employAbility Career Expo

Target Audience: Individuals 18 years or above
The employAbility Career Expo is dedicated to helping organizations and individuals with disabilities meet and explore employment opportunities.

Employers
Over 50 employers are expected to participate in the 2017 employAbility Career Expo, including AT&T, American Airlines,PepsiCo, Bank of America, Lowes, Southwest Airlines, Tom Thumb, Starwood Hotels, Wells Fargo and many more!

New ways to network!
If you would like to make your resume available to the employers registered to attend the employAbility 2017 Career Expo, we will have a Dropbox feature made available to you. Participating employers will be provided access to job seeker resumes prior to the Career Expo but, we cannot guarantee that your resume will be reviewed. By submitting your resume you acknowledge that such submission is not considered a nomination for a job, but only an opportunity for potential contact by a participating employer.

Attendees will also be able to take advantage of classes offered on interviewing tips and resume reviews that will be held at various times throughout the day. The vendor booths will showcase some of the resources available to the community. Attitudes & Attire will also be hosting a class on wearing the right clothes for the right job.

Upload Your Resume in Advance

If you would like to make your resume available to the employers registered to attend the employAbility 2017 Career Expo, please submit your resume before September 15, 2017. Participating employers will be provided access to job seeker resumes prior to the Career Expo. We cannot guarantee that your resume will be reviewed.

By submitting your resume, you acknowledge that such submission is not considered a nomination for a job, but only an opportunity for potential contact by a participating employer. Only JPEG and PDF files can be uploaded. If you would like help converting a Microsoft Word file into a pdf, click here.

Submit A Resume

You must submit your resume no later than September 15th, 2017. The ability to submit will close on the 15th in order to allow our employers the opportunity to review your resume prior to the event.

*NOTE* It is still a good idea to bring your printed resume with you.

Parking Information
Event Self-Parking will be free for job seekers with a validated parking pass (obtained at the Expo). Please park in the parking garage located on Olive Street (400 N. Olive St. Dallas, TX 75201). The Expo will be held in the Sheraton's Dallas Ballroom located on the first floor of the hotel.

Once the hotel parking garages are full, the overflow parking lots are located in Lot G (garage). There will be “event parking” signs at the entrance to this lot to help direct drivers to the correct area. These overflow lots will not be free parking, so please plan to arrive early or take public transportation to avoid paying for parking.

Platinum Parking Lot G
700 North Harwood Street | 214.453.3866

Bus parking
Sheraton can accommodate bus parking in Lot I or Lot J (adjacent to each other) are located on the corner of Pearl and Elm street. Their phone number is listed below if you would like to speak to them directly about the bus parking rate. Bus parking must be arranged prior to arrival. 

Platinum Parking (Lot I and Lot J)- 214.871.6061

Ride The Dallas Area Rapid Transit
The DART makes a direct stop at Sheraton Dallas Downtown.

What to Bring
• Printed and up-to-date resume in duplicates
• Interpreter If Needed
• Business Attire
• NOTE : You do not need to print a ticket to get into the event, we will have your registration information at our check-in desk

We are proudly sponsored by AT&T and Pepsico.

Please visit our website at employabilitydallas.org.