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Tomorrow’s Campus-Based Career Services are Personal, not Transactional

My conversations with career services professionals across the country confirm what David Kozhuk shares in his recently...


By David Nicol, PhD • December 14, 2023
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Tags: Career Fair Plus, Recruiting, Career Forge

How Stable and Responsive is Your Event Hosting Software

Can it Handle 78,000 Resume Drops and 29,000 Attendees? 

Your event platform has to work for 29, 290, or 29,000 attendees.


By Career Fair Plus • November 7, 2023
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Tags: attendance, customizable platform, event solutions,

Why Job Boards Aren’t Matchmakers

TL:DR: In dating apps and on big job boards, algorithms produce roadmaps but not automatic connections. The core of recruiting is...


By David Nicol, PhD • October 26, 2023
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Tags: Career Fair Mobile App, Technology, Career Fair Plus,

Webinar Write-up Series: Engineering In-person Recruiting Wins

In a recent live webinar, Ben Pekarek, senior Electrical Engineering student and President of the Purdue Engineer Student Council...


By Career Fair Plus • October 17, 2023
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Tags: job fair, career fair planning, career services,

What You’re Missing if You’re Not Using Career Forge | ERM

You’re busy, so here are the answers you clicked over for…


By Career Fair Plus • August 29, 2023
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Tags: career services, customizable platform, software,

They're Baaaack! Re-engaging Students for Fall Recruiting

What’s your plan for re-engaging upper-level students and interesting new students in career services this academic year? If...


By Career Fair Plus • August 28, 2023
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Tags: career services, recruiting events, student job searches

How to Engineer Annual Recruiting Wins for 400+ Employers and 12,000 Students During a Two-day Event

Summary

The Purdue Engineering Student Council (PESC) offers “Meetings” from Career Fair Plus (CF+) because their employers...


By Career Fair Plus • August 22, 2023
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Tags: career services, recruiting events, talent acquisition

A Resume Round-up Goes High-Tech

1 Resume Round-Up + 1 Resume Drop Feature = 659 Successes. Students Got Noticed * Employers Received Resumes * No one left their...


By Career Fair Plus • July 17, 2023
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Tags: career services, career planning, networking,

No, Ryan Craig, We Do Not Need To Abolish Career Services

In his call to Abolish Career Services, Ryan Craig tells us the rise of career services management systems (CSMs), especially...


By David Nicol, PhD • July 14, 2023
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Tags: career services, careers, career planning,

How do I Build Long-Term Employer Relationships and Partnerships (Without Repeating the Same Old Same Old)?

Career services teams need solid, enduring employer relationships. These connections play a huge role in helping students land...


By Dale Stelter • May 30, 2023
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Tags: career services, careers, employer relations,

How the Technology Adoption Curve Can Positively Impact Your Employer Relationship Management

Are you one of the hundreds of people lined up to buy The First anything or the last in your circle to use a technology everyone...


By Career Fair Plus • May 15, 2023
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Tags: career services, Recruiting, employer relations,

Should I Use Email (or something else) to Best Engage Students During Their Job Searches?

Predictable debates about the best ways to engage student job candidates are surfacing nationwide as the spring recruiting season...


By David Nicol, PhD • April 19, 2023
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Tags: career services, careers, career planning,

Is Guaranteeing Students Jobs After Graduation a Good Thing?

Some colleges and universities are boldly guaranteeing their students future employment. While this may sound too good to be...


By Career Fair Plus • March 20, 2023
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Tags: career services, job search, networking,

How Do Students Get Noticed at Hiring Events?

You’re taking the next career step by attending a hiring event-congrats! This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with...


By Career Fair Plus • March 1, 2023
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Tags: job fair, college, interview,

Pros and Cons of Relying on Recruiting Technology to Match Students with Jobs

Since it’s recruiting season, let’s talk about college- or university-based career services teams using recruiting software to...


By Career Fair Plus • February 20, 2023
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Tags: online career fair, recruiting events, virtual recruiting,

9 Real-life FAQs (and answers!) for Career Services Teams

Dale Stelter, Career Fair Plus Director of Business Development, spends 20+ hours a week with university- and college-based...


By Career Fair Plus • February 7, 2023
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Tags: Attending Career Fairs, Career Fair Plus, Virtual Fair,

Be the Center of Attention: Stand Out During Recruiting Events

You're preparing to attend your next recruiting fair. Great! This is an opportunity to meet face-to-face with potential...


By Career Fair Plus • February 1, 2023
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Tags: Career Fair, Recruiting, Virtual job fair platform,

The CandEs Shop Talk with Kevin & Dale

Kevin W. Grossman, host of the CandE Shop Talk podcast, recently welcomed Dale Stelter, Director of Business Development at...


By Career Fair Plus • November 17, 2022
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Tags: virtual recruiting, Virtual job fair platform, Recruiting events solutions,

A Few Words about Your First Time (Attending a Recruiting Event)

So how do you catch the attention of a potential employer and earn an interview if it’s your first recruiting event? In short:...


By Career Fair Plus • November 10, 2022
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Tags: Career Fair, Recruiting Fair, Recruiting,

Skip the Lines at In-person Recruiting Events with Meetings

Long lines at in-person recruiting events frustrate candidates and employers. And fewer interactions between job seekers and...


By Career Fair Plus • October 25, 2022
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Tags: Career Fair, Skip The Line, Recruiting,

Promoting a Recruiting Event? Get Social!

In case you missed Lucky 13: Revitalize Your Recruiting Event Marketing or haven’t seen our Marketing eGuide, here are a few more...


By Career Fair Plus • October 19, 2022
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Tags: Career Fair, career fair planning, Promotion

2022 Spring Recruiting by the (CF+) Numbers

Decisions, decisions, decisions.


By Career Fair Plus • August 2, 2022
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Tags: Career Fair, Hosting, job fair,

Your Portable Guide to Hosting Virtual Recruiting Events

Your new eBook goes beyond defining virtual career fairs to reveal:

  • Who hosts virtual career events by industry and type of program
  • Why virtual recruiting events are advantageous
  • How to plan a stress-free virtual career fair or recruiting event

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