Rates and Policies

• Registration rates

  Registration [$300] 
  Tuesday, August 20, 2024 - Tuesday, October 8 2024
  We have removed the early registration fee, enabling us to provide a reduced regular registration rate for all companies. This change is aimed at promoting participant diversity, recognizing that lowering our prices is beneficial to a variety of organizations. It's worth noting that our prices remain significantly below the national average.

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  Student Refreshment Contribution [$25]
  Tuesday, August 20, 2024 - Tuesday, October 8 2024
  To encourage more students to participate in the fair, we will have refreshments available for fair goers. If your business would like to help contribute to the refreshment table, please do so during registration. We will be sure to include your company name and/or logo on the refreshment table on the day of the event thanking you for your contribution. Thank you for helping us think outside the box to increase attendance!

   

  Gold Sponsor [$500] 
  Tuesday, August 20, 2024 - Tuesday, October 8 2024

  • • Registration fee
    • Prime booth location at the fair
    • 30-second live video to be recorded at the career fair and posted on Instagram 
    • Introduction to relevant campus partners and organizations
    • + plus silver sponsor benefits

   

  Silver Sponsor [$450] 
  Tuesday, August 20, 2024 - Tuesday, October 8 2024

  • • Registration fee
    • Social media promotion highlighting your organization and your participation in the fair
    • Promotion of current job openings
    • Organization logo in all spring fair emails to students 
    • Organization logo on fliers

• Refund policy

  We hope that an organization will not cancel, but in the event that an organization chooses to withdraw completely from an event, the following refund schedule will apply. 

  • • Notification received via email before Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 5pm (AKT):  A full refund will be honored.
    • Notification received via email after Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 5pm (AKT): Registration fees are not eligible for refunds or payment towards future fairs. 
    • No-shows are non-refundable and non-transferable. 
    • If an event or fair needs to be canceled by the host institution, organizations that have already paid will receive a full refund. 

• Additional policies
  • Employers who have unpaid dues will not be eligible for future fairs until they settle their outstanding balance and also submit the new fair fee in advance. This policy applies to employers that fail to attend without prior notice and fail to make the required payments.
  • Employers who attend, but are not satisfied are still expected to pay.  
  • Payments received after the payment deadline will be assessed a $50 late fee. 
  • Fair displays and promotional materials must be in compliance with campus policies. Career Services maintains the right to ask you to remove or modify any of your materials in compliance with these policies.

• Check payments

  While credit card payments are preferred, if payment is to be made by check, please use the following procedure to ensure your check arrives and is posted for your payment: 

  • • Please notify us ahead of time via email that the payment by check option is being utilized. Contact us at uaa_career@alaska.edu.
    • Checks must be made out to "University of Alaska Anchorage" only. Please ensure no other person's name is included in that payee line.
    • Envelopes should have the following mailing address:

  UAA Student Engagement and Inclusion
  Attn: Lydia Gentry
  3211 Providence Drive, SU 218
  Anchorage, AK 99508

Tips for Career Fair Success

Career Services is thrilled to support a variety of organizations in their recruitment endeavors. Please watch the following video for our top tips to engage students and alumni attending University of Alaska career fairs. 

Open the boxes below for even more tips and guides to help you prepare for career fairs! 

• Audience & engagement strategies

  Who to expect:

  This event is open to all UAA students and alumni. The university encourages all students to come as they are regardless of dress or appearance. UAA Career Services does maintain a professional clothing closet that provides free attire to students as needed, but we do not prohibit students from attending based on dress. Students are encouraged to attend as they are rather than miss the opportunity to participate in this career development opportunity. We recognize that a number of students experience homelessness, may not be able to afford proper attire, and/or are balancing a busy schedule that does not allow time to change. 

  Students will vary in their level of preparedness. Career Services has many guides and resources, but students may choose not to utilize them especially if they are using the career fair as an exploratory tool. 

   

  What they want:

  All students regardless of academic year are invited and encouraged attend. Attendees may be looking to immediately apply for jobs and internships, seeking positions to apply for in the future, or exploring potential career pathways. Many students utilize recruitment events to learn more about career directions, industry trends, and company culture. They want to spend this time getting to know YOU and what you have to offer them now and/or in the future. 

   

  How to engage: 

  1. Understand that students are likely nervous and intimidated. Close your devices and welcome each student with a smile and a hello! 
  2. Start the conversation with an easy question, such as "What brings you to the career fair?" or "What is your major?". Ask students if they have a particular career in mind or if they are still exploring their career interests.
  3. Be prepared to:
     • describe a typical day in the roles you are hiring for
     • understand and articulate the company culture
     • provide information on company pay and benefits
     • discuss opportunities for training, development, mentorship, and progression within the company
  4. Some students have physical copies of their resumes ready for you, while others may have them uploaded to Handshake. Be sure to ask students how to best follow up with them.

• Utilizing Handshake

  Before the fair:

  Students are already registering for spring career fair week and reviewing company profiles! Engage them early by updating your company profile, posting your job and internship opportunities, messaging students ahead of time, and more! 

  1. Update your company profile
     • Handshake Employer Profile Guide
     • Video: How to: update your profile 
  2. Post any open positions to Handshake by October 8.
     • How To Post a Job in Handshake
     • Video: How to: post a job
  3. Send students a personalized message through Handshake to invite them to speak with you at the fair.
     
     • Handshake Guide to Messaging Students
     • Video: How to: message students on Handshake

   

  During the fair: 

  Handshake now provides QR code check-in. Employers who are interested in gathering student data for follow-up after the fair may download and print a QR code for students to scan at the event. Handshake will send employers who utilize the QR code check-in a personalized digest the next day with contact information for all the students you spoke with! Review Handshake's article on QR code check-in for more information on how to get your QR code! 

   

  After the fair: 

  1. Follow up with those who scanned your QR code at the fair. You may wait for Handshake to send you a digest, or log into Handshake and select the associated career fair to find attendees sooner. Review Handshake's article on QR code check-in for more information. 
  2. Send students a personalized message through Handshake to invite them to speak with you at the fair.
     
     • Handshake Guide to Messaging Students
     • Video: How to: message students on Handshake

• Preparing your materials

  With so many employers present at our fast-paced fair, it can be hard to catch and hold students' attention. Here are some tips for reaching our students at UAA:

  • Students are more likely to visit your table if they have an idea of what you can offer them and want to learn more. We request that you post your jobs in Handshake by October 8th so that students can view them before the fair.
  • Some students appreciate having something they can take with them after the conversation. In addition to providing a business card, we recommend offering a flyer with information about your open positions.