On Feb 5, we held the “reverse job fair” on the campus of Virginia Tech. The students loved it. Employers warmed up to it by the end of the day encouraging us to move forward with another with several tweaks.  Read more in a Roanoke Times story.

This event was designed to out the focus on the students and to show them they are coveted and many local opportunities do exist. Nearly 200 students and 80 company representatives from 45 organizations participated.

Here are some testimonials: 

“Thank you very much for the opportunity to take part in this career fair. It gave me valuable experience talking to employers. Having employers wait to talk to me felt great. It helped me better understand the process better because I am in the employers shoes.”

“I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the Job Fair.  I loved the concept!  Knowing these students CHOSE to be there and were representing themselves was a much better approach than a traditional job fair.”