Check back for details on Job Fair 2019 next January!
Why should I volunteer?
Student volunteers are a vital part of the Job Fair team that help the event to function effectively.
Moreover, aside from helping to ensure that the event itself is successful, students who volunteer have the opportunity to meet and network with employers from a privileged position. As a volunteer, before you open your mouth or hand over a resume, you’ve already demonstrated to participating employers that you have initiative and positive employable qualities. As an added bonus, volunteers will receive a formal letter of thanks from the Job Fair organizing committee.
What do volunteers do?
Volunteers help to represent the University of Windsor, St. Clair College, and the Job Fair organizing committee by maintaining a positive demeanor at all times. In general, volunteers should be ready to respond to any reasonable need or request an employer or representative might have. For example, volunteers help to unload vehicles, carry displays, organize materials for displays, answer questions, and get water and coffee. Volunteers may also assist students and alumni attending the fair by answering a variety of questions about the event.
Volunteers must have a “can-do” attitude: As a volunteer, always think, “What can we do?” Help find answers and solutions to problems, not reasons “why not.”
Again, volunteers will have the opportunity to leave lasting, favourable impressions with participating employer representatives.
When and where is the Job Fair?
Check back for details on Job Fair 2019 next January!
How do I become a volunteer?
If you are interested in volunteering at the Job Fair, view the Online Volunteer Application to complete the form. Volunteers will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
Volunteer Shift Descriptions
Volunteers who are assigned to a shift will be required to report ahead of the specified start time and perform some or all of the listed duties. Actual responsibilities may differ slightly.
Setup and Set-Up Crew (8am to 10:30am)
- Help the coordinators with any last-minute details.
- Greet employers at the east entrance of the St. Denis Centre.
- Assist arriving employers with vehicle unloading.
- Deliver employers’ materials to booths.
- Assist employers with display setup (if necessary).
Note: As volunteers in this role will be required to work outdoors, they should be prepared to dress for the winter weather.
Welcome Crew Shift #1 (9:30am to 12:30pm); Shift # 2 (12:15pm to 3pm)
- Welcome employers, students, and alumni as they arrive.
- Maintain a presence in the lobby and in front of the information/check-in table.
- Answer questions appropriately; direct unanswerable questions to event coordinators.
- Check student ID cards and sign in all students and alumni.
- Direct members of the general public to the University of Windsor table, where they are to be charged $20 each.
- Additional support as required
Teardown Crew (2:30pm to 4pm)
- Help employers dismantle their displays.
- Help employers take their materials back to their vehicles.
- Assist Job Fair organizers in cleaning up and transporting materials.
Note: As volunteers in this role will be required to work outdoors, they should be prepared to dress for the winter weather.