{"id":641,"date":"2020-09-25T08:26:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T15:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/?page_id=641"},"modified":"2024-11-13T12:50:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T20:50:44","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/internships-careers\/career-fairs\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"breadcrumbs\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\">\r\n\t<!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.2.0 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">Voiland College<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Voiland College Student Success.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">Voiland College Student Success<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div><header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tCareer Fairs Frequently Asked Questions\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-max-width--xlarge\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h2 id=\"unique-id-1__5277\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">How can I attend the career fair?<\/button>\r\n    <\/h2>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__5277\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Register for the WSU Career Expo and VCEA Technical Fair on <a href=\"http:\/\/wsu.joinhandshake.com\">Handshake<\/a>. The Spring 2025 career fair is a hybrid event with a virtual fair on <a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.joinhandshake.com\/edu\/career_fairs\/32924\">Handshake<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gather.town\/\">,<\/a> Monday, February 10, 11:00 am-2:00 pm PST, and in-person fair at Beasley Coliseum on Tuesday, February 11, 11:00 am- 3:00 pm PST.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h2 id=\"unique-id-1__23018\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">What browser should I use to connect to the virtual fair?<\/button>\r\n    <\/h2>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__23018\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Google Chrome is the recommended browser. Make sure you allow pop-ups.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h2 id=\"unique-id-1__82112\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">What is the cut off time for registering for events?<\/button>\r\n    <\/h2>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__82112\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Students can register for the events until the start time on the day of the event.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h2 id=\"unique-id-1__78952\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">What do I do when I enter a virtual appointment\/meeting for the virtual career fair?<\/button>\r\n    <\/h2>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__78952\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>The virtual fair will take place in Handshake. Students will arrange their meeting schedule in advance of the day. The virtual fair is not intended to be an interview, but rather to serve as an initial meeting like at an in-person event. Employers and students will be able to screen share and share materials.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h2 id=\"unique-id-1__25392\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">What should I wear?<\/button>\r\n    <\/h2>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__25392\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Dress professionally. ASCC has a <a href=\"https:\/\/ascc.wsu.edu\/resources\/cougar-closet\/\">Career Cougar Closet<\/a> where you can get professional clothing, if needed.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h2 id=\"unique-id-1__95967\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">Why Should Freshmen Attend the Career Expo and Technical Fair?<\/button>\r\n    <\/h2>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__95967\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>The Career Fair is your gateway to your future career and it\u2019s important you start building your professional network in your freshman year by attending the fair. Attend the virtual fair to learn more about a company or meet with representatives in-person in Beasley Coliseum. Company representatives will answer your questions about careers in the industry, what the company looks for in an intern, whether or not they hire interns who are just starting their educational career, or any other question you might have about the company or the industry. Keep in mind that 80 percent of jobs happen because of networking and the career fair is the best place to start building your network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/reasons-freshmen-should-attend-college-career-fair-perrello\/\">this article from LinkedIn<\/a> for more reasons why freshmen should attend the career fair.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h2 id=\"unique-id-1__54480\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">What happens if I have audio\/video troubles during the virtual fair?<\/button>\r\n    <\/h2>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__54480\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>In case you get cut off or audio\/video doesn\u2019t work, make sure you get the recruiter\u2019s contact email so you can share your materials (resume, LinkedIn link, etc.).<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h2 id=\"unique-id-1__46639\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">Where can I go if I need assistance during the fair?<\/button>\r\n    <\/h2>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__46639\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Please visit the ACSS Troubleshooting page for assistance before or during the virtual fair. For questions during the in-person fair, there is are help booths on both the bottom and the top floors.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-callout wsu-spacing-after--large wsu-max-width--xlarge wsu-border--color-crimson wsu-spacing-before--large\" >\r\n    <h2 class=\"wsu-callout__title\">\r\n        Get Started!    <\/h2>    \n\n<p>Many companies come to campus for interviews during Career Fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign on to Handshake to complete your profile, submit a resume, and search for jobs, employer on-campus recruitment events, and career development workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/wsu.joinhandshake.com\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tSign on to Handshake\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-color-background--white wsu-width--full wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-spacing-bottom--none wsu-spacing-before--xxmedium\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-block-gray-wsu\" style=\"top:0;bottom:0;left:0;height:215px;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-color-background--white wsu-position--relative wsu-zindex--level-4 wsu-border--add-top wsu-spacing-padding-left--xxmedium wsu-spacing-padding-right--xxmedium wsu-spacing-top--xmedium wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-spacing-bottom--none wsu-border--color-crimson\" >\r\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact\">Contact the Internships and Career Services Office<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-spacing-after--xxsmall wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-spacing-before--sxxsmall\">\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dana Hall 140, 305 NE Spokane St.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phone:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:5093358726\">509-335-8726<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:vcea.internships@wsu.edu\">vcea.internships@wsu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Coaching <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>By Appointment<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/s\/z8HObUnNHUCdM4K38rPyAQ2\">Lisa Hathaway<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Interns:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\">Anna Nielsen<\/a> (MIS), <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\">Ariana Avina<\/a> (ME), <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\">Troy Buchanan<\/a> (ME), <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\">Chance Shungu<\/a> (CS), and <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\">Samantha Klein <\/a>(CS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Drop-in<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Interns: <\/strong>3-4 pm, Monday through Friday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-spacing-after--none\">Social Media<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-social-icons vcss-custom-social\"><li class=\"wsu-social-icons__twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WSUVoilandPPEL\"><span class=\"screen-reader-only\">Go to wsu twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wsu-social-icons__facebook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WSUVoilandSS\"><span class=\"screen-reader-only\">Go to wsu facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wsu-social-icons__instagram\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BAaVQIMM6mw\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-only\">Go to wsu instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wsu-social-icons__linkedin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/14355576\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-only\">Go to wsu linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-spacing-before--small\">Mailing Address<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Voiland College Internships and Career Services<br>Washington State University<br>PO Box 642718<br>Pullman, WA 99164-2718<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wsu-spacing-after--none\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2019\/07\/wsu_2021_vcea_coll_career_svcs_web_logo_full_color_rgb_4in@144ppi_adobe_express.jpeg\" alt=\"WSU Cougar logo that reads Washington State University, Voiland College Career Services.\" class=\"wp-image-5695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2019\/07\/wsu_2021_vcea_coll_career_svcs_web_logo_full_color_rgb_4in@144ppi_adobe_express.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2019\/07\/wsu_2021_vcea_coll_career_svcs_web_logo_full_color_rgb_4in@144ppi_adobe_express-396x87.jpeg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frequently asked questions about WSU career fairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7793,"featured_media":0,"parent":606,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/641"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7793"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=641"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8056,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/641\/revisions\/8056"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=641"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=641"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}