During the Virtual Fair

Connecting With Recruiters at Virtual Fall Career Day

Career fairs are unique in that you have a limited time to pitch your skills to an employer. Be prepared before attending so that you can display confidence.

Prepare for the Event

Set yourself up for successful Virtual interactions by preparing your account.

• Entering the Event

Participating in the Event 

Learn to navigate the world of virtual recruitment.

1. Go to nittanylioncareers.psu.edu and log in using your Penn State account user ID and password.
2. On the day of the fair, once you have logged in, go to Events, Type, Career Fairs and click apply.
3. Scroll to find the event and click on it.
4. If you have not already done so, upload your resume. This is the only way to pass a resume to an employer during the fair.
   1. If you add a new resume, you will need to navigate back to the career fair after uploading your resume. Additionally, if you haven’t updated your account prior to the fair, you will automatically be taken to your academic profile to update your Major, Graduation Date, and GPA. Once updated, you will need to navigate back to the career fair.
5. To view or change your chat profile, go to your initials and/or picture in the upper right-hand corner (My Account, Academic Profile). 
   1. You can update your Major, Graduation Date, and Work Authorization. 
   2. Degree Level cannot be changed. 
   3. Work Authorization may be left blank.
6. Set your status to Online.
7. When the fair starts, go to the Employer tab to search and filter to find employers of interest.
8. You can express interest in an employer by clicking on the star icon, which brings them to the top of your list.
9. Click on the employer to view the company profile and positions they are recruiting for.
10. You can speak to employers in 1-on-1 video chats by clicking on join queue. The employers who you are waiting for will show up under upcoming chats along with estimated wait times.
11. You can stand in multiple queues at once to maximize your number of video chats. Under upcoming chats, you can see how many total queues you are allowed to be in at one time.
12. While you wait, you can join a group video chat with an employer by clicking on group chat. If you are in a group video chat, employers can still contact you for 1-on-1 video chats.
13. If you are waiting in employer queues, make sure to stay within that virtual career fair. If you navigate away to other pages within the site, you may miss invitations from employers to video chat.
14. When it’s your turn to video chat with an employer, you will see an alert pop up on the screen and hear a “ding” sound. 
    1. If you’re using Safari, you will need to Allow Auto Play (Preferences, Websites, Allow Auto Play). Click on the alert to see instructions on how to video chat with the employer.
15. Once you have started to video chat with an employer, the timer will count down from the maximum time to zero.
16. When you are done with your video chat, click end chat, and you can write notes and use it for follow up after the fair.
17. If you need to step away for a short break, set your status to Busy. Employers will not be able to invite you to video chat.
18. If you need to leave the fair, set your status to Offline. You will be removed from any queues that you are currently in.
19. When the fair is over, you will receive a follow up email where you can access your notes along with the representative’s name and email.