In-TAC’s First Career Expo 2013 for IT and Finance Professionals
January 10, 2014The International Talent Acquisition Centre (In-TAC) hosted its first Career Expo for IT and finance professionals on November 19th, 2013. It was a resounding success with 500 job seekers in attendance and over 20 local employers looking to fill 300 available positions.
Mayor Jim Watson and Bruce Lazenby, President and CEO of Invest Ottawa, were on hand to welcome the crowd and launch In-TAC`s Career Expo, an official event of Ottawa`s Global Entrepreneurship Week.
In-TAC organizers pulled together a full slate of activities, including; free workshops throughout the day for job-seekers on how to perfect their ‘one minute pitch’, ‘meet and greet’ opportunities for IT and finance professionals with local businesses and employer panel presentations exploring new and emerging trends in the IT and finance sectors.
Morning panelists included: Rima Aristocrat, CEO, Willis College; Serge Buy, CEO, National Association of Career Colleges; Namir Anani, CEO, Information and Communications Technology Council and Ed Isaacs, Tech Director, Americas, Fortinet. The afternoon panelists included: Sebastien Lauzon, HR Manager, Macadamian, Janet J. Laroche, Recruiting Manager, Consumer & Community Banking, JP Morgan Chase, and Lori C. Watson, Partner, Consulting & Deals, Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Kimberley Cheeseman of CGA, our Career Expo sponsor, awarded a scholarship to an In-TAC client looking to recertify in Canada.
In-TAC’s partner employers who worked tirelessly all day interviewing and networking with motivated job seekers were impressed by the organization of the Expo and the talent they met.
A few of In-TAC’s employer partner testimonials include:
“You ran a great event and we met some very interesting people that I am sure we will be able to work with in the near future. Thank you for the invitation, we will be happy to participate in the future.” Brian Brady, Managing Director, Si Systems
“All the THANKS go out to you and your team for making this a truly successful event. This was extremely well organized and everyone was so helpful and always made sure that we had everything we needed. We look forward to working with you again in the near future!!” Janet J. Laroche, Chase Consumer & Community Banking Recruiting
“Met with some amazing candidates at the In-TAC event today!” Halogen Software
In-TAC is thankful to everyone who helped to make In-TAC`s first Career Expo such a success!
Post prepare by Carmen G. Muñoz
National Program Manager, In-TAC
www.in-tac.ca
Photos are courtesy of McCarthy Media www.mccarthymedia.ca