Fortune 500 Companies Recruit Talent at CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine's Career Expo July 15

New York, July 15, 2016--Equal Opportunity Publications, Inc., (EOP), the leading publisher of diversity recruitment print and online magazines, announces registration is open for its CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine’s Career Expo for People with Disabilities and Wounded Warriors on July 15 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Free to attend, job seekers will meet with a host of recruiters from Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. The Career Expo’s corporate bronze sponsor is Wells Fargo and the American Sign Language Sponsor is L-3 Communications. In addition to Wells Fargo, the list of companies recruiting at the event include Hearst, Deloitte, U.S. Department of State, Capital One, National Credit Union Administration, Valley National Bank, National Telecommuting Institute, Columbia University Medical Center, Caterpillar Inc., H.O. Penn Machinery, Naval Intelligence Activity, Public Service Enterprise Group, IBM, NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), Defense Contract Management Agency, New York Department of Civil Service and many more.

Attendees should pre-register online to attend the event, bring copies of their resume, and be dressed in business or military attire. Attendees must be 18 years or older, with requisite proof.

Association sponsors include Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD), Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) and the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities.

“The U.S. Department of Labor’s passage of Section 503 establishes a nationwide utilization goal of 7% for qualified Individuals with disABILITIES,” says John R. Miller III, EOP chairman and CEO and publisher of CAREERS & the disABLED magazine.

“This has galvanized industry and government to take action toward reaching and recruiting people with disABILITIES, with the result of an increase in the number of recruiters participating in our career fairs,” Miller adds.

New York’s Hotel Pennsylvania is located at 401 Seventh Avenue and 33rd Street in Manhattan, New York. To register for free online, visit www.eop.com/expo.

For attendee information please contact Annette Maldonado-Cora at acora@eop.com.

For information about how to exhibit, please contact Dan Castellano at dcastellano@eop.com.

The next CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine’s Career Expo will be held on November 18 in Washington, DC.