Before the Fair

Career Centre Setup

Create your virtual fair, configure your payments and settings, and test your fair.

• ✅ Checklist: Virtual Fairs for Career Services
• 📍 Help Article: Virtual Fair Setup and Testing Guide
• 📍Help Article: Sharing a Fair With Another School
• ✏️ Blog: How to Add Employer Sponsorships to Virtual Fairs

Career Centre Training and Best Practices

Get tips for success from the Handshake team and your peers.

• ✏️ Blog: Advice from Career Services on Hosting Virtual Fairs in Handshake
• 🔍 Case Study: North Carolina A&T Facilitates 10,000 Virtual Connections
• 🔍 Case Study: Building Employer Relationships with Virtual Fairs
• 📌 Handshake Academy: Virtual Engagement

Employer Invite and Setup

Promote your fair to employers and help them with the basics of registering and setting up their virtual fair schedules. Aim for 80% of employer registrations and 80% of employer schedules created before inviting students.

• 📍 Help Article: Inviting Employers Using Targeted Emails in Handshake
• 🗒 Email Template: Invite & Remind Employers about Key Fair Tasks
• 📍 Help Article: Supporting Employers on Your Virtual Fair
• 📍 Help Article: Employer Virtual Fair Email Notifications from Handshake

Employer Training and Best Practices

Send these resources to employers to position them for success.

• ✅ Employer Playbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Virtual Fairs in Handshake
• 📺 Webinars: Virtual Fair Training and Office Hours for Employers
• ✏️ Blog: Virtual Fairs - 7 Ways Employers Can Stand Out
• 📍 Help Articles: Virtual Fair Video Requirements and Troubleshooting
• 📍 Help Articles: Getting Started for Employers New to Handshake

Student Invite and Setup

Promote your fair to students and remind them to sign up for employer sessions. Aim for 50% of registered students signed up for at least one employer session before the day of the fair.

• 🗒 Email Template: Invite & Remind Students about Key Fair Tasks
• 📍 Help Article: Supporting Students on Your Virtual Fair
• 📍 Help Article: Student Virtual Fair Email Notifications from Handshake

Student Training and Best Practices

Send these resources to students to position them for success.

• ✏️ Blogs: How Virtual Fairs Can Help You
• 📍 Help Article: Handshake's Guide to Attending a Virtual Career Fair
• 📺 Webinar: Get the Most Out of Your Virtual Fair
• 📺 Instagram Video: Virtual Fairs—Your Ticket to Getting Hired!
• ✏️ Blogs: Tips for Attending Virtual 1:1 Sessions

Day of the Fair

Career Centre

Refer to these resources to help you navigate the day of the fair smoothly.

• ✏️ Blog: Advice on How to Staff Your Fair
• 📍 Help Article: Virtual Fairs, Day of the Fair
• 📍 Help Article: Report a Technical Issue at Your Fair

Employers

Keep these resources handy during the fair so you can quickly reference or copy and share with employers.

• 📍 Help Article: Supporting Employers on Your Virtual Fair
• 📍 Help Article: Video Requirements and Troubleshooting for Employers
• 📍 Help Article: Virtual Fair Video Test Guide

Students

Keep these resources handy during the fair so you can quickly reference or copy and share with students.

• 📍 Help Article: Supporting Students on Your Virtual Fair
• 📍 Help Article: Video Requirements and Troubleshooting for Students
• 📍 Help Article: Report an Issue at Your Fair (Students)
• 📍 Help Article: Profile Privacy Options in Handshake

After the Fair

Career Centre

Report on the outcomes of your virtual fair and compare your fair performance to benchmark data from the Handshake network.

• 📍 Help Article: Post Fair Reports and Session Info
• 📍 Help Article: Pre-built Report Templates for Virtual Fairs
• 🗒 Template: Sample Post-Fair Questions for Students and Employers
• 📊 Handshake Virtual Delivery Reflections Workshop