1. Wasserman Center for Career Development
Making the most of a career fair - using symplicity for an integrated approach to career fairs
Lesia Harhaj
Wasserman Center for Career Development
New York University

2. Today’s agenda
Use the Career Fair module to set-up Pre-Registration for students
Gain information and explore technology options that work with Symplicity
Design and run reports that show career fair participation and highlight specific demographic data to track attendance trends

3. NYU facts and figures 50,000 undergrad and graduate students
Wasserman hosts 15 career fairs and 3 industry expos during the academic year

4. The career fair challenge
Job and Internship Fair – 160 employers, 4,000 students
Engineering and Technology Fair – 130 employers, 3,000 students
Space is at a premium

5. NYU’s career fair challenge
Lines, Lines, Everywhere!
With so many students attending the career fair, how do you efficiently check-in students so that they maximize their career fair time and the career center gets accurate attendance?

8. Pre-Registration using SYMPLicity
Symplicity’s Career Fair Module can be utilized not only for employer registration but for pre-registration check-in for students

9. How it gets done
1. Create Career Fair Event in CF Module – set specific event days for when pre-registration will take place

10. KIOSK Set-UP

11. 2. During pre-reg check in times, students check into the event through Symplicity’s kiosk system using their NYU University ID
Choose events days and spaces that give you the most access to your students!

12. 3. NYU Wasserman uses laptops and portable DYMO printers to print student name-tags on site
Name-tags pull information from the student’s Symplicity account so it’s easy for employers to know who they are talking with

13. 4. Students receive a lanyard with their name-tag
When they arrive to the fair, they just show the lanyard to staff and enter the career fair without waiting in line!
Students who DO NOT pre-register/forget their lanyard are required to re-check in

14. Day of Career Fair Check-IN
Students who have either not pre-registered or forgotten their lanyards, must check-in again at designated check-in locations
Do not receive lanyard – just a name-tag

15. RESULTS
Pre-Registration was piloted during the Fall 2015 Career Fair Season
Job and Internship Fair – 2,006 students pre-registered
Engineering and Technology Fair – 1,600 students pre-registered
That’s HALF of the students who attended!

16. Post-Fair
Have to merge pre-registration and day-of registration reports
Symplicity reporting allows for specific date capture within the Kiosk Base reports

17. Things to think about Positives: Challenges:
How happy students will not be to wait in line!
More students learning about and attending the career fair
Challenges:
100% accurate results are not guaranteed
Students can not double check-in

18. Pre-Reg Round 2 Spring 2016 semester Pre-Reg Totals
Job and Internship Fair – 1,200 students
Engineering and Technology Fair – 800
Total Spring 2016 attendance
Job and Internship Fair – 2,500
Engineering and Technology Fair – 2,000

19. Additional Career Fair Resources
Career Fair Plus App

21. Benefits of CF+ APp
Student-center mobile app designed specifically for university career fairs. Simple interface, easy to use with basic functions.
Interactive engagement tool to be used by students and Wasserman staff leading up to a Career Fair to see Employer list/plan ahead and used the “day of” to locate employers (map) and communicate important messages/reminders/changes.
Provides filter option that allows students to view organizations by major, position types, work authorization.
Easy data integration – we export data from Symplicity into excel file and send data to representative at Career fair+ to develop App. Will not be labor intensive on Career Fair team and will eliminate the use of paper – “Go Green”
Provide dedicated customer support and a representative will work closely with us on day of event to troubleshoot last minute changes

22. Symplicity+Technology = Career Fair Success!
Conclusion
Symplicity+Technology = Career Fair Success!

23. How To.....
Find this presentation in the Client Neighborhood:  (Training tab > click "more" in the training box to get to detailed search box > keyword = symposium; type = all)
Find related documentation in the Client Neighborhood:(Training tab > click "more" in the Cheatsheets and Manuals box > keyword = career fairs)

24. Contact Information
Lesia Harhaj
Recruitment Manager
Wasserman Center for Career Development
New York University
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25. Questions?