Jose Paredes

Clear Communication on all aspects of the event.

Candice Shaver

Organizational wide inclusion is important for a successful event like a career/job fair.  Teachers, staff, advisors, etc. all need to work together to create this success.  It can be difficult getting faculty on board  since they are tied down to their duties, so communication needs to be clear and persuasive.  Job fairs have the potential to help retain students since having a job may lessen the financial burden while attending college.  The higher education facility I work for recently held a job fair at one of our small campuses, but the community (sponsors and businesses for example) pulled together to create a very successful event.  One factor that made this event so special is the "second chance" factor; meaning, even if some of the students had past legal trouble, these businesses that participated were willing to give them a fair shot at a job.

Monakia Williams

Teamwork and effective communication is important, support is key to assuring the success of your event  

Raymond Donnelly

I read a previous post "...it takes a village" (Evelyn Zelada) that best described my takeaway from this section. Career events should be all (campus wide) inclusive.

Silas Ellis

Getting buy in from all departments in the organization is crucial for a successful career fair event. 

Hailey Torres

Here are a few key takeaways:

• Spend more time planning the event than the event itself. Preparation time is never wasted time! Make sure every department is involved, and listen to any concerns that come up. 
• Make sure that the naming of the event fits with the objectives of the event. 
• Virtual events are able to run smoothly through many of the platforms available. Make sure costs are shared among all parties participating. 
• Analyze the effectiveness of the event by collecting data directly after the event (i.e. - how may students came, how many resumes were submitted, etc.)

Lorin Stewart

I need to involve all departments in the discussion and planning of the event.

MaryBeth Currie

I learned to involve all parties. 

Michael White

Paraphrasing can be a valuble tool when communicating with others.

Ingrid Zekan

All departments in the school need to know in advance when a Job Fair is scheduled to assure that there will be no interferience with other department events. Advance planning will allow for rescheduling the Job Fair if needed. 

Cleora Ohar

Actively involving all departments and individuals and effective communication will lead to more successful and positive fair events.

Aimee Tejera

I learned the difference between job fair, career fair and career expo.

Lyn DeCarlo

Get people involved to promote the event. Involve students and local business partners. 

Evelyn Zelada

I learned that it takes a village to promote your events, so it will be very important to involve all departements. 

Theresa Mantovani

Involve all departments, get therir buy in and use persuasion and affirmative statements