Photos: Division of Student Affairs puts on spring Connection Job Fair

Students lined up waiting to check in at the

Connection Job Fair. During the spring job
fair, they are not required to pre-register. Due
to the open door policy,1376 were in
attendance according to Ashley Roberts, the
DSA Event Planner in charge.

By Nicole Verdin | nicoleev@vt.edu | 540-231-8126

BLACKSBURG, VA, February 21, 2016 Each semester, the Career and Professional Development Department of the Division of Student Affairs
hosts several job fairs in order for students to begin networking and assist them in their job search.
This spring, the Connection Job Fair hosted 127 employers located all over the country in Squires Commonwealth Ballroom. The Connection Job fair
is open to all majors, undergraduate and graduate students and is part of the developmental program within the department that assists students with
the job hunting process. Students are required to bring a cover letter and resume and dress business casual.
Upon arrival student will check in at the booths provided, be issued a name tag and begin walking around the venue to talk with companies that have
rented space with the university. Some employers will conduct next-day interviews on campus. If they invite the students to the interview they will
find out the evening of the job fair and be required to show up the next day if they accept the offer.
The next Connection Job Fair hosted by the Division of Student Affairs will take place in fall of 2017.




Play Stations aesthetically pleasing booth attracted many people during the Directories were places at the beginning of each aisle for students to easily
job fair. They are looking to hire about 20 people interesting in marketing, find where certain companies were placed. It really helped the flow of
graphic design and financial departments. This is their first time at the job traffic and eliminated the amount of questions asked to volunteers.
fair.



Prior to meeting with each employer, students are required to have their
resume in hand so it doesnt not take time away from their elevator pitch.
Since there are so many students, having this resume in hand ensures that
everyone will get a chance to talk to who they want without being stressed
and searching for their required documents.
All 127 companies were listed outside the venue so students were able to
get an idea of who they would be talking to. A layout map was also
provided so they could strategically plan their way around the room.
Students had to line up behind one another at each booth with their Smithfield has been coming to the job fair for a few years now and love to
resume in hand. There were about two recruiters with each vendor recruit out of Virginia Tech. They had two booths to field all of the
and the lines moved quickly. No more than five people waited at a potential employees at the career fair and will be conducting on site
time! interviews February 22nd, 2017 at the Smith Career Center.