JobDig will be attending 5 Job Fairs this week!  Here are some details…

Diversity Employment Day
Date: Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Time: 11:00am- 4:00pm
Address: Embassy Suites Downtown Hotel, 425 South 7th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415

This event is FREE and open to the public.  Parking is $18 at the hotel.  Public parking above ground is also available and rates will vary.
For a list of participating companies and more information about this event, please visit http://www.citycareerfair.com/cities/msp111208.php

The Get Financial Jobs Job Fair
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2008
Time: 11:00am-3:00pm
Address: Workforce Development Center, 2900 County Rd 42 West-Suite 140, Burnsville, MN 55337

This event is FREE to the public and parking is FREE.  For more information about this event, please visit: http://www.mnwfc.org/dakota/jobfair/index.htm

Tribute to Veteran’s Career Fair 
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Time: 9:00am-3:00pm
Address: Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, 855 5th Avenue, Des Moines, IA

This event is Free to the public. Parking is $6 at the Iowa Events Center, street parking varies, $5 for parking garages. Over 100 employers will be attending this job fair.  For more information: http://www.iowaworkforce.org/region11/vets.htm

Head of Lakes Career Fair
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2008
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
Address University of Minnesota Duluth

This event is free and open to current students and recent alumni from the University of MN Duluth, College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin Superior. Students can register at the door.  For more information about this job fair, visit:  http://careers.d.umn.edu/events/hol_2008.html
Kirkwood Community College Career Fair
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Time: 10:30am-1:30pm
Address: Kirkwood Community College: 3rd Floor of Iowa Hall on the Main Campus
This event is free and open to the public.  For more information, please visit:  http://www.kirkwood.edu/careerservices

On October 31, 2008, JobDig will publish their first career section in the alternative weekly newspaper, the Nashville City Paper. This will be the first of three successful alternative weekly newspaper partnerships. In November, JobDig will also publish the local career sections for Louisville’s Leo Weekly and the Pittsburgh City Paper. JobDig is the exclusive local employment partner for these publications and will provide additional employment opportunities for jobseekers throughout these metro areas.

The Nashville City Paper, Louisville’s Leo Weekly and the Pittsburgh City Paper are all distributed in high-traffic locations within their respective communities. They each have extremely high pickup rates, offer valuable editorial content and are free to the public.

Local employers will now have the opportunity to maximize exposure amongst active and passive job seekers through JobDig’s multi-media approach to recruitment advertising. Beyond print, Human Resources professionals will have the opportunity to post jobs on jobdig.com and run low-cost radio commercials in each of these markets. JobDig is partnered with Cumulus Radio in Nashville, Cox Radio in Louisville, and Clear Channel Radio in Pittsburgh.

JobDig is excited to start working with these popular weekly publications. These partnerships are designed to help local employers connect with qualified candidates and reduce the cost of hiring!

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JobDig now publishes or partners with 19 local papers in 17 states: Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.

For more information on JobDig’s new partnerships in Nashville, Louisville and Pittsburgh or on how to improve recruitment, please contact Hannah Catino at 952-277-4519 or email hannah.catino@jobdig.com.

Beginning September 14, 2008, JobDig will publish and distribute a free weekly jobs newspaper throughout the greater Tulsa, OK area.  JobDig helps local employers connect with job seekers by promoting local job opportunities through print, web, radio, and TV advertisements.  JobDig serves 17 markets in 15 states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, Utah, Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Tennessee, and Indiana. 

Current customers have expressed a need for JobDig services in the Tulsa area.  One satisfied customer says, “Braum’s has used JobDig in the Wichita and Oklahoma City markets and had great success!  The General Manager and Ad reps with JobDig are very quick to respond to the needs of our company. They have been really helpful.  The graphic arts department has done wonders with my ads, they make the ads look great and we get a good response.  I’m so excited to see JobDig come to the Tulsa area!!” 

JobDig’s print edition in Tulsa includes local job listings and award winning career advice.  The articles are written by industry experts on topics such as resume writing, interviewing, networking, and career coaching.  The paper will be distributed in 775 high-traffic locations reaching Sperry, Catoosa, Bixby, Sand Springs, and beyond.  JobDig will print 17,500 papers per week with an estimated readership of 36,000 people per week.

In addition to the local print publication, JobDig has partnered with radio and TV stations in Tulsa to help employers reach passive job seekers and brand their businesses at a low cost. JobDig’s radio partnership is with Cox Radio, which includes stations: K95.5 Country, Mix 96.5, Spirit 102.3 Christian Rock, Star 103.3 Classic Rock, and KRMG 740 News Talk.  JobDig’s TV partnership is with Cox Media.  This option will provide hiring managers with exposure on TNT, FX, Comedy Central, and TLC.

JobDig is looking forward to serving the needs of existing clients as well as local employers in Tulsa!

JobDig Teams Up With Sioux Falls Canaries To Host Job Fair!

Sioux Falls, SD – On August 14, 2008, JobDig and the Sioux Falls Canaries will host an exciting Job Fair for local employers to connect with job seekers at the Canaries’ Stadium in Sioux Falls.

“We have always wanted to use our beautiful facility for a fun and exciting job fair,” says Sioux Falls Canaries Event Coordinator, Mallory Selway. “And when we heard about JobDig and saw their approach to recruitment advertising, we knew that they would be a perfect fit to help us carry out our goal.”

This Job Fair aims to put a new spin on traditional job fairs by creating a fun environment for job seekers to interact with employers. Employers were asked to be creative when thinking of how they could reach out to future employees. Music, food, delivery trucks, semi trucks, and outdoor games are a few of the ways employers plan to represent themselves at the fair. This event will be hosted at the Canaries’ Stadium and promoted through radio and TV commercials advertising the event with free admittance along with receiving a free Canaries home game ticket.

JobDig and the Canaries are anticipating 300 job seekers to attend this unique Job Fair. Thirty employers including Daktronics, CitiBank, HSBC, and Wells Fargo will be taking advantage of this opportunity to speak with local job seekers. Pick up the latest copy of JobDig in order to view a complete list of vendors attending the Job Fair.

JobDig encourages job seekers to attend this inaugural event from 10am-3:30pm on August 14, 2008.  There will be opportunities to hand out resumes and speak with hiring managers at the Canaries’ gorgeous facility.

In preparation of our upcoming Job Fair with the Sioux Falls Canaries, JobDig was featured at the Canaries’ home game on Sunday July 13, 2008. We set up a booth and passed out papers at the front gates as the fans entered the ball park. Our JobDig mascot stood at the front entrance high-fiving and taking pictures with the families in attendance. The stadium announcers introduced JobDig and the upcoming Job Fair over the intercom as the crowd settled in for the game. Frequently throughout the game, our JobDig logo was displayed on the big screen. The day was a huge success and many lucky winners left the game with fun JobDig prizes! Stay tuned for more information regarding the JobDig-Canaries Job Fair on August 14, 2008 from 10AM-3:30PM.