The Boston Globe and The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts Join Together to Host Diversity Career Fair at Fenway Park

June 2 Event Designed to Deliver Exceptional Job Opportunities to Boston’s Diverse Professionals

Facing the challenge of creating a diverse workforce, local employers are looking for ways to reach diverse job seekers. To help meet this need, the Boston Globe and The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts are joining forces to host a Professional Diversity Career Fair at Fenway Park in Boston on Monday, June 2 from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. More than half of Boston residents identify themselves as part of a diverse population and this fair benefits businesses looking to grow a diverse workforce and area professionals from all races, abilities, ages and walks of life looking for a new career opportunity.

Some of the companies that will be recruiting include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Children’s Hospital, Comcast, Eastern Bank, Harvard University, John Hancock, NStar, Ocean Spray, Starbucks, and the University of Massachusetts, among many others. To see a full list of companies participating, please visit www.boston.com/jobs/diversityfair.

“The Urban League has a long history of helping diverse audiences obtain and improve professional skills, through education and job training programs. It was a natural fit to partner with them for the Professional Diversity Career Fair,” said Jason Kissell, executive director, classified advertising, Boston Globe Media “With companies today looking to reach diverse professionals, the Professional Diversity Career Fair can play a role in bringing these two audiences together.”

Interested jobseekers are encouraged to pre-register online. For more information on the Professional Diversity Career Fair, please visit www.boston.com/jobs/diversityfair.

About The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe is wholly owned by The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with 2007 revenues of $3.2 billion, including The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 16 other daily newspapers, WQXR-FM and more than 50 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.

About the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts

The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts is an interracial, non-profit, community-based organization, which provides programs of service and advocacy in the areas of education, career/personal development and employment for African Americans and other residents of color. The League’s focus is on poor and low income urban areas of Greater Boston and the surrounding communities. Through direct service and broad-based advocacy programs, the Urban League strives to secure equal opportunity in all sectors of our society.

Contacts

For The Boston Globe
Erica Rosenwald, 617-869-2004
Erica {at} callananklein(.)com