Connection Co-op & Internship Job Fair

Talk with employers during the open job fair on Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Make sure you've read how to prepare, what to do at a job fair or have gone to a job fair prep seminar, so you'll know how to make a good impression. Each employer decides whom to interview. Not all employers will stay to interview; some will have other ways to follow up. If an employer wants to interview you, s/he will invite you to interview, either during the job fair, or by contacting you later on Tuesday evening. Be prompt in checking and responding to your phone messages and e-mail. This is a tight turn-around for scheduling interviews, so don't count on an employer to contact you twice if you don't respond. S/he may move on to contact the next student s/he can reach. Make sure your voice mail message is appropriate.

No. Some employers will have other ways of following up with students after the job fair. Some employers will invite students on site to interview. Some employers will conduct telephone interviews after the job fair. Some employers will come to campus later to interview. If you are interested in an employer, and the representative at the fair doesn't tell you how they will follow up, ASK (it's perfectly appropriate). Each organization has its own system for recruiting and hiring; Career Services will not know what each employer's plans are. (Employers who plan to conduct interviews the day after the fair: details below.)

No. Some employers who come to Connection may also participate in the On-Campus Interviewing Program, but the interviewing scheduled through the Connection fair is not the same and is not done the same way as the On-Campus Interviewing Program.

Connection interviewing is all scheduled during the job fair day, Tuesday, with interviews held on the day after the job fair, Wednesday.

On-Campus Interviewing (OCI) spans 16-18 weeks of the academic year (7-9 weeks of fall semester and 7-9 weeks of spring semester); and you apply at least four weeks in advance to be considered for interviews. Some employers you meet at Connection may tell you to apply through OCI or Hokies4Hire or through Career Services. To learn what to do, see how to participate in OCI.

See student welcome page for interview check-in location.

See student welcome page for interview check-in times.

Employers will not be interviewing in the same booth location you found them during the job fair.

See student welcome page for interview check-in location.

If you receive any confusing information about this during the fair (and from an employer), don't hesitate to ask for extra clarification and speak with Career Services staff.

Make sure you have all passes before the first interview so you'll know where to go and can get between interviews quickly. If you don't have a pass, come to student interview check-in.

Some, NOT ALL, employers attending the fair will stay to conduct next-day interviews on Wednesday.

Very important to note that some employers who PLAN to interview may change their plans and not conduct interviews; and some employers who do not plan in advance to interview may change their plans and ask for interview space after they arrive at the fair. Be prepared to be flexible!

If an employer attending the Tuesday fair is conducting Wednesday interviews, that employer's representatives can advise you of this at the fair.

GOOD LUCK! Be sure to prepare for interviews!