North Texas LEAD Offers Unique Approach to Job Search Strategy

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The challenges of
finding employment in today's economy may be less daunting thanks to support
from North Texas Leaders and Executives Advocating Diversity (LEAD). LEAD has
assisted female and minority job seekers find managerial positions in
Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Engineering, Procurement, Aerospace,
Transportation, City Government and other fields. Employment opportunities
also exist in Construction, Banking, Healthcare, Higher Education, Aviation
and defense contracting. LEAD's services are free to college degreed job
seekers.

LEAD partners include North Texas employers who desire to see greater
workplace diversity. LEAD helps them recruit top diverse talent. "Diversity
has become a way of life at BNSF Railway. Employees need to be able to look
up to the top of their organization and see enough role models so that all
members of our community can model their actions and behaviors against real
BNSF executives," according to Matthew K. Rose, Chairman, President and
CEO-BNSF Railway Company.

"Our goal is to help make North Texas the destination of choice for top
diverse talent," according to LEAD President and Executive Director, Gyna M.
Bivens. "Quarterly networking events are so powerful, candidates have
traveled from Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Michigan, California and New Jersey
knowing they will have quality time with high level hiring managers and CEO,"
she says. The first networking reception of 2009 was hosted by Texas Health
Resources, one of the nation's largest faith based health care systems. "We
truly want to be a reflection of the community we serve everyday inside our
hospitals. Being a part of LEAD has allowed us to help find diverse
candidates for our middle and senior management positions," said Douglas D.
Hawthorne, Texas Health Resources Chief Executive Officer.

Bivens says LEAD is more than a job assistance program. "With support from
the Board of Directors, Human Resources Executives Network and an Advisory
Council, we have been able to place LEAD hires on various board of directors
throughout the region providing opportunity for them to give something back to
the communities."

A complete roster of LEAD partners can be found at www.northtexaslead.org.
Employers desiring information on joining LEAD should contact
gbivens@northtexaslead.org. Professional job seekers should apply to LEAD by
uploading a resume at www.northtexaslead.org.

The goal of North Texas Leaders and Executives Advocating Diversity is to make
North Texas the destination of choice for top diverse talent choosing to live
and work in an inclusive residential and business community. North Texas
Leaders and Executives Advocating Diversity maintains a resume database of
diverse professionals. Human Resources professionals from LEAD partners have
unlimited access to the resume database to assist them in their recruitment
selection process.

SOURCE North Texas LEAD

Gyna Bivens of North Texas LEAD, +1-817-352-1675