1. Group 2: Carlos Isales Ben Allen Jiasheng He Nick Patel Matthew Ward

2. Overview  Introduction  Research Methods  Results  Conclusions  Recommendations

3.  Stressful  Tiring  Frustrating  Fortunately, there is… The Georgia Tech Career Fair Searching for a Job

4. The Georgia Tech Career Fair In 2007:  2 Day Event  Alexander Memorial Coliseum  389 Companies  Thousands of Students Image courtesy of Technique newspaperTechnique newspaper

5. Problems  2-Day Scheduling  Overcrowded  Long lines  Website referrals

6. Solutions  Revise Schedule  Recruitment Banquet  Relocate  Online only directory listing

7. Research Topics Researched:  CRC Pricing  Dining Options  Hotel Accommodations  Current Career Fair Costs  Student Center Ballroom  Recruiter Preferences

8. CRC Pricing Asked about:  Square footage  Cost  Labor requirements Contact: Jonathan Hart Asst. Director of Campus Recreation Facilities

9. Dining Options  Investigated providing food for two days Contact: Carol Heller Associate Director of Undergraduate Admission for Special Recruitment Programs

10. Hotel Accommodations  Compared cost of housing to current budget  MIT Career Fair model  Found hotels based on distance  Selected a varied price range Source: hotels.com

11. Current Budget  Per-company budget  Number of companies  What is funded Contact: Cindy Jordan Employer Relations Manager

12. Student Center Ballroom  Cost of Rental  Maximum Banquet Capacity Source: Student Center Website www.studentcenter.gatech.edu

13. Recruiter Preferences  What recruiters look for  Why they come to colleges. Contacts: Ken Little, Division of Professional Practice Bradley Ward – VP of Engineering, HUGE, Inc.

14. Results  Length  Relocation  Dining Options  Housing Options  Banquet Dinner

15. Length  Extending to 3 days  Keeping it the same  Inviting companies to stay for 2 days

16. Relocation  Need for larger venue  CRC is large enough for these purposes

17. Relocation Cost of CRC for 2 days:  Basketball Courts: $1500  Auxiliary Gym: $250  Game Room: $150  Studios: $95  Custodial: $25.50/hr (min of 4 hrs with 2 staff)

18. Dining Options  Investigated to encourage companies to stay  Dining at Woodruff/Brittain: $8.50 per meal  Too expensive for low-quality meals

19. Housing Options  Pricing at GT Hotel  Organizational cost  Career Fairs at other schools

20. Banquet Dinner  Purpose: Get to know students better Encourage companies to stay 2 days  Menu options  Funding

21. Conclusions Two day length  One day could limit attendance  Three days would be too expensive & unnecessary

22. Conclusions Banquet Dinner  More time to network  Encouraging to attend both days  Student Center Ballroom is a prime location

23. Conclusions  Lodging Options Unfeasible to pay recruiters lodging expenses Simplifies recruiters’ travel arrangements  Relocation Coliseum arrangement lacks space CRC setup handles proposal efficiently

24. Recommendations  Change location to CRC  Invite companies for 2 days  Provide “Apply Online Only” list in catalogue

25. Recommendations  Recruitment banquet dinner in Student Center Ballroom  Let companies find own lodging  Provide list of nearby hotels

26. List of Nearby Hotels

27. Hotel Price Per Person Per Night Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center$189 Georgian Terrace Hotel$179 Hampton Inn Downtown GT$129 Best Western Granada Suite Hotel Midtown$123 Days Inn Atlanta Downtown$89 Super 8 Atlanta Downtown$69

28. Total Cost for Changes  Basketball Courts $1500  Auxiliary Gym $250  Game Room $150  Studios $95  Custodial Cost $459  Student Center Ballroom$100 1500 + 250 + 150 + 95 + 459 + 100 = $2554

29. Questions ?

30. References 1.Ames, N. MIT Career Fair 2007: Career Week Logistics for Employers. 2007 [cited 2007 November 21]; Available from: http://career-fair.mit.edu/employers/logistics.php.http://career-fair.mit.edu/employers/logistics.php 2.Small, T. Georgia Tech Career Fair 2007: Employer Information. 2007 [cited 2007 November 20]; Available from: http://www.careerfair.gatech.edu/employers/generalInfo.php. http://www.careerfair.gatech.edu/employers/generalInfo.php 3.Menu Guide, guide073007.pdf, Editor. 2007: Atlanta. 4.Hotels.com: We Know Hotels Inside and Out. May 17, 2007 [cited 2007 November 19]; Available from: http://www.hotels.com. http://www.hotels.com