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Employer schedule & attire for 2012 event.

Fair day is Tuesday
Interview day is Wednesday
Interviews are scheduled during the fair and/or Tues evening
Weather contingency plan

 

Reception — Business casual attire
Monday, February 13, 2012
Location: Smith Career Center
5:30 - 7:30 pm Menu of heavy hors d'oeuvres
Job Fair — Business casual attire
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Location: Squires Student Center
Volunteers will be outside Squires to unload your displays. Signs will indicate where you can park. DO NOT PARK ANYWHERE ELSE.
7:30 am - 5:30 pm Shuttle runs every 15 minutes between Squires and Upper Chicken Hill (across from Lane Stadium) parking lot for guests of off-campus hotels. Guests of The Inn at Virginia Tech can arrange shuttle service directly with The Inn.
8:00 - 9:30 am Employer registration; receive booth assignment; set-up.
Look over materials and instructions:
  If you will be interviewing on Wednesday and scheduling your students during the fair, please provide students with an interview pass.
  If you contact students after the career fair, please turn in your interview schedule and student passes at the employer registration booth on Wednesday at least 1/2 hour prior to your first interview.
8:00 am - 4:00 pm Refreshments in employer lounge, Jamestown Room, Squires.
9:45 am Welcome and announcements for employers
10:00 am - 4:00 pm  Job Fair, Squires, open to students
11:30 am - 2:00 pm Lunch for employers served in Jamestown Room. Please arrive at time designated on your lunch ticket.
3:30 - 5:30 pm Student volunteers (wearing orange t-shirts) available to assist with removal of materials, loading.
3:30 - 5:30 pm Come to the employer registration booth to confirm your Wednesday interview schedules.
  If your interview schedules are completed, turn in and receive your interview location assignment for Wednesday. This enables you to skip check-in on Wednesday morning, avoid a waiting line, and proceed directly to your interiew location.
  If your schedules are not completed, you may turn them in Wednesday morning beginning at 7:30 a.m.; arrive at least 1/2 hour prior to your first interview. Arrive early; you may find a waiting line.
By 5:15 p.m Please have materials removed from job fair booth.
If you are interviewing on Wednesday, your interview location may NOT be the same as your fair location.
Interview day — Business attire
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Location: Squires
7:30 am - 5:30 pm Shuttle runs every 15 minutes between Squires and Upper Chicken Hill (across from Lane Stadium) parking lot for guests of off-campus hotels. Guests of The Inn at Virginia Tech can arrange shuttle service directly with The Inn.
Starting 7:30 am If you turned in completed interview schedules on Tuesday afternoon, go directly to your interview location; no need to check in at registration.
Starting 7:30 am If you did not turn in completed interview schedules on Tuesday: Check in at the Employer Registration to receive your interview location assignment. Arrive at least 1/2 hour prior to your first scheduled interview so your students can be given location/passes without delay. Arrive early; you may find a waiting line.
7:30 am - 4:00 pm Refreshments in employer lounge, Jamestown Room, Squires.
8:30 am - 5:00 pm  Interviews: 25-minutes long; all scheduled to begin on the hour or half hour.
11:30 am - 1:30 pm Lunch for employers served in Jamestown Room.
By 5:15 pm Please have last interview concluded and remove all materials from your interview table.