New York Tri-State Area Online Job Fair to Be Hosted by ADVANCE in June 2013

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - June 4, 2013 - PRLog -- On June 19, 2013, ADVANCE is hosting a free online job fair for healthcare professionals in the New York Tri-State Area. This convenient career event has been organized to connect job-seekers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut with new, exciting job and education opportunities.

The healthcare sector was responsible for one out of every six jobs created in 2012*, maintaining its status as one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S. Hospitals and health systems consistently add hundreds of thousands of jobs each year, even when the economy is struggling. And to help fill these open positions, ADVANCE brings healthcare recruiters and candidates together at convenient job fairs like the online event planned for June.

This career event shines the spotlight on opportunities in nursing, rehabilitation, respiratory care and sleep medicine, imaging and radiation oncology, speech-language pathology, medical laboratory and health information. Students and professionals in these fields can chat with representatives from hiring facilities, instantly upload their resumes in each exhibitor’s booth, research potential employers and more.

Attendees can enjoy an exclusive educational session that is eligible for CE credit. The webinar, entitled Colonic Hydrotherapy, will take place at 1:00pm with a test to follow. Also up for grabs is a $100 Visa gift card. Attendees can enter to win by attending the event between 12:00-5:00pm ET on June 19.

Professionals can learn more and register online here: http://events.advanceweb.com/Attendee/Healthcare-Virtual-Job-Fairs-New-York-Tri-State-Regional-Online-Job-Fair-2013-06-19/EventOverview.aspx

This online job fair will remain available to attendees for 30 days after the event ends. This gives anyone who wasn’t able to attend the chance to still participate.** For more details, please call 800-546-4987, email ADVANCEevents@advanceweb.com or visit http://events.advanceweb.com/Attendee/Default.aspx.

*The Advisory Board Company, Health care adds nearly 300,000 jobs in 2012, on the internet at http://www.advisory.com/Daily-Briefing/2012/12/07/Health-care-adds-20000-jobs (retrieved 12/10/12).

**When the event ends at 5:00pm ET on June 19, the chat rooms and prize drawing will be closed. Attendees will then be able to access the archived event where they may continue to submit resumes, gather facility information and view the recorded sessions.

Merion Matters, parent company of ADVANCE, is based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and proudly serves millions of doctors, nurses and allied healthcare professionals nationwide. Since 1985, the company has provided the healthcare community with print magazines, websites, e-newsletters, in-person and online career events, custom communications and promotional services, a popular healthcare shop and more.