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Fairs, Events, and Workshops

Career Fairs

Students, Alums, and Community Members:

Connect with local employers at the annual career fairs at NVU. Whether you’re searching for an internship or your first job after graduation, a career fair is a great place to start.

The 2023 Spring Career and Internship Fair will take place on Tuesday, March 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the SHAPE Center Varsity Gym, on the NVU-Johnson campus.

Employers: There are limited tables at the event, if you have jobs and/internships and would like to attend the fair, please contact Beth.Walsh@NorthernVermont.edu for the registration information. For opportunities to table at the NVU-Lyndon campus, please reach out to Amy.Wright@NorthernVermont.edu.

Community Members: We encourage you to attend. There will be free parking and admission. Please bring your resume.

Students and Alums: This is a great opportunity, we look forward to seeing you at this event. Need help with your resumes? Don’t hesitate to reach out to your Career Services office on your campus. You can also schedule a Zoom appointment with Beth, on the Johnson campus, or with Amy, on the Lyndon campus.

We hope you take advantage of this great event!

 

Reasons to Attend a Career Fair

  • Scope out local employment opportunities
  • Learn what employers are looking for in job and internship candidates
  • Gain communication skills as you talk with employers
  • Aim to make a great impression and set up an interview

Tips for reaching out to employers

  • Send an email that is professional in tone, with no typos, spelling or grammatical errors, and is friendly and informative.
  • Research organizations you’re interested in before the event
  • Introduce yourself with your “elevator pitch”
    • I am (introduction of name, career field, major
    • I have experience/skills in (brief description of your experiences, skills, and/ or studies)
    • I am interested in/would like to (your career interests, aspirations, goals)
  • Tell them what opportunity interests you
  • Plan a few key questions about the job and the company
  • Ask what they like best about working for the company
  • Request an interview and include your email address and your phone number

Zoom Interview Advice from our Friends at Indeed.com

Use the mute button

Keeping yourself on mute as they speak can help your interviewer feel more focused on what they want to tell you.

Look into the camera while speaking

During an in-person interview, maintaining eye contact with your interviewer is a sign of confidence and respect by looking into the camera as you are speaking.

Choose a professional background

When setting up your computer, choose an area that is tidy and free of clutter. Make sure your background is sparse rather than busy and only has professional-looking items in the background.

Find a brightly lit room

Your interviewer needs to be able to see your body language and facial expressions during your Zoom interview. Choose a room with good lighting, so they can easily see you. Setting your interview space facing a window that lets in a lot of natural lighting is a great way to make yourself more visible.

Pick a quiet space

Choose an area that is quiet and free of distractions so that your interviewer can direct their full attention to what you have to say.

Silence your phone

Before your Zoom interview, silence your phone and put it away.

Maintain your focus

While your interviewer is speaking, keep your focus on the screen to show them that you are paying attention to what they have to say through active listening (nodding as they speak and asking questions based on what they say).

Turn off notifications and keep your screen clear

Turn off any notifications on your computer. Close out of any social media websites or anything else that could become a distraction. Set the Zoom meeting to full screen so that your interviewer is the only thing you can see.

Use a laptop or computer

Having your computer on a table creates a more stationary view of yourself while holding your phone in your hand could cause camera shake. Your computer camera also gives the interviewer a better view of yourself and comes in clearer.

Charge your laptop

If your interview space doesn’t have an outlet, make sure to fully charge your laptop before your interview.

Update your computer

Get the newest edition of Zoom prior to your meeting. Also do a full system update on your computer well in advance.

Find a good internet connection

Prior to your Zoom interview, make sure you have a strong internet connection.

Communicate with your household

If you live with other people, let them know when and where you are interviewing.

Wear professional attire

Dress exactly how you would during an in-person interview. This means you should wear your nicest business attire.

Use appropriate body language

During your interview, sit up tall with your hands in your lap and your feet on the floor. While you speak, you may use your hands as well if that’s natural for you. As your interviewer speaks, use nonverbal cues such as nodding and smiling.

Ask your interviewer questions

Employers like it when you have questions to ask, so prepare questions prior to the interview. As in all job interviews, do not ask questions about salary or benefits until an offer has been made. Make sure to listen throughout your interview so you only ask questions about topics the interviewer hasn’t covered yet. Appropriate questions could be about the company’s culture, this role’s responsibilities or what the interviewer enjoys most about the company.