2021 Business, Industry and Technology Career Fair – Fall date coming soon.
Why Should YOU Attend?
- Learn about potential career opportunities for your major – prepare questions to ask employers and graduate/professional schools
- Build connections NOW with organizations that typically recruit on campus
- Identify opportunities for current or future internships, full-time employment, and graduate/professional schools
- Practice professional virtual communication skills
Virtual Career Fair Resources for the CyHire System:
- Overview of virtual career fair platform
- How to register for the virtual career fair
- How to find employers in the virtual career fair
- Login to CyHire
- Click “Events” > “Career Fairs” on the left side of the homepage
- Click on the name of the fair
- Click “Attend” and add your resume, if needed (upload as a PDF)
Review information on participating organizations, including their video chat platform and availability during the fair
- Click on the “Employers” tab within the fair
- Click on the name of the organization
Day of – login to CyHire and join 1:1 video chat queues
- Click on the “Employers” tab within the fair
- Click on the name of the organization
- Click “Join Queue” – you can view your upcoming video chats and will be notified when it’s your turn
- When you join the chat, follow the instructions to connect with the representative using their selected platform
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- You can join up to three queues at a time.
- Return to CyHire to end the chat, make notes, obtain contact information, and join your next queue.
Additional Virtual Career Fair Resources:
Career Fairs are excellent opportunities to explore potential internship and career opportunities. Even if you’re not currently seeking a position, attend career fairs to build relationships by networking with employers.
- Virtual Career Fair Checklist
- This checklist is your one stop resource to help you prepare for the upcoming virtual career fairs.
- Virtual Career Fair FAQ
- Our team has put together a list of the most frequently asked virtual career fair questions.
- Virtual Career Fair Tips Video
- Check out these great tips for a successful virtual career fair from our friends at Candid Careers.
- Tips from Employers for a Successful Virtual Career Fair
- Check out these tips from employers on how to get the most out of the virtual career fairs. Check out these great resources to help you better understand how to navigate a virtual career fair.
General Career Fair Information:
Do and Don’t of Career Fair Attire
Career Fair Spotlight: Landing a full-time job at the career fair – Brody Dingel
Career Fair Spotlight: Landing an internship at the career fair – Johnny Murphy
The Iowa State University Business, Industry and Technology Career Fair is a collaboration between the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business, and Human Sciences.