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Women in Technology Hosts 2011 Job Fair

Both men and women are encouraged to attend and meet recruiters and hiring managers from more than 30 local companies that are seeking candidates for open positions.

Registration for the job fair is free at: http://www.womenintechnology.org/calendar_day.asp?date=2/17/2011&event=803

A partial list of companies participating in the WIT 2011 job fair includes:

• Apptis (Sponsor)
• Booz Allen Hamilton (Sponsor)
• Mitre (Sponsor)
• Phase One (Sponsor)
• Raytheon (Sponsor)
• SAIC (Sponsor)
• Software AG (Sponsor)
• Agilex Technologies
• Arc Aspicio
• Celerity
• Cox Communications
• EMC
• Global Technologies (GTEC)
• Innovative Defense Technologies
• IronBow
• Microsoft
• MicroStrategy
• Oracle
• Syneren Technologies
• Verizon

Following the job fair, WIT will host the Intrigue Expert, Sam Horn, for her presentation, "POP! Your Communication." Horn will focus on helping individuals prepare for interviews and presentations and develop attention-getting elevator pitches, website copy, and resumes. Horn's tips on "How to Get Anyone Intrigued in Anything in 60 Seconds or Less" has received rave reviews from Cisco, Intel, INC 500/5000, Capital One, KPMG, Entrepreneurs Organization and NASA.

This event will take place immediately following the job fair from 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Horn's book will be available for purchase, with networking and a book signing from 6:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.

Registration for this event is $35 for both WIT members and non-members. Registration and details can be found at: http://www.womenintechnology.org/calendar_day.asp?date=2/17/2011&event=773

About Women in Technology

Women in Technology (WIT) is a not-for-profit organization with the mission of advancing women in technology - from the classroom to the boardroom - by providing advocacy, leadership development, networking, mentoring and technology education. With nearly 1000 members in the Washington, D.C. area, WIT strives to meet its vision of being the premier organization empowering women to be architects of change in the technology industry. For more information, please visit, www.womenintechnology.org or connect with us via: Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter (@WITWomen).

Welz & Weisel Communications (for WIT)
Jayna Kliner, 703-218-3555
jayna@w2comm.com