Something cool for the career-minded folks... The APEX Career Symposium is happening this Saturday, October 10 at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles. The Symposium is the largest career development conference dedicated to Asian Pacific American professionals in the Los Angeles area.
The goal of this event is to provide opportunities for qualified students and professionals at various levels to network with senior executives and recruiters from major corporations. The day includes an industry leaders roundtable luncheon, keynote speakers, professional development workshops, career fair, and community networking mixer. The basics:
APEX Career Symposium 2009The conference keynote speaker is none other than Victor Jih, last season's winner of The Amazing Race! I'm particularly interested in the "Wildly Successful without My Parents' Permission" panel, which features Daisy Lin, Producer at NBC; actress Lynn Chen; Kevin Yu, Community Manager at Blizzard Entertainment; and Roy Choi and Mark Manguera, Founders of Kogi BBQ -- the Kogi truck!
"Reinvent. Redefine. Rediscover."
Saturday, October 10, 2009
11:00AM - 6:00PM
Wilshire Grand Hotel
930 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
The highly anticipated 2009 APEX Career Symposium will be held on Saturday October 10th, at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.
The APEX Career Symposium is the largest career development conference dedicated to the Asian Pacific American professionals in the L.A. area. The goal of this event is to provide opportunities for qualified students and professionals at various levels to network with senior executives and recruiters from major corporations.
Confirmed companies include:
Baxter, BP, Booz Allen Hamilton, CIA, Farmers Insurance, FDIC, LA18, MTV, New York Life, Prudential, Southern California Edison, State Farm, Target, Walt Disney Company, Warner Brothers, Union Bank, and more to come!
By the way, if you use the community discount code ("COMMUNITY2009"), you can attend the entire event for only $20. And students can attend the career fair and mixer for only $10. For more information, and to register for the APEX Career Symposium, go to the website here.
