ABOUT
Black Talent + Great Companies + National Reach
Career fairs ... reinvented. What We Do • How It Works • Results
Career fairs ... reinvented
What We Do
Who
The national Black Virtual Career Fair (BVCF) is a joint venture of two Black professional organizations: the African American Employee Network (AAEN), a communications network serving and supporting African American professionals in the area of information, events (education, networking) and career development; and Onyx Community Connection (Onyx), a Black professionals organization committed to amplifying Black excellence through regular business, social and community service events and communications. Together as BVCF, we leverage a syndicated network to reach qualified candidates nationwide.
What
Our mission is to provide career advancement and leadership opportunities for Black professionals. We do this through virtual career fairs that streamline the recruitment process and target a growing audience of talented Black professionals, initially gathered via offline business, cultural and tech events; and continuously growing via opt-in email marketing and social media. Piloted in the SF Bay Area, BVCF has quickly grown, now matching qualified candidates to employer job opportunities nationwide.
Why
There are actions each and every one of us can take to advance diversity at our organizations, no matter if you're a recruiter, hiring manager or a CEO. Black Virtual Career Fair's continuous aggregation of talented black professionals in combination with an interactive platform provides an effective diversity sourcing solution for high growth companies with positions to fill and a narrow pipeline to diverse networks.
How It Works
We match Black Talent + Great Companies + Virtual Platform
CANDIDATE REGISTRATION
Candidates register for free. They complete a profile and upload a resume to the career fair platform.
EMPLOYER PARTICIPATION
Employers select a participation level for their virtual booth where they showcase their brands and job opportunities.
MARKETING
BVCF marketing campaigns reach a curated, cultivated and talented pool of Black professionals.
CAREER FAIR
Employers review resumes and post jobs on their board. Candidates, recruiters and hiring managers interact in real-time via audio, video and text chat.
Past Participating Employers by Industry (partial)
Employers are categorized by industry, although often participate in multiple fair categories depending on job and candidate requirements.
San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Aviation
Accenture
Management Consulting
Golden Gate University (GGU)
Education
CCS Fundraising • Wikimedia Foundation
Nonprofit / Social Impact
Bank of America/ Merrill Lynch • Bank of the West • Fidelity Investments • Frost Bank • London Stock Exchange • MUFG • Plante Moran • Silicon Valley Bank • Travis Credit Union • Wipfli
Financial Services / Accounting
Robert Half • Stern Resources
Recruiting / Staffing
Addepar • FIS • Marqeta • Plaid • Square • TrueAccord
FinTech
Netgear • Williams-Sonoma
Retail
CVS Health • Evidation Health (also Tech) • Stanford Healthcare • University of California San Francisco (UCSF) • Weight Watchers (also Tech)
Healthcare
Adobe • Airbnb • Ancestry.com • Apple • Box • Cameo • Citrix • Datadog • Evidation Health (also Healthcare) • Fivetran • MathWorks • Medallia • Netflix • Netgear • NGA • StitchFix • Twilio • Twitter • Weight Watchers (also Healthcare) • Workday • Zendesk • Zillow Group
Technology
Questions? Contact Us
BVCF runs on a virtual platform.
That’s where the magic happens.
"AAEN/Onyx delivered on everything they promised ... from start to finish to follow up. They're top notch."
- Corporate Partner
Just because you have a job doesn't mean you shouldn't be looking for a better one.
"AAEN/Onyx events are the best! Always well organized and very well attended ... a high quality crowd every time."
- John
Don't wait until after you've outgrown your current job to look for a new one.
© Black Virtual Career Fair 2020