FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ALERT – SEATTLE, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
F5 Networks to Host Washington Technology Industry Association ‘Back to Work’ Event
WTIA and F5 team up to help job seekers enhance tactics for securing employment; attendees will learn how to succeed in this challenging and evolving job market
F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) will host the Washington Technology Industry Association’s (WTIA) ‘Back to Work’ event in Seattle on Tuesday, September 15. This event is geared toward current job seekers as well as anyone who wants to stay up-to-date with the most current job search techniques in the market today. Admission to this event is free to all attendees, though registration is required through the WTIA website. Additional event information is located on the WTIA website as well.
Event highlights include:
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1-on-1 mock interviews with WTIA Board members and HR professionals
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Morning and afternoon speaker series filled with useful information, including Job search 101, Marketing yourself successfully, and Real life success and failures to learn from
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WTIA will announce exciting new career services
“We’re delighted to host this event designed to provide our regional talent pool with useful tactics and information to help job seekers find a good match for their career objectives,” said Laurie Likai, VP of Human Resources at F5. “I’m proud to see Washington’s strong tech community pull together to support our local market.”
Location: F5 Networks, 333 Elliott Ave W., Seattle, WA 98119
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Time: Session 1: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Session 2: 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Details & Registration: Visit the WTIA site at: www.washingtontechnology.org/pages/events/events_events_wsaevent.asp?EventID=820
For more information on job opportunities at F5, visit www.f5.com/about/careers.
About F5 Networks
F5 Networks is the global leader in Application Delivery Networking (ADN), focused on ensuring the secure, reliable, and fast delivery of applications. F5's flexible architectural framework enables community-driven innovation that helps organizations enhance IT agility and dynamically deliver services that generate true business value. F5's vision of unified application and data delivery offers customers an unprecedented level of choice in how they deploy ADN solutions. It redefines the management of application, server, storage, and network resources, streamlining application delivery and reducing costs. Global enterprise organizations, service and cloud providers, and Web 2.0 content providers trust F5 to keep their business moving forward. For more information, go to www.f5.com.
F5 is a trademark or service mark of F5 Networks, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
About the Washington Technology Industry Association
The Washington Technology Industry Association, founded in 1984, is the largest statewide association of technology companies, IT departments and individual technology professionals in North America. With more than 1,000 member companies representing more than 100,000 employees in Washington State, the association is a catalyst for sharing expertise, fostering collaboration, delivering key business services and advancing the value and global impact of technology companies doing business in Washington. The association’s global partners are Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Microsoft, Regence BlueShield, Sun Microsystems, Vertafore and Wells Fargo Insurance Services. The association’s funding partners are AH&T Insurance, F5 Networks, GrapeCity, Moss Adams and RealNetworks. For more information, go to www.washingtontechnology.org.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Alane Moran
F5 Public Relations
206/272-6850
a.moran@f5.com