Career DFW and Jeff Morris

CareerDFWPresented at

Watermark April 9, 2011

CareerDFWGiving you the tools you need to find your next great opportunity™

Goals

• History of CareerDFW

• Look at the website


History

• www.CareerDFW.org

• November 17, 2008– www.CareerDFW.org is officially launched.


History• My Vision for CareerDFW

– A place for unaffiliated career groups



– A place for unaffiliated career groups– A place for the best files



– A place for unaffiliated career groups– A place for the best files– A place to post jobs for everyone to see



– A place for unaffiliated career groups– A place for the best files– A place to post jobs for everyone to see– The one stop place for everything you need



– A place for unaffiliated career groups– A place for the best files– A place to post jobs for everyone to see– The one stop place for everything you need

• CareerDFW Goal is: – Giving you the tools you need to land your

next great opportunity.™


History• July 1, 2009 - (8 months after launch)

– Articles of Incorporation of CareerDFW were filed with the Secretary of State of Texas and a Certificate of Formation for a Nonprofit Corporation was issued.


History• July 1, 2009 - (8 months after launch)

– Articles of Incorporation of CareerDFW were filed with the Secretary of State of Texas and a Certificate of Formation for a Nonprofit Corporation was issued.

• October 6, 2009 - (11 months after launch)

– CareerDFW receives a letter of determination from the Internal Revenue Service stating that as of July 1, 2009 CareerDFW is a 501(c)(3).


History• February 1, 2010 - (15 months after launch)

– The website launches it New Jobs board. • Free to post, free to use, jobs posted for 21 day• 5127 jobs posted (in 1st year)

• May 25, 2010 – (18 months after launch)

– Website had its 100,000 visitor

• October 4, 2010 – (23 months after launch)

– 1 million pages have been viewed


History• In 2010

• Had 115,176 visitors to the CareerDFW website in 2010 (87% from Texas and 97% from US.)

• Visitors from 125 countries and all 50 states in the US• Averaging 3500 visitors a week. • The site list over 140 career events a week • The site has a list of over 100 different professional

organizations in the DFW area • Participated in 20 Job / Career Fairs in the DFW area• Passed out over 6500 flyers at the career events• Passed out over 9500 CareerDFW business cards• Posted 4,602 jobs on the NEW Jobs board


History• CareerDFW Group

– Started group on November 17, 2008• September 2009 – 1000th member

(10 months after launch)

• March 2010 – 2000th member(16 months after launch)

• October 2010 – 3000th member (22 months after launch)

• Currently - over 3800 members(A top 10 group in the DFW

area.)


CareerDFW• How does CareerDFW survive?

– Volunteers like YOU • 68 people have volunteered to help at job fairs• Numerous people sent emails with updates,

events, new groups, etc.• YOU are the eyes and ears of this website.

– Donations• Pays for business cards, flyers• Webhosting, web names• Federal and State filings


CareerDFW

• Lets take a look at the website– .


http://www.careerdfw.org/

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Career DFW and Jeff Morris