26th Annual Alumni Career Fair
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Cobb Galleria Centre - Two Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, GA
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For 26 years the Georgia Tech Alumni Career Fair has opened doors of opportunity by offering top employers the chance to recruit, screen and hire qualified candidates! Participating employers range from Fortune 500 companies to expanding local businesses. Register now to attend for the first time or become one of our many employers who've joined us year after year!
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About Our Alumni
Types of Employers
Employer Benefits
Registration Details
Hotel Accommodations/Venue Information
Schedule of Events
Tuesday, March 24
10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. — Employer Check-in
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. — Employer Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. — Career Fair
About Our Alumni
In 2008, more than 900 job seeking Georgia Tech alumni participated in the Career Fair, representing all levels of experience and expertise. More than 74 percent of attendees were actively looking for a new position!
Most alumni who attend the GT Alumni Career Fair have between 0-10 years of experience. The following is a breakdown of participants according to graduation year range from the 2008 fair.
Graduation Year Range Percentage of Attendees
2000-2008 57 percent
1990-1999 17 percent
1980-1989 10 percent
1970-1979 6 percent
Degrees
Through its Colleges of Architecture, Computing, Engineering, Management, Sciences, and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Georgia Tech offers 36 undergraduate majors, six undesignated bachelor of science degrees, 47 master's programs, and 30 doctoral programs. Attendees from all college populations are represented at our fair. The most highly represented professional areas at last year’s fair were: Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management. Electrical, Chemical and Computer Engineering were also among the top professional areas represented. Find out more information about Georgia Tech's degree offerings.
Backgrounds and Skills
You'll meet with candidates such as these:
- Senior Marketing Manager from a high-technology firm who grew a $2 million business unit into a $21 million unit;
- Supply Chain Manager with an engineering degree, an MBA and more than five years logistics experience with a major retailer;
- VP of Engineering for a top global communications company with more than 20 years experience;
- Consultant with experience in the analysis, design and implementation of large scale business solutions;
- Senior Software Engineer with 10 years of application development experience, including client-side development;
- Financial Analyst from a leading beverage company with fifteen years experience in capital project analysis and forecasting;
- Sales Representative with significant business development experience in the consumer products industry in Latin America;
- Manufacturing Engineer with eight years of production supervision and plant design experience in the automotive industry;
- Ph.D.-level Scientist employed by a Fortune 500 consumer products company research division
What Types of Employers Recruit at the Fair?
Organizations of all shapes and sizes recruit at the fair year after year! From Fortune 500 companies to start-ups to non-profits to federal government agencies, they all find quality candidates at the Georgia Tech Alumni Career Fair.
Just a few of our past years' participants include:
Advanced Automation — Greenville, SC
Aflac Incorporated — Columbus, GA
Belcan — Palm Beach Gardens, FL
CardioMEMS— Atlanta, GA
CareerBuilder.com — Norcross, GA
Chick-fil-A — Atlanta, GA
Corning, Inc. — Wilmington, NC
Dassault Falcon Jet — Little Rock, AR
Duke Energy — Charlotte, NC
EMS Technologies — Norcross, GA
EWT Trading — Beverly Hills, CA
Federal Bureau of Investigation — Atlanta, GA
Fluor Corporation— Greenville, SC
Fruit of the Loom — Bowling Green, KY
GE Energy — Greenville, SC
Georgia Power/Southern Company— Atlanta, GA
Gulfstream Aerospace — Savannah, GA
Hovensa LLC — St. Croix, VI
Internet Security Systems — Atlanta, GA
John Deere — Moline, IL
Jordan, Jones and Goulding— Norcross, GA
JT3 — Las Vegas, NV
Kurt Salmon Associates— Atlanta, GA
Leica Geosystems — Norcross, GA
McKesson — Alpharetta, GA
Microsoft — Redmond, WA
Milliken & Co. — Spartanburg, SC
Otis Elevator — Farmington, CT
Prime Engineering — Atlanta, GA
RaceTrac Petroleum — Atlanta, GA
Scientific Research Corporation — Atlanta, GA
Scripps Networks — Knoxville, TN
Siemens Energy & Automation — Alpharetta, GA
Simmons Bedding — Atlanta, GA
Southwire — Carrollton, GA
Technip — Houston, TX
The Saxon Group— Sugar Hill, GA
Union Pacific Railroad — Omaha, NE
Vanderlande Industries— Marietta, GA
Waffle House— Atlanta, GA
Employer Benefits
- Searchable online database containing the resumes of all alumni attending the event. Refer to the database as a recruiting resource throughout the year!
- An 8' by 10' exhibit space for meeting candidates , a standard 6' table, available electrical outlet, and a wireless Internet connection (reservation required)
- Entry in the Employer Data Book listing your company's contact information and current/upcoming job openings distributed to all alumni attending.
- A link to your web site on the Georgia Tech Alumni Career Services web site.
Registration Details
Registration and booth assignments are based on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited. The event is restricted to direct hiring companies only - no third party agencies, please.
Early Registration Fee (Through January 31, 2009)
To assist our hiring companies in keeping costs lower, we are offering a special early registration rate. Through the end of January, the Career Fair registration fee is $1,500 and includes all employer activities. A discounted rate of $750 is available for the following employers: non-profit organizations, state/local government agencies, Georgia Tech affiliates, and companies with less than 50 employees worldwide.
General Registration (Feb 1 through March 10, 2009) The regular Career Fair registration fee will be in effect between February 1, 2009 and March 10, 2009. The fee during that time frame is $1,750. A discounted rate of $1,000 is available for the following employers: non-profit organizations, state/local government agencies, Georgia Tech affiliates, and companies with less than 50 employees worldwide. Late Registration (after March 10, 2009) is $1,950 for all employers.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations received before March 10, 2009 are responsible for a $750 cancellation fee. Companies cancelling a reservation on or after March 10, 2009 are responsible for the full registration fee.
Hotel Accommodations
A block of hotel rooms is available at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel. The hotel is connected to the Cobb Galleria Centre and is located at 2450 Galleria Parkway. To make a reservation, please contact the hotel at 888-391-8724 or 770-953-4500. Be sure to specify that you are part of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association room block. Reservations must be made by Monday, March 2 to ensure the special rate of $179 per night. For additional information about the hotel visit http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/ATLRB
Cobb Galleria Centre
Cobb Galleria Centre is located in Northwest Atlanta at I-75 and I-285 at Two Galleria Parkway. There is ample complimentary parking on-site and easy access to public transportation. For directions and more information, visit www.cobbgalleria.com/maps.html or call 770-955-8000.
Georgia Tech Alumni Association Contact Information
If you have questions, contact Caroline Player, director of alumni career services and networking, Georgia Tech Alumni Association at 404-894-2394 or visit gtalumni.org.
For more information on sponsorship or to become a Career Fair sponsor, contact Holly Green, coordinator, business development, at 404-894-0765.
