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Employer Fair Information
About Virtual Fairs
We will be working with Career Fair Plus to host our upcoming virtual career fair.
- Meet candidates in virtual environments, including video, audio or text chat rooms.
- Schedule 1:1 meetings to virtually screen candidates & receive resumes
- Schedule group meetings to host info sessions or candidate Q&A for multiple participants
- No travel required!
Pricing & Registration
- For-Profit Organization - $250
- Non-Profit Organization - $150
- Sponsor - $750
- Lead Sponsor - $1500
Career Fair Plus Employer Training Video
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Career Fair Plus Information
Fair Timeline & To Dos
- Ensure *.careerfairplus.com is added to allowed email domain
- Receive Career Fair Plus platform email invitation
- Click on email link to create Career Fair Plus account/profile (instructions)
- Please note, this is a single-use link and must be opened in Chrome or Firefox.
- Review/edit profile details (how to video)
- Register for a weekly Career Fair Plus training webinars held every Tuesday and Thursday
- Create 1:1 meeting schedules and/or group schedules (what's the difference?)
- Create 1:1 meeting schedules for teammates (how
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- We recommend starting with 1-3 schedules and increasing from there based on demand
- Invite colleagues/representatives to create Career Fair Plus accounts (how to video)
- Modify/customize the timing of your schedules to suit preferences before the scheduling window opens to candidates (how to video)
- Ensure proper interaction type listed in schedules
- Career Fair Plus built-in meeting room, external link (Zoom, Skype, etc.) or phone number
Join the Virtual Employer Training via Zoom on March 2 at 9 am. We will provide a walk through of the Career Fair Plus system, as well as share best practices to ensure you have a successful career fair experience.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMldeyuqjItHd1OcYSqr3oZl-R5L8_EUDT-
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
- Candidates begin booking meetings with you in Career Fair Plus
- Monitor your schedule - add, delete, or modify schedule times as needed (here's how)
- Login to your account and view your meetingsĀ
- Export your schedule (how to video)
- Block off any times that are still available to allow for breaks (how to video)
- Check Your Technology!
- Make sure you can join your meeting rooms through Career Fair Plus's built-in video (how to video)
- Change to an external link or phone number if issues persist
- What to do if you get an error accessing our page (link)
- What to do when your network is blocking access (link)
- Join the Employer Pre-Launch Zoom Meeting at 1:30 pm for full instructions (and visit your Employer Relations Team!)
- Check Your Technology!
- If your schedule is utilizing Career Fair Plus built-in video meeting rooms,simply click the link to join your video room and wait for candidates to enter for their meetings (how to video)
- If your schedule is not utilizing Career Fair Plus built-in video meeting rooms, you will connect with your candidates via the interaction type given on the schedule
- What to do if you get an error accessing our page (link)
- What to do when your network is blocking access (link)
- Download the Career Fair Plus app on another device to use alongside the desktop app to add private notes and/or ratings for your candidates.The app also has an integrated timer to help you stay on track
- Monitor Your Schedules - the student scheduling window will be open throughout the duration of the fair, which allows for candidates to schedule meetings with you until 6 pm. Be sure to monitor your schedules consistently to ensure you are present for all scheduled meetings. If you would like to ensure times for breaks or will not be available during a specific time frame, please block of those times on your schedule (how to video)
- Export notes/ratings at the end of the fair (how to video)
- Follow up with ALL candidates you met with
- Download resumes for all candidates who had scheduled meetings with you. From the Fair Dashboard, click on Manage Meetings & Schedules and open the Candidates tab. From there, click on Export Candidates List to download a file with all the candidate profiles and resume links
- Schedule Interviews (here's how)
Additional Career Fair Plus Resources
Have questions or need more information about the Career & Internship Fair? Contact the Employer Relations Team at careers@gvsu.edu or (616) 331-6708.