What is the difference between Career Fair and Job Fair?
Career Fair is an event at which you can discuss the type of career opportunities within your organization that students would pursue following graduation. This could include job opportunities that exist at present as several alumni attend Career Fair. Students who are not in their graduating year also attend Career Fair to learn about organizations and future opportunities which helps them better prepare themselves for the future through their course selections and work experiences prior to graduation. Job Fair is a recruiting event for organizations and you must have positions available within six months of the Fair. If you are recruiting for full-time, contract, part-time, summer or co-op positions, this event will bring you in contact with students and alumni who are currently looking for jobs.
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Who can I expect to meet?
We anticipate between 2500 and 4000 students and alumni at each of our Fairs. These students and alumni are from a broad range of academic disciplines. To view a combined list of over 300 programs and areas of study offered by the schools, please click here (PDF).
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What is the method of payment accepted?
Registration can be paid by forwarding a cheque in Canadian funds to "Partnerships For Employment", c/o 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, CANADA.
NEW:We are now able to accept credit card payments (Visa and Mastercard only). Upon completing the registration process, you will be given the option to go ahead and pay online with your Visa or Mastercard. If you wish to pay using a credit card but do not wish to to so at the time of registration, please contact partners@wlu.ca for more information
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How can we ensure our organization profile / advertisement is in the Guidebook?
Since we need to go to print one month prior to the Fair in order to have distribution of the guidebooks on campus, we need to set a deadline for receiving the guidebook / advertisement submissions. These deadlines are noted on the website. To ensure your profile / advertisement is in the print version of the guidebook, send your submission along with your registration form before the specified deadline date. Profiles received after this date can be viewed online but will not be included in the print version. Advertisements will not be posted online.
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How is the Employer Guidebook distributed?
The Guidebook is received on the four campuses one week prior to the Fair for distribution at the Career Centres. The Guidebook will also be available online for viewing. The day of the Fair, copies of the guidebook are given to each student entering the Fair.
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How are the Fairs marketed on the four campuses?
Extensive marketing takes place among the student populations of the four campuses. The Career Centres offer specialized workshops, banners are displayed, posters and flyers are distributed throughout the campuses, promotional events are held, advertising on department websites, memos to faculty and university/college administration, and targeted emails are sent to students and alumni.
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What is the booth size?
The booth is a 10 x 10 foot draped area with an 8 ft. skirted table and two chairs. All exhibits and materials must be contained in this space. Both the booths and aisles are carpeted.
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What if we require a larger booth?
If you anticipate that you will need more booth space after your initial registration, please email partners@wlu.ca. You will be invoiced for two booths.
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How do students get to the Fairs?
The four institutions provide free bus transportation throughout the day that takes students from the campuses to and from RIM Park. A large portion of students use this transportation, with the remaining getting there on their own.
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Can I ship booth materials ahead of time or after the Fair?
You can ship booth materials in advance of the Fair to RIM Park. Go here for more details. If you are shipping booth materials from RIM Park, please attach a completed waybill before leaving the materials in the designated drop-off area and let your courier know that materials will be available after 4:00 p.m. on the day of the Fair.
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How long will my organization's logo be live on the Partnerships for Employment website?
Your logo will remain on the Partnerships for Employment website until the third Monday of November or the third Monday of June.
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