Students visiting www.blackvoices.com can find out about job opportunities until October without leaving their computer.

Blackvoices.com, the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and the Tom Joyner Foundation have joined forces to make the first Black College Virtual Job Fair.

Students attending many of the nation's historically black colleges and universities can gain an advantage in the job market by linking with major companies seeking positions to be filled.

African Americans can find relevant job information and entertainment opportunities at the site.

"Unlike non-blacks, blacks generally do not surf the Web as a whole, but instead target Afro-centric sites and spend most of their time there," said Barry Cooper, CEO of Black Voices. Black Voices has been so successful because we have built a community that people visit in large numbers every day."

This month, the site offers a special opportunity - the Black College Virtual Job Fair. Upon entering the site, users can operate a job search. After choosing a location, job description or company name, the site will display the particulars. Job field areas include communication, technology, legal and consumer services and health and human resources.

Companies participating in the job fair are Ameritech Cellular Services, Avon, Bank One, Coca Cola, Media One, Microsoft, Toys R' Us, Tribune Company and Warner-Lambert.

"I think it will be a really nice thing once they get more employers in (the job fair)," said Linda Daniels, director of multicultural programs on campus. "For students who are savvy with the intern - it will give them a good idea of what companies are out there."

This also allows students to know what companies are specifically looking for multi-cultural employees, Daniels said.

The fair also enables employers job-recruitment opportunities for $2,900, which allows them access to a resume database of perspective employees. Students can submit information while at the site. A portion of these proceeds will be donated to students as scholarships through the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and the Tom Joyner Foundation.

The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund awards merit scholarships to students at historically black public colleges who display academic excellence.

Radio personality Tom Joyner established the Tom Joyner Foundation, a nonprofit organization, to award scholarships throughout the school year to needy college students based on financial necessity and academic prowess.

To find out more about the Black College Virtual Job Fair, visit the site at http://www.blackvoices.com or call 312-222-6618.