Media Releases

The Careers Expo: The smart choice for recruitment and brand awareness in a downturn
The Careers Expo: Direct channel to the youth market…. and your competitors may not be there yet!
Showcase growth sectors & career options in your region at The Careers Expo
Coca-Cola Careers Expo partners with Canterbury Career Month
Disability Sector Partnership
New interactive Virtual Career Space exhibit unveiled in Christchurch

The Careers Expo: The smart choice for recruitment and brand awareness in a downturn

Date: 13 July 09

The Careers Expo has offered exhibitors a cost-effective recruitment opportunity for businesses, tertiary education and training institutions throughout our 17-year history. We believe the current economic downturn makes us a more attractive recruitment tool than ever before.

Many businesses implement hiring freezes when they see tough economic times ahead, however there are many reasons to keep an eye out for talent at all times.

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The Careers Expo: Direct channel to the youth market…. and your competitors may not be there yet!

Date: 13 July 09

It is well known that acquiring clients when they first enter the market creates an opportunity to secure lifelong brand and product loyalty. This in turn provides long-term, recurring revenue streams and allows you to focus on servicing and up-selling existing clients, as opposed to constantly chasing new ones. This marketing maxim is particularly true for consumer service providers such as banks, insurance companies, telecommunications and utilities.

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Showcase growth sectors & career options in your region at The Careers Expo

Date: 13 July 09

The Coca-Cola Careers Expo kicked off our 17^th annual event series in Christchurch with a twist this year, serving as the launch pad for the first-ever Canterbury Career Month.

We worked together with Career Month organisers to showcase the growth sectors for the Canterbury economy. This put businesses with a link to future prosperity for the region in the spotlight, and gave visitors valuable insights into how they can future-proof their careers.

The idea was to give people the experts’ views on the long-term economic outlook in their region, followed by an immediate opportunity to tour The Careers Expo exhibits and learn about the available jobs and training options in local growth industries. We think it worked!

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Coca-Cola Careers Expo partners with Canterbury Career Month

Released April 2009

In its 17th year, The Careers Expo is pleased to announce we have formed a partnership with Canterbury Career Month. The Careers Expo will host launch events for Career Month on Sunday 10 May between 10am and 4pm, featuring an official opening by Mayor Bob Parker, keynote address by Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce chief executive Peter Townsend, and presentations highlighting four growth industry sectors in the region.

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Disability Sector Partnership

For the first time, this year’s Christchurch Coca-Cola Careers Expo will feature a dedicated area for services and organisations related to the disability sector. The exhibits will be aimed at providing information to students with disabilities and their families about what options are available for students as they make the transition from school to post-school life. The exhibits will also be a useful resource for educators and other people who support disabled students with transition.

For more information on transitions for disabled students, contact Colin Gladstone at colin.gladstone@allenvale.school.nz or 021 044 5874.

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New interactive Virtual Career Space exhibit unveiled in Christchurch

This year, Career Services is adding an interactive area, Virtual Career Space, which will complement their main stand at the Expo.
The Virtual Career Space offers a range of fun, self-help tools and video clips that will help people make decisions about their careers.