REMINDER/High Tech Talent in Demand at the Research Triangle Park HIGH TECH Career Fair.

Business Editors

REMINDER...for Aug. 2 (Wednesday)

MT. AIRY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 2000

The high tech workforce presently includes 10 million people, but there is demand for an additional 1.6 million trained employees over the next 12 months, reports a recent study conducted by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA).

Recruiters representing corporations and consulting firms will be aggressively seeking technology professionals at the Research Triangle Park HIGH TECH Career Fair on Wednesday, August 2nd, at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel, 4700 Emperor Blvd., from 11:00am to 2:00pm and 4:00pm to 7:00pm. A growing list of participating companies in the career fair includes ABB Energy Information Systems, Alcatel USA, Carolina Power & Light, GoTo.com (Nasdaq:GOTO), and Lante Corp. among others.

Companies with a need for experts in software, e-commerce, networking and the Internet will be aggressively seeking high tech professionals. Job seekers with semiconductor, information systems, telecom, and engineering experience are in demand to implement the fast growing technologies. Due to this need, hundreds of job candidates will be attending the Research Triangle Park HIGH TECH Career Fair produced by 1-Jobs.com, a recognized leader in online and in-person recruiting solutions.

"There is no more time efficient way to search for employment and employees than at the HIGH TECH career fairs where recruiters and job candidates can shake hands and meet one-on-one," said Bob Sopko, Vice President of Marketing. On the web site, employers and job seekers can view the posted jobs and resumes, and then take steps to get connected.

PCWEEK (eWeek) Magazine recently rated 1-Jobs.com in the Top 10 IT Recruitment Job Sites on the Internet. How 1-Jobs.com generates its job listings and resumes is what sets it apart from other online job sites. In addition to customized career fairs and online sales, 1-Jobs.com produces 100 HIGH TECH Career Fairs annually across North America in 40 markets. Known as one of the largest Internet job sites, 1-Jobs.com has over 2 million user visits to its web site each month, and offers a unique network of over 600 job sites.

The Research Triangle Park HIGH TECH Career Fair will be held on Wednesday, August 2nd, at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel, 4700 Emperor Blvd., Research Triangle Park, from 11:00am to 2:00pm and 4:00pm to 7:00pm. Patricia O'Connor, Ph.D., Independent Career Consultant and former Assistant Director of the Technology Career Center at Duke University, will present "The Art of the High Tech Job Search" at 10:00am. Job candidates are encouraged to bring plenty of resumes for distribution to participating companies. Admission is FREE!

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The Research Triangle Park HIGH TECH Career Fair is a qualified EEO/Affirmative Action recruitment event. For more information, visit www.1-Jobs.com or call 800-593-0101.