Career Expo

A virtual career fair within the Career Fair Plus video chat platform provides the following:

• One-on-one 10-minute video chat conversations between recruiter and candidate.
• Each recruiter gets one schedule with five, 10-minute appointments per hour.
• Employers may have an unlimited number of recruiters, but we suggest starting with 1 or 2 recruiters and adding recruiters as needed. 
• Candidates will begin scheduling appointments two weeks prior to the fair. 
• Review this video demo to get an idea of how it works (from a student’s perspective).
• Employers may have an optional Group Meeting Room during the fair in addition to the one-on-one appointments at no extra charge.

After your Handshake registration has been approved and uploaded to Career Fair Plus, you will receive an invitation directly from Career Fair Plus.  Please follow this link to create your schedule, add other recruiters, add Group Meeting rooms, etc.

More on the two platforms:

Handshake:

• Employers register for the event and submit payment (if paying by credit card). Handshake is also the primary hub for job postings.
• Recruiters can conduct a student search to contact qualified candidates.
• Communications from NKU are sent via Handshake (re: Career Expo and future events)
• Students can use HireNKU to research who’s attending the career fair, their job postings, etc.
  

Career Fair Plus:

• Recruiters create and manage their career fair schedules, using the app or web-based platform.
• Candidates research employers and schedule appointments.
• Recruiters and candidates attend appointments within the platform.
• Career Fair Plus offers weekly recruiter webinars, Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons as well as Recruiter Resources.

• Log in to HireNKU using your username (your official company email address) and password.
  • If you have forgotten your password, enter your email address under the login boxes and click Find My Account. 
  • If you have never used HireNKU, use the Find My Account button to double check whether you have an account.  If not, follow the First Time User instructions to create a unique account for yourself, linked to your company/organization.  You will have limited functionality until we have reviewed your profile and made it active – please allow 1-2 business days for approval.  Once approved, please log back in to see additional options.
• From the Employer Dashboard, click Events on the menu.
• Click + Add Request to request on-campus recruiting (OCR).
• In the pop-up window, select Career Fair from the OCR Event Type.
• Under Preferred Event, you will see the fall career fairs. Click DETAILS to view event details.
• Select Career Expo 2021.
• Include any anticipated full-time/degree-required and co-op/internship positions so interested students can find you. 
• Complete the form with as much detail as possible then click the Submit button at the bottom.  Your request will be reviewed and you will be notified if it has been approved.

Employers are required to submit payment prior to attending the career fair.  During the registration process, you will have an opportunity to pay by credit card.  After registration, there are two ways to submit payment:

TO PAY BY CREDIT CARD:

• Log in to HireNKU
• Click Events on the menu
• Open your career fair registration
• Click the "More..." button in upper right corner, then click "Submit Payment" and follow the prompts.

TO PAY BY CHECK:

Make check payable to: Northern Kentucky University

Mail check to:

Career Services
Attn: Sydney Gebka 
Northern Kentucky University 
Nunn Drive, University Center, Room 225 
Highland Heights, KY 41099 

NKU FEIN NO: 61-1010545