background), Telemarketing Reps, Lead Generation Specialist, Marketing Database Administrator, Marketing Communications Manager, additional marketing opportunities with web development below

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: Director of Information Services, Manager of the Project Manager Competency Center, Software Project Managers, Systems Analysts Team Leader, Business Application Analysts, Software Engineers, Sr. Software Engineers, Embedded Software Engineers, Software Architect, Program Management Office Engineers, System Engineers/Analysts, Programmer Analyst, Business Intelligence Technical Architect, Cognos Solutions Architect, SAP/HR, SAP/ABAP, Web Developers, Sr. Web J2EE Software Engineer, ASP.NET Web Developers, Web Project Administrator, Web Site Graphics Designer, Sr Creative Designer, Macromedia Flash Designer/Developer, Sr. Flash Developer, WebSphere, Search Engine Marketing Specialist, Internet Strategist, .NET developers, .NET Technical Leads, Microsoft Windows SE, Ab Initio/ETL Developers, C/C++/C# Developers, Sr. C/C++/C# Developer, SQL Server/C#Developer, Java Developers including Java/JSP, J2EE, Java/WebFocus, Java Lead Engineer, Java Design Engineer, Database Developers, Data Warehouse Specialists, Oracle DBA, Oracle Apps DBA, Oracle Programmer, Electronic Security-Intrusion Detection & SOX/Firewall/Authentication, Performance Analyst, Reports Developer, IT Professionals with foreign language skills, Configuration/Build Manager, Release Manager, Technical Writers, Trainers

TELECOM: Telecom Network Planning, Sr. Network Engineer, Network Administrators, IP & Wireless Communications Engineers

CO-OPS: Web and software development

Please note that this list is missing opportunities with the six companies that just signed up over the last couple of days.

See you there!

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