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The Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce announces the 3rd Annual CONNECT Business & Career Forum, to be held November 8, 2012, in Austin, Texas. Complete details will be released soon at: www.austinasianchamber.org

The Connect Career Forum unites Asian American and minority job seekers with recruiters at government agencies and companies. Asian Americans are about 7 percent of Austin's population- and the Connect Forum attracts diverse participants from around Texas!  At the same time, the Connect Business Forum brings together small, minority and women-owned businesses with large corporations and government entities seeking to increase supplier diversity. The unique format helps candidates be their best - so you can quickly learn about their background and experience, while sharing your own organization values and hiring needs.

The event is launched with a 15-minute motivational speech that challenges listeners to articulate the things most valuable to recruiters. Practical workshops targeted to new and experienced hires put them at ease by answering their most urgent questions. Intimate 20-minute roundtable discussions follow. You'll meet 6 to 7 candidates per round. You'll conclude the day with a relaxing VIP Reception that brings together community leaders, government, Chief Diversity Officers and hiring and supplier diversity leaders.

"[In] our organization, capacity building, trust building, are most important. I continued months later to get a handful of referrals from attendees... The seeds are sown at the Connect Forum. One mother contacted me months later... she made it a point that her son tracked with the timeline we had to take applications for interns." -Juanita Baldwin, PHR, Recruitment, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

"My presidential term challenge is to think about the legacy you leave behind. The Connect Forum blended format is really beneficial to build community and trust." Lori Rohre, SPHR, President, Austin Human Resource Management Association (AHRMA)

"The Greater Austin Asian Chamber is committed to building a strong workforce. With the Connect Forum, our partners and corporate sponsors build a robust pipeline. Working together, we increase Austin's competitiveness in the wider marketplace." - David Pena, President, Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce.