[December 11, 2006] Wall Street Project and The New York Times Job Market to Collaborate on 2007 Diversity Career Opportunity and Development Expo Tweet NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- The Rainbow/PUSH Wall Street Project, an initiative of the Citizenship Education Fund and The New York Times Job Market, announced today they will collaborate to produce the Wall Street Project/New York Times Job Market Career Opportunity and Development Expo, to be held Jan. 8 at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers. Now in its tenth year, the Expo, held in conjunction with the annual Wall Street Project Conference, is an opportunity to bring talented minority men and women together with corporations who share the belief that inclusion in the workforce leads to economic growth. "Events like this one help level the playing field for diverse candidates by allowing them to establish their place as valued contributors to the workforce," said the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., founder and president of the Citizenship Education Fund. "In this second year of combining forces with The New York Times Job Market, we will make this job fair better than it has ever been. We know there is not a skills shortage, but an opportunity shortage for minorities in our country." "The New York Times Job Market is committed to bridging the gap between top employers and qualified job seekers," said Andy Wright, vice president of advertising, The New York Times. "By teaming up with the Wall Street Project on this initiative, we are joining companies looking to diversify their workplaces with talented professionals across all industries." The New York Times Job Market is a national leader in serving the multicultural community with career opportunities in print, online and in person. It has hosted highly successful diversity career fairs that have attracted thousands of top-quality candidates. The Wall Street Project was launched in 1997 on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday to challenge corporate America to be more inclusive. The Expo is free and open to the public; all attendees must register in advance by visiting the Web site www.nytimes.com/rainbowpush. Companies that wish to participate in the Wall Street Project/New York Times Job Market Career Opportunity and Development Expo should contact Mark Szollar, Managing Director of Recruitment Advertising, at 212-556-3656 or [email protected]. About The Wall Street Project The mission of the Wall Street Project (WSP) is to challenge corporate America to invest in minority vendors, consumers and employees. The Wall Street Project is the outgrowth of Rev. Jackson's nearly 40 years of work in increasing economic opportunities for minorities. The WSP uses the Breadbasket model of research, education, negotiation and reconciliation to promote inclusion, opportunity and economic growth by encouraging public and private industries to improve hiring and promotion practices; name more minorities to corporate boards; allocate more business to minority companies; and increase the amount of business that minority firms conduct with each other. For more information about the Wall Street Project, please visit the organization's website, www.wallstreetproject.org, or contact Andrew Carr, executive director, at 212-425-7874. To interview Rev. Jackson about this topic, please call 773-373-3366. About The New York Times Job Market Job Market, the print and online recruitment services offering of The New York Times, provides employers and job seekers with comprehensive resources to streamline the recruitment process. Job Market appears in The New York Times every Sunday and is updated throughout the week at NYTimes.com, where job seekers can find job listings, career-related Times articles, exhaustive company research, a resume database and valuable career resources. The New York Times Job Market reaches a marketplace of high-quality professionals actively seeking new job opportunities or considering career moves. In the U.S., The New York Times reaches 17.3 million unduplicated readers every month via the weekday and Sunday newspaper, and NYTimes.com (Source: Nielsen NetRatings @Plan Fall 2006; Nielsen NetRatings Netview). About The New York Times Company The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with 2005 revenues of $3.4 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers, nine network-affiliated television stations, two New York City radio stations and 35 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. This press release can be downloaded from www.nytco.com and www.nytco.com/community [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]