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2009-10 Events

November 16, 2009

JobQuest Career and Internship Fair
Buffalo – Niagara Marriott Hotel 3pm – 6pm

Companies attending as of 11/10:

AXA ADVISORS, LLC Williamsville NY
Knowing where you stand in your career can make the difference between achieving success and only dreaming of it. Whether you are at the beginning of a career, near the end or anywhere in between, you owe it to yourself to discover a world of opportunity at AXA Advisors! AXA Advisors is a Top Global Fortune 500 Company that is a client-focused financial services leader. AXA Advisors is a network of financial consultants and professionals representing AXA Financial in communities around the U.S. AXA Advisors strives to develop ongoing relationships with clients to help them develop customized investment, risk management, education planning and financial planning strategies through each life stage.   

BANK OF AMERICA Getzville NY
Bank of America 

BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF WESTERN NEW YORK Buffalo NY
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York is a division of Health Now New York Inc., one of New York's leading health care companies that provides quality health care benefits and innovative solutions for members throughout Upstate New York. Headquartered in Buffalo, NY with a current workforce of approximately 1,300 talented people, BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York continues to grow. We’re looking for team-spirited, motivated, and enthusiastic people to fill various positions in our expanding health care company. 

BUFFALO HEARING & SPEECH CENTER Buffalo NY
The largest, freestanding center of its kind in the US offering innovative services to children and adults with communication and educational needs.   

CANTALICIAN CENTER FOR LEARNING Buffalo NY
Cantalician Center for Learning was founded in 1955 as a school for “Special Children”. Today the Cantalician Center houses three sites which reach out to individuals from 18 months of age to adulthood. Each facility continues to provide services to people with developmental and physical disabilities through Western New York. The two educational facilities offer programs in Day Care, Pre-School, and School Age classrooms. Some services include physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, behavior support, vision services and inclusion classrooms. Cantalician Center Community Services offers programs in supported employment, adult day treatment, case management, and on-site vocational training.  

CAROLINA FURNITURE West Seneca NY
Satisfying our customer's furniture needs on Orchard Park Road in West Seneca and on Sheridan in Amherst.  

CHANNEL SOURCE DIRECT Williamsville NY
Channel Source Direct has been in business since 1995. We work with Fortune 500 companies to help identify sales opportunities for our clients' sales channels. 

CLASSIFIEDS PLUS, INC. Williamsville NY
Classifieds Plus, Inc. is North America’s leading inbound classified advertising sales center. We currently provide advertising sales and services for over 200 publications throughout North America including: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. We seek candidates who thrive in a sales friendly environment with excellent computer efficiency, communication, typing and grammar skills to join our team. Our 24/7 business hours allow for flexible scheduling, including split shifts, to accommodate various schedules.    

COMBINED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NY Latham NY
 

FETCH LOGISTICS, INC. Amherst NY
Founded in 1997, Fetch Logistics is a leading non-asset based third party transportation service provider. Headquartered in Amherst, NY, the company has increased revenues from $ 5 million to $ 21 million over the past four years and has been listed on the Inc. magazine list of 500 fastest growing companies in America for the last three consecutive years. Fetch Logistics provides truckload, less than truckload, inter-modal, ocean and air transportation solutions to a wide ranging customer base through one of the nation’s largest networks of motor carrier capacity. Fetch will select the most cost effective transportation solution to meet our customer’s service requirements on each and every shipment. We service a wide range of industries including food, beverage, bottled water, building materials, paper, plastics and finished consumer goods. Please visit our website www.fetchlogistics.com for more information  

FIRST INVESTORS CORPORATION Getzville NY
A tradition of excellence. The desire for success. We are First Investors, a Wall Street based financial services firm with over 79 years of experience helping clients realize their financial goals. With regional offices located nationwide, we’re always looking for talented and dedicated individuals to join our team of accomplished professionals. We offer a complete training program, mentors to guide you through the learning process, advancement opportunities, and generous compensation and incentives. Join us – your future awaits you.  

FRITO-LAY Williamsville NY
WorldWide Leader in Snack Foods.   

GEICO Getzville NY
Driving your career. Insuring your future. For more than 70 years, GEICO has stood out from the rest of the insurance industry! We are the third-largest and fastest-growing insurance company in the U.S., thanks to our low rates and great customer service. We’re an industry leader with 12 major offices and 23,000 associates across the country. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, we offer new hires career advancement opportunity in a financially stable and rewarding environment.  

GUTHRIE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Sayre PA
Guthrie Healthcare System, a community-based, not-for-profit health care system, is the parent corporation of Robert Packer Hospital, Troy Community Hospital, and long-term care entities Guthrie Home Care, Guthrie Hospice, and Sayre House Nursing Home. Robert Packer Hospital is a 238-bed tertiary care teaching hospital that serves the region as a Level II Regional Trauma Center, located in Sayre, PA. This modern facility offers traditional and minimally invasive open heart surgery, electrophysiology, invasive and interventional cardiology; advanced, minimally invasive and laser surgery; comprehensive cancer care, and corneal transplants. Guthrie's long-term care division provides a continuum of health care services, including skilled nursing, respite care, home care, hospice care, personal emergency response system and ventilator management. In 1999, Corning Hospital in Corning, New York, affiliated with Guthrie Healthcare System. In December of 2004, Corning Hospital became a permanent member of the health care system.  

HORIZON HEALTH SERVICES Buffalo NY
Horizon Health Services is a not-for-profit organization that provides an array of comprehensive services to assist individuals with mental health problems and/or addictions to make choices that improve their quality of life and achieve their personal recovery goals. Horizon's services are delivered out of 12 facilities located in Erie, Niagara and Genesee Counties, with a concentration of services in the cities of Buffalo and Niagara Falls. The various clinical programs are co-located within facilities to ensure the integration of all needed care for persons with multiple disorders. Service plans are based on individualized needs and choices rather than fixed program designs. 

HUNT REAL ESTATE CORPORATION Depew NY
Hunt Real Estate Corporation is a fmaily owned and operated homeownership organization whose core businesses include Hunt Real Estate, Hunt Commercial, Hunt Mortgage, Hunt Insurance and Newtork Title Agency. Hunt Real Estate, named the fastest growing real esate company in the U.S in July of 2009, will celebrate it's 100th anniversary in 2011. We are currently looking for interns in 2010 in sales, marketing, graphic design and IT. We also have positions available for an Employee Real Estate Agent.  

INDEPENDENT HEALTH Buffalo NY
   

INGRAM MICRO Williamsville NY
Ingram Micro Inc. is the world's leading wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain management services, providing the best way to get technology from the people who make it to the people who use it. We take pride in our team's ability to deliver exceptional performance and believe the people we hire make us even more extraordinary.  

INSTALLS INC, LLC Buffalo NY
From Best Buy and DirecTV, to Dell and the NFL, and everywhere in between, our clients call on us for prompt, quality installation services. These top brands know the value of consumer satisfaction, and that they can count on INSTALLS Inc to deliver what we promise. INSTALLS Inc manages more national installation programs for retailers and major corporations than any other American company. Our services are available from coast to coast - everywhere. INSTALLS Inc has developed proprietary software which has become recognized as the global standard for managing, dispatching and tracking installations of all kinds. The world’s most famous brands have successfully utilized INSTALLS’ systems to deliver smooth, efficient and timely installations for a wide variety of national programs, including home theater, window treatments, computer networks and more. INSTALLS Inc performs delivery and installation for custom and direct replacment appliances. Now, more than ever... "We're Everywhere."  

JUST ENERGY Buffalo NY
Just Energy is a natural gas and electricity supplier committed to stabilizing consumers' energy costs. Just energy currently offers customers a four or five year Price Protection Program Agreement for natural gas and electricity. This allows consumers to stabilize their base commodity rates and to minimize exposure to variations that occur in the energy markets. 

KEYBANK Cleveland OH
KeyCorp was organized in Ohio in 1958 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. As of June 30, 2009, KeyCorp was one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with consolidated total assets of approximately $98 billion. Through KeyBank and certain other subsidiaries, KeyCorp provides a wide range of retail and commercial banking, commercial leasing, investment management, consumer finance, and investment banking products and services to individual, corporate and institutional clients. As of June 30, 2009, these services were provided across the country through subsidiaries operating 993 full service retail banking branches in fourteen states, additional offices, a telephone banking call center services group and a network of 1,485 automated teller machines. KeyBank's Global Treasury Management provides innovative technology solutions and expert consultative services to assist clients with a wide range of financial solutions. Key makes treasury management secure, easier and more efficient, providing clients with greater control and a competitive edge in the marketplace. Through its multiple delivery channels, clients have access to extensive cash management capabilities, international trade finance and business-to-business E-Commerce solutions.   

KMART/SEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION Stevensville MD
Sears Holdings is the parent company of Kmart and Sears, Roebuck and Co. and has 3,800 full-line and specialty retail stores across the United States and Canada. We are the nation's fourth largest broadline retailer, with more than 350,000 associates and $50B in annual revenue. Our Retail Management Development Program is a comprehensive 6 month training program designed to develop talented associates into highly skilled managers capable of handling various operations critical to the success of our stores.  

KVS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. Williamsville NY
A leading software solutions provider for municipal government, offering proven, modular and highly integrated applications to manage all areas of government information needs. 

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES Grand Island NY
 

NEW YORK ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Buffalo NY
The New York Army National Guard is primarily one weekend a month and two weeks a year. We provide the same paid training as Active duty with the benefit of returning to your home town to complete your drills. We are the oldest branch of United States military. The National Guard has a dual mission, Federal and State. So, not only do you serve your country but your community as well. 

NEW YORK STATE POLICE Batavia NY
The New York State Police is a full service law enforcement agency with jurisdiction throughout the State. 

NIAGARA CEREBRAL PALSY Niagara Falls NY
Human Service agency serving individuals with developmental disabilities in residential, vocational, and pre-school settings.   

NORTHROP GRUMMAN Williamsville NY
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide.  

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL FINANCIAL NETWORK Williamsville NY
The Northwestern Mutual Financial Network offers a personalized approach to uncovering financial solutions tailored to each client's individual needs. Financial representatives with the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network provide expert guidance and innovative solutions to help meet a client's financial goals and objectives at every life stage. They offer exclusive access to insurance products from a top-rated company, The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (Northwestern Mutual), as well as an array of quality financial products and services available through the company’s subsidiaries and affiliates. Opportunity: Do you have what it takes to leverage the maximum potential of this career with the right mix of skills, ambition, and timing? If you're a top-notch performer, value the freedom of being your own boss, want to be financially rewarded for your success, and have the desire to positively impact people's lives every day, consider a career as a Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Financial Representative with one of our 350 offices nationwide. Leverage Our Strength: You can count on us to help you build strong financial futures for your clients. Financial strength is the cornerstone of any company, and Northwestern Mutual has an exceptionally strong financial position. When a client is looking for someone to help manage their financial risk and achieve financial security in today's complex world, they have much to consider. For example, what do others say about the organization? Is it financially strong enough to be there when you need it? Does it deliver exceptional value over the long term? Does it take care of its customers and provide them with excellent service? Do the company's values match your own? Preferred Qualifications: BA or BS degree from a four-year institution; strong interpersonal skills; self-motivated; history of personal success. Enjoy working in a fast-paced, highly productive, value-driven environment? If so Northwestern Mutual Financial Network is the place for you! For more information, visit us at www.nmfn.com/buffalo    

PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP Buffalo NY
The Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) is the world's largest manufacturer, seller and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages — some of the world's most recognized consumer brands. PBG became a publicly-traded company in March 1999 through one of the largest initial public offerings in the history of the New York Stock Exchange. PBG generates nearly $14 billion in annual sales. It accounts for more than one-half of the Pepsi-Cola beverages sold in North America, and about 40 percent of the Pepsi-Cola system volume worldwide. The Pepsi Bottling Group provides a demanding, fast-paced environment in a competitive industry, where growth equals opportunity and fun accompanies the challenge. Decisions are made “real time” to maintain and grow an existing account base with a strong focus on customer relations. 

PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA DEWITT NY
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial services leader with approximately $580 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2009, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping approximately 50 million individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company’s well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, investment management, and real estate services. For more information, please visit www.prudential.com. 

PSA HEALTHCARE Williamsville NY
Caring for medically fragile infants and children is a specialty, Our Specailty. PSA provides one-on-one home care nursing to patients throughout 9 counties in WNY and in dozens of locations around the nation. 

ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE Buffalo NY
Welcome to Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), America's first cancer center founded in 1898 by Dr. Roswell Park. RPCI is the only upstate New York facility to hold the National Cancer Center designation of "comprehensive cancer center" and to serve as a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Over its long history, Roswell Park Cancer Institute has made fundamental contributions to reducing the cancer burden and has successfully maintained an exemplary leadership role in setting the national standards for cancer care, research and education. The campus spans 25 acres in downtown Buffalo and consists of 15 buildings with about 1.6 million square feet of space. A new hospital building, completed in 1998, houses a comprehensive diagnostic and treatment center. In addition, the Institute built a new medical research complex and renovated existing education and research space to support its future growth and expansion.  

RYDER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Cheektowaga NY
Transportation Company 

SUTHERLAND GLOBAL SERVICES Rochester NY
Sutherland Global Services is a multinational IT Enabled and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company, specializing in Integrated BPO solutions across Customer Lifecycle and Back-office Lifecycle Management services. Having started operations in 1986 in Rochester, New York, Sutherland now employs over 23,000 professionals offering Right Sourced seamlessly blended services from its 23 delivery centers in India, the United States, Philippines, Eastern Europe, Canada and Mexico. By integrating highly trained people with state-of-the-art technology and proven business methodologies, Sutherland collaborates with clients to help them excel in their industry and maximize their customer lifetime value.    

THE BUFFALO AGENCY/MASS MUTUAL Amherst NY
 

THE RESOURCE CENTER Jamestown NY
Resource Center has been providing services to persons with disabilities in the Chautauqua County area since 1959. From our humble beginnings as a gathering of parents and concerned citizens who wanted to provide educational and training opportunities for persons with mental retardation, The Resource Center has grown into a comprehensive agency providing services to thousands of persons with all types and levels of disabilities. The mission of The Resource Center is to support individuals with disabilities and other challenges in achieving maximum independence, contributing to their community, experiencing lifelong growth, and enjoying quality of life.    

TRANSITIONAL SERVICES, INC. Buffalo NY
Transitional Services, Inc., or TSI, was established in 1971 to provide opportunities in community living for persons with severe mental illness. That mission continues, with residents working toward their rehabilitation goals in a therapeutic living environment. TSI residents can choose from a variety of community-based settings, all designed to enhance confidence and promote independence.  

TRAVELERS INSURANCE Buffalo NY
The Travelers Companies, Inc. is a leading property casualty insurer selling primarily through independent agents and brokers. Travelers understands that life and business are inherently dynamic and that the best way to serve customers is to deliver insurance in-synch with evolving risks. The company’s diverse business lines offer its global customers a wide range of coverage in the auto, home and business settings. A Fortune 100 company, Travelers has 33,000 employees and 2008 revenues of approximately $24 billion. Travelers stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TRV) and is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. For more information on being in-synch, visit www.travelers.com. 

TROCAIRE COLLEGE Buffalo NY
Trocaire College, the only independent private, two-year college in the City of Buffalo, NY was founded in 1958 by the Sisters of Mercy as Sancta Maria College, offering higher educational opportunities to women of the Order. The College gained distinction early on in the field of Nursing and Health Science education. Trocaire College, however, has since evolved into a uniquely comprehensive, coeducational institution. While still sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, Trocaire College granted admission to lay female students in 1965 and male students in 1972. In 1967, in an effort to honor the heritage of the founding Sisters, the College's name was officially changed to Trocaire, the Gaelic word for "mercy". The College's mission to create a community of learning in which students are empowered to discover themselves and gain access to professions in Business, Health Science, and the Liberal Arts, is firmly rooted in our desire to improve the quality of life of those students we serve.  

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION Buffalo NY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is one of the Department of Homeland Security’s largest and most complex components, with a priority mission of keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the U.S. It also has a responsibility for securing and facilitating trade and travel while enforcing hundreds of U.S. regulations, including immigration and drug laws. As the nation’s single unified border agency, CBP’s mission is vitally important for the protection of the American people and the national economy. Nearly 52,000 CBP employees work in a variety of ways to secure the nation’s borders both at and between the official ports of entry and also to extend our zone of security. Employees continually incorporate the core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity into their actions.  

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Lockport NY
Our department within the USDA and APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) focuses on the Plum Pox Virus Eradication Project. We have two locations; one in Lockport and one in Rochester. The main purpose of our department is to survey residential and business properties for the plum pox virus.  

WADDELL & REED Rochester NY
For 70 years, Waddell & Reed has built and impressive record of steady growth and now boasts a client base of more than 1,000,000 served by over 500 sales offices nationwide. Waddell & Reed financial advisers offer clients a computer based financial planning services and a broad array of investments products as well as annuities, life and health insurance products (insurance products offered through insurance companies that Waddell & Reed has sales arrangement with). 

WEINBERG CAMPUS Getzville NY
Weinberg Campus is a multi-faceted system of senior care and senior living. We strive to provide the highest level of care for seniors in all stages of aging.  

WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL Rochester NY
Wells Fargo Financial is part of Wells Fargo & Company, one of America’s most respected brands. The company is represented by the iconic Wells Fargo stagecoach – a symbol of service, trust,stability and innovation since 1852. Business Week lists Wells Fargo among the top 50 best places to launch a career. Join the team of 167,000 employees who are the reason Barron’s rates Wells Fargo as the world’s 16th most-admired company. 

WESTERN NEW YORK CHILDREN West Seneca NY
Western New York Children's Psychiatric Center is a hospital and behavioral health organization which in partnership with families, caregivers and community providers offers treatment, hope and recovery to children and youth with serious emotional and behavioral challenges. 

WILLCARE,INC. Buffalo NY
Willcare provides qualified skilled and non-skilled home health services focusing on preventive, rehabilitative and therapeutic care to the client in all applicable settings. Willcare promotes independence,healing and comfort through quality and compassionate Care at home. 

 WILSON FARMS INC. Williamsville NY
Wilson Farms stores satisfy busy shopping needs with superior “farm fresh” produce, convenient meal solutions, “fresh n’ ready” submarines, sandwiches, pitas and wraps, gourmet coffee and a wide selection of other beverages including soft drinks, energy drinks, vitamin infused drinks and much more. Wilson Farms also offers an extensive line grocery, frozen and dairy products. As a customer-minded company, Wilson Farms understands the need for convenience and speed and offers in-store Automated Teller Machines, Electronic Funds Transfer, postage stamps, lottery, money orders and gasoline in select locations. Wilson Farms’ goal is to be a one-stop, priced-right neighborhood food stores. For more than 39 years, Wilson Farms has ranked as one of the largest convenience store and gas station chains in the country. It has been recognized as an industry leader in terms of quality product offerings, services, overall customer satisfaction and dedication to the community. Today, Wilson Farms employs more than 2,000 people in 195 across New York State under the banners of Wilson Farms, Sugar Creek and Wilson Farms Xpress. Wilson Farms associates are truly the backbone of the organization and the reason Wilson Farms has been so successful throughout the years. They enjoy working in a clean, friendly neighborhood environment that Wilson Farms stores provide and the opportunity to serve those individuals who shop in the stores daily.

 

December 1, 2009

Canadian Teacher Fair
Niagara University, 9:30am – 12:30pm

January 5, 2010

Jobsapalooza 2010
Buffalo Convention Center, 3pm – 7pm