With graduation rapidly approaching for some University of Memphis seniors, the excitement of finishing college can be a gratifying experience.
However, that excitement may lead to anxiety due to lack of career opportunities available without prior experience and when student loans begin to pile up.
In response to this, ContigoCreative is partnering with FedEx, First Tennessee, and Hilton Hotels and Resorts to create the second annual Multicultural Career expo, a job fair held at Hilton Memphis this Sunday.
There will be over 50 companies in attendance from industries such as logistics, healthcare, financial services, travel, nonprofits and higher education.
Presenting sponsors FedEx, First Tennessee and Hilton Memphis will also have their own booths set up to recruit job candidates from their local markets.
The goal of the Multicultural Career Expo is not only to provide job opportunities to Memphians, but also to reach out to many different cultures while doing so.
President and Founder of ContigoCreative, Alex Matlock has worked hard to organize this event as a way to utilize the skills provided by different ethic groups in the city of Memphis.
Matlock started ContigoCreative as a Latin public relations firm that connects clients with Latin and multicultural markets.
“Our main goal is to create a very comprehensive platform, not just for African Americans but we also want to attract Latinos, Asians and other minorities,” Matlock said. “The idea is to retain multicultural talent in the city of Memphis.”
Although a Latino pubic relation firm started the idea, the multicultural Career Expo is geared towards all ethnicities. All Memphians are encouraged to come out and see what careers are available for them to pursue.
Matlock also emphasized the importance of being dressed in professional attire and being registered for the event in advance.
“This expo requires to come professionally dressed,” Matlock said. “We want candidates who are serious about their career and internship, and if you are serious than you should be serious about you attire.”
Non-graduating students looking to gain real world experience outside of the classroom can also benefit from coming to the expo, since thee will be many internships offered at the expo as well.
“The expo is open for career seekers, but also internship seekers,” Matlock said. “We have been working with Christian Brothers University, Rhodes College and Southwest Tennessee Community College.”
Last years event boasted an attendance of over 1,000 people, and Matlock projects this year’s attendance to be over 2,000.
The fair is open to the whole community and is admission is free, but before entry is permitted they ask that students complete an online registration form for quicker access.
While registration can be done at the Expo, but students can fill out an online registration form at http://www.jobmemphis.com
