The fair will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Bloomington-Monroe County Convention Center, located at 302 S. College Ave., according to a press release.
Free refreshments will be available to attendees, according the release.
“We’re seeing a steady increase in new job openings at local tech employers in 2015,” Bloomington Technology Partnership Director Katie Birge said.
Net Irrigate, an irrigation automation company that will be at the fair, has local roots but a widespread business and often looks to IU for talent.
“The founders are Kelley grads,” Net Irrigate Recruitment Coordinator Brandi Gray said. “We usually recruit locally, and we post jobs on campus boards.”
Since its founding in 2005, the company has spread its business across the state and nation and even conducts business internationally, Gray said.
Other represented companies include RightRez, Cornerstone Information Systems, Cigital, Ride ?Amigos, Blue Burro, FeetHere, Bloom Insurance Agency, Adproval, WSO2 and The Combine. While all in the technology sector, these companies have a wide range of specialties including marketing, travel, web development, transportation and agriculture.
These companies include a mix of local companies and larger businesses with a Bloomington ?presence.
The City of Bloomington will also be represented at the fair, as well as Work One, an Indiana state agency focusing on job growth.
The Bloomington Tech Partnership has posted more than 80 new job openings in the local tech sector in 2015 alone, according to the release.
The Bloomington Tech Partnership is a project of the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation and seeks to encourage the growth of the technology sector in the city, according to the group’s website. In addition to career fairs, the group also runs an award-winning code school, which is available to all Monroe County residents, including IU students.
The career fair is one of several technology-related events taking place in Bloomington next week.
Another event is The Combine, an annual event that seeks to bring together people, ideas and environments to help technology in Bloomington, according to the group’s website.
The event, reminiscent of a TED conference, will take place in the days following the job fair, running from April 8 to 10 at the Bloomington-Monroe Convention Center.
Unlike the career fair, this event requires tickets, which may be purchased online at ?www.thecombine.org for $20 with a student ID, or $99 for general admission.
“This is an opportunity for local tech employers to find the talent they need for their growing companies and for job-seekers to learn what types of tech startups and businesses are emerging in Bloomington,” ?Birge said.
