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ADMISSION IS FREE!

Finding just the right person for the job has always been tough. Until now.

The Santa Barbara News-Press invites you to participate in the upcoming Career Fair. It's a recruitment and Job enhancement event featuring:

• Face to face interaction between employers and job seekers
• Job search seminars
• Resume collection opportunity for employers
• College and professional school recruitment

BASIC INFORMATION

Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Hours: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
All booths must be manned during Career Fair hours.
Location: Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort located at 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd. (see map for driving directions)
Admission: Free
Parking: Free
Attendance: 200-300

CAREER FAIR INFORMATION

Box Lunches

For the convenience of those manning booths through the lunch hour, the Santa Barbara News-Press will have box lunches available. The number of lunches requested on the contract will be provided. If additional lunches are needed please call (805) 564-5197 by October 13th, 2006.

Telephone Service

If you need a private phone line for the show, please call (805) 564-5197.

Santa Barbara News-Press Job Section

Connect in the paper - with Santa Barbara's largest local reach, over 90,000 readers every Sunday! Make your company stand out with an ad in our Job Section the Sunday prior to the show and increase your ad's impact with a spectrum of color options! Call your sales representative or (805) 564-5197 to advertise in the Santa Barbara News-Press.

Hotel Accommodations

Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort (805) 564-4333

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DEMOGRAPHICS

Newspaper classified advertising is still the number-one way to attract new employees. Check out these demographics:

• 83 percent of people turn to daily or Sunday newspapers when they are looking for a job.
• 69 percent of adults cite newspapers as their main source for employment information.
• Nearly three-quarters of adults read a newspaper classified section.
• 72 percent of the public say they are highly satisfied with newspaper advertising for job opportunities.
• When people job-hunt online, 43 percent use daily newspaper sites as their primary source of online classifieds.
• Of the nearly 50,000 Santa Barbara News-Press readers, 55 percent read the classified ads.
• More than 55 percent of people ages 18-34 read the classifieds.
• Classified advertising reaches educated employees: 58 percent of Santa Barbara News-Press readers who read the classifieds are high school graduates and 55 percent are college graduates.

* SOURCES: Newspaper Association of America, 2002 Scarborough Research

For more information, call your Employment Advertising Representative at (805) 564-5197 or email: careers@newspress.com.