Business Development and Adrants are partnering with American Association of Advertising Agencies MAIP Alumni, Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organizations (SEMPO),  the Chicago Chapter of the American Marketing Association, The Chicago Association of Direct Marketing (CADM), BMA/Chicago, Management Leadership for Tomorrow (ML4T), and VCU Brandcenter  to bring you the First Annual Chicago Advertising and Marketing Experienced Hire Diversity Program.

Apply to be recruited to attend the Chicago AdEx today free of charge.

• Have the chance to meet with executive leadership from recruiting companies in discreet intimate groups.
• Discover opportunities in leading agencies and marketers not available through posted job sites.
• Be recruited by multiple employers in an efficient and confidential manner.

Applicants will be pre-selected by leading agencies and brands to receive private invitations for informational recruiting sessions that will reveal career opportunities within the organizations.

History

Over the past year Business Development Institute (BDI) has produced a number of nationwide Advertising Industry Diversity Job Fair and Leadership Conferences in New York, San Francisco and Boston in partnership with Adrants, The Ad Club of New York, The Ad Club of New England, Advertising Week 2007, AAAA MAIP Alumni, AAF Mosaic Programs, Bay Area Interactive Group (BIG), NYU, The Academy of Art University, and Boston University. Through our events and programs we have connected over 1,500 minority job candidates with over 100 advertising agencies and brands.  In response to recruiters' needs for more diversity representation in mid to senior level leadership positions within agencies, we created a new program focused on attracting experienced candidates from a minority background.  

11/2006 New York Advertising Industry Diversity Job Fair and Leadership Conference at NYU
3/2007 San Francisco Advertising Industry Diversity Job Fair and Leadership Conference at the Academy of Art University
5/2007 Boston Advertising Industry Diversity Job Fair and Leadership Conference at Boston University
9/2007 New York AdEx Experience Hire Diversity Recruiting Program in partnership with Advertising Week 2007 

This past September 2007, BDI partnered with Advertising Week 2007 to bring an entirely new and unique program to companies and job candidates who were looking for a fresh approach in diversity recruiting.  AdEx: The Advertising Industry Experienced Hire Diversity Recruiting Program was a first of its kind initiative, produced and organized  to provide companies in the communication industry an opportunity to recruit top level diversity candidates through a unique and unprecedented format and design. AdEx was a private and exclusive program which connected over 250 experienced diversity professionals with 17 leading companies via private recruiting sessions. The week long program offered job candidates the opportunity to meet and network with a variety of agencies and companies in the Advertising, Marketing and Communications fields.  Due to the overwhelming satisfaction from candidates and sponsors alike, we have begun to produce this program to other cities nationally.