Hosted by The Information School, the Employer Connections Fair is designed to provide iSchool students and alumni with the opportunity to connect with employers on career opportunities, job openings, internship and fieldwork placements, and research.
Information School Employer Connections Fair 2012
Wednesday / January 11, 2012
1:30-4:30 pm
Mary Gates Hall Commons
University of Washington / Seattle
The fair is open to all Information School students, as well as to the rest of the UW student body. Students are encouraged to come prepared with resumes and ready to make connections with the featured employers. Business or business-casual attire, please. The career fair is free to students and alumni; registration is not required for participants.
2012 Sponsors
Special thanks to the sponsors of the 2012 Employer Connections Fair:
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2012 List of Participating Employers
| Company | Company Description |
| Accenture | Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world's most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With approximately 177,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$21.58 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2009. Its home page is www.accenture.com and careers website is www.uscareers.accenture.com. |
| ACS | Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) is A Xerox Company, and is part of Xerox’s $22 billion global enterprise with 130,000 employees serving clients in 160 countries. We provide business process outsourcing and IT solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. Our employees operate with integrity, and are flexible, reliable and responsive. Our executives are committed, seasoned professionals who are leading us to a bright future. |
| Applied Technical Systems, Inc. | Applied Technical Systems Inc. (ATS) is an innovative technology company with expertise in data analysis. Since 1980 ATS has helped government agencies and commercial clients arrive at better decisions through intelligent discovery solutions, total life cycle expertise for Naval operations, and a broad range of systems engineering services. ATS’ clients include the U.S. Intelligence Community, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and the Washington State Government. Headquartered in Seattle, ATS has offices in Washington D.C. and Norfolk, VA. |
| ARC Pacific Northwest |
ARC is the largest company of our kind in the world. We have built the experience, capacity, strength and infrastructure to support the smallest print job to the largest on-site services installation ever attempted. We offer service in small towns and huge cities all over the world. While our service centers employ thousands of experienced people, each one is committed to an individual market, and sometimes an individual client.
When a universal problem can be solved by a specific piece of technology, we develop it ourselves to meet the exact requirements of our clients. Each piece of paper can be more efficient, easier on the environment, and produce more results when its remains digital as long as possible: we can make that happen. Our stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ARC) but we watch the stock our clients have in us. |
| Avanade |
At Avanade, business and technology consulting isn't just your career…it's
your passion. And that means more than just working with new innovations. It means using technology to solve business problems in ways that make a real difference to you, your customers, and the world. At Avanade, we:
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| BlueKai | BlueKai is building the largest data management platform at the intersection of advertising and analytics. We help companies understand and manage their real time data assets to connect consumers with the products they're interested in. At our core, we're a technology company, running the world's largest data exchange, handling nearly 2 billion transactions per day, rapidly becoming the big-data backbone of the online advertising world. |
| Boeing | Boeing is the world's leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Additionally, Boeing designs and manufactures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems. As a major service provider to NASA, Boeing operates the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. The company also provides numerous military and commercial airline support services. Boeing has customers in more than 90 countries around the world and is one of the largest U.S. exporters in terms of sales. |
| ByteManagers, Inc | ByteManagers, Inc. crafts and delivers customized elegant product data solutions that increase your enterprise's profitability. Working within our proprietary software suite, we offer a broad range of services that help you to diagnose your product data problems, create better data immediately and ensure that the client's organization will be able to maintain it over time. |
| Campus Point | CampusPoint is a FREE online resource dedicated to helping college students and recent college graduates find jobs and internships. We are always hiring for business, IT, engineering, and computer science related position and work with all majors. No other employer in Washington hires more grads than CampusPoint! |
| City of Seattle, Information Security | The Office of Information Security applies security oversight to the process of developing, procuring, and deploying technology. Protecting the city's computing systems, computer networks and the information that these systems host is critical for the successful delivery of city services. The Citywide Web Team provides a web presence for citizens, businesses, visitors and employees so they have 24 hour access to relevant information and City of Seattle services. The team supports seattle.gov, the City's external web site, intranet and numerous related services. The Business Technology Division is responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and maintaining technology that supports most of the City’s enterprise business activities . |
| CostCo | Costco Wholesale is a multi-billion dollar global retailer with warehouse club operations in eight countries. We are the recognized leader in our field, dedicated to quality in every area of our business and respected for our outstanding business ethics. Despite our large size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. We are proud to have been named by Washington CEO Magazine as one of the top three companies to work for in the state of Washington. |
| Cypress Consulting | Cypress is an Interactive Agency. We help brands extend and monetize their content and build community via rich internet and mobile experiences, leveraging our skills in strategy, UX / design, development & integration. With 10 years of experience we bring a wealth of experience with delivering beautiful and highly technical solutions to our customers in the consumer, media and entertainment spaces. Our clients come back for more as our approach, quality of work and responsiveness make us a first rate partner for design through development of new platform technologies for video and design. |
| Expeditors | Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The company employs trained professionals in 180 full-service offices, 69 satellite locations and 4 international service centers located on six continents linked into a seamless worldwide network through an integrated information management system. Services include air and ocean freight forwarding, vendor consolidation, customs clearance, marine insurance, distribution and other value added international logistics services. |
| Forum One Communications | Forum One is a digital communications firm focused on driving progress on issues of importance such as health, education, the environment, and international development. We provide internet strategy, online community and collaboration, user experience and design, and innovative website development for influential organizations around the world. |
| Liberty Mutual Group |
For more than 95 years, our purpose has been to help people live safer, more secure lives and we look for employees with the drive, commitment and passion to help us make that happen.
Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group is a diversified global insurer and fifth largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2008 direct written premium. The Company also ranks 71st on the Fortune 500 list of largest corporations in the U.S. based on 2009 revenue.
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| Microsoft Corporation | Come as you are. Do what you love. We're a global company, located in over 100 countries, but we often act like a startup. We do software--but we also do hardware, services, research, and community outreach. We work hard, but we value work/life balance, and each of us defines what that means to us. So why not explore what we do, where we do it, and what life is really like at Microsoft? You just might be surprised. |
| PACCAR | PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture and customer support of premium light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates. The company also provides customized financial services, information technology and truck parts related to its principal business. |
| Pariveda Solutions |
Pariveda Solutions (pronounced par e vay da) is in the Business of IT®. We empower Information Technology organizations to function more like services companies inside their corporate enterprises. From the way they define their internal strategy, to the way they deploy their resources and provide value to the business, our proven methodology drives costs out of IT while improving internal service quality and responsiveness. This organizational transformation is necessary and foundational for any IT enterprise engaging in the Business of IT®. Pariveda is headquartered in Dallas, TX with offices in major U.S markets including Chicago, Denver, Houston, Washington DC and Seattle. We operate on a geographic/local model, thereby minimizing travel and enhancing the attraction and retention of strong talent. |
| Precision Castparts Corp. | Precision Castparts Corp. serves aerospace, power, and general industrial markets worldwide. PCC leads in the manufacture of large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, and forged components for aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines, and is a major producer of highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace and general industrial markets. |
| Serials Solutions | Serials Solutions offers a complete set of e-resource management and assessment services—from basic to advanced—that help you increase efficiency and more effectively control your electronic collection. These services work together to help you improve organization, communications, and workflows so you can make more informed collection management decisions, reduce costs, and improve patron experiences. |
| Slalom Consulting | Slalom Consulting brings business and technology expertise together to help companies drive enterprise performance, accelerate innovation, enhance the customer experience, and increase employee productivity. The firm delivers award-winning solutions in areas such as business intelligence, mobility, and cloud through a national network of local offices across 10 North American cities. Founded in 2001 and based in Seattle, WA, Slalom has rapidly grown to more than 1,100 employees. The company has earned recognition from Microsoft as the ""United States Partner of the Year"" and ""Online Services Partner of the Year,"" as well as one of the ""Top 10 Best Firms to Work For"" by Consulting Magazine. |
| Sogeti | Sogeti is one of the world’s leading providers of IT consulting services specializing in Microsoft, IBM and Oracle solutions. Founded in 1967, we are a wholly owned subsidiary of Cap Gemini SA. Sogeti is continually looking for new talent to join our exciting and rewarding work environment. Our practice areas include:
Local Touch – Global Reach |
| Sno-Isle Libraries | Sno-Isle Libraries serves more than 646,000 residents through 21 community libraries and Outreach Services in Snohomish and Island counties. Services and materials include 1.3 million items, reference services, electronic databases and computer equipment, Internet access, outreach programs for the homebound and local day care centers, and story times for children. For more information please call the Sno-Isle Libraries Service Center at 360-651-7000 or 800-342-1936, or visit the web site at www.sno-isle.org. |
| Tableau Software | Tableau Software is one of the fastest growing technology companies in the world, with 100% annual sales growth. Tableau makes fast analytics and visualization products that help people see and understand data of any size or format. The company is on its way to becoming a large, market-defining company in the business intelligence industry and is next in a long line of high profile Stanford spinouts (e.g., Google, Yahoo, VMWare). Customers of all sizes use our products, from Fortune 500 companies, to video game designers, to scientists in the jungles of Central America, to high school principals. Our software is for anyone with data and questions! Additionally, Tableau’s web products (http://TableauPublic.com) are used by bloggers, journalists, and major media web sites to share data online as interactive visualizations. Check out our products at http://www.tableausoftware.com/products/tour. Tableau’s culture is casual yet high energy. We are passionate about our product and loyal to each other and our company. We value work/life balance, efficiency, simplicity, freakishly friendly customer service, and making a difference in the world. Tableau offers exceptional professional and financial growth potential. |
| TCG | The Creative Group, a division of specialized staffing leader Robert Half International, specializes in placing highly skilled creative, advertising, marketing, web and public relations professionals with a variety of firms. We have offices in major markets across the United States and Canada. |
| Übermind |
Übermind is the world’s leading agency for mobile and emerging technologies. We deliver apps and websites that ignite our clients’ businesses.
Our in-house team of thinkers, technologists, artists, and creatives build pixel-perfect—and award-winning—work. We combine strategy, engineering, and design expertise to transform the way the world uses mobile. We see the world not as it is, but as it could be. We combine forward-thinking ideas with research and development to accelerate our clients’ mobile initiatives. We dream big, and we only recommend what we can deliver. |
| Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Online | Working for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online, you will be part of a team that is passionate about delivering the best online experiences for our guests. This is challenging, bold, highly visible, and award-winning work that connects you to a new realm of creativity and allows you to take your work to the next level. |
| Washington Talking Book & Braille Library | Washington Talking Book & Braille Library’s mission is to provide access to library materials for the blind, visually impaired, learning disabled and physically handicapped statewide. Through the delivery of materials in alternative formats, including braille, audio, radio, and downloads and podcasts, coupled with computer and assistive device instruction, WTBBL strives to provide equal information access to disabled adults and children in Washington . WTBBL serves as the regional library for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. |
| ZAAZ |
ZAAZ develops balanced strategies and social engagement for creative, as well as search engine optimization, analytics and site optimization – all offered in conjunction or as standalone services. To us, performance marketing means creating beautiful work that delivers measurable ROI. Or in simpler terms, we’re problem solvers. No matter the platform or channel, we create experiences that inspire and results that matter. Founded in 1998, ZAAZ is headquartered in Seattle and is part of the Wunderman/WPP group of companies. For more information and current open positions, visit www.zaaz.com |
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