Five rules to participating in a virtual career fair

Posted on February 8, 2011
Filed Under Employment, Finding a Job, Interview, Virtual Career Fairs | Leave a Comment

This past summer American Public University and American Military University held their first ever Virtual Career Fair through a virtual career management tool called NACElink. The Fair acted as a bridge connecting job-seeking students with employers explicitly interested in hiring AMU and APU students and alumni. Leading up to the career fair I encountered a number of students who were somewhat, quite rightly, befuddled by the prospect of a virtual career fair. In the same way that an interview conducted via Skype or some other digital platform is similar to the types of questions asked in an in-person interview, a virtual career fair parodies a traditional career fair. However, by virtue of the fact that it is being conducted online, a virtual career fair comes with its own unique set of rules and challenges. APUS is planning to hold another Virtual Career Fair this February, and in light of this, I thought it might be useful to share a few helpful tips to participating in a virtual career fair. Read more

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