Welcome

PROVIDE HANDS ON ACTIVITIES that directly relate to the job you do or the field you are representing. Youth will remember how something makes them feel much longer than something they read or heard.

BE TIME COGNIZANT. Activities should last no more than 5 minutes to retain attention. 

FIND SWAG that is connected to your mission or your work. 

RELATE YOUR JOB TO HOW IT IMPACTS THE YOUTH'S COMMUNITY AND EVERYDAY LIFE. Helping Youth see the connection to something they personally know or experience can be a light bulb moment for Youth when looking at careers.   

LIMIT USING INDUSTRY ACRONYMS OR JARGON as this can confuse Youth and be an immediate turn off. 

TAILOR YOUR RESOURCES to what the career fair covers. Mention open job positions if the career fair is a recruitment fair. 

KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE. Tailor career fair content to the age of Youth that will be at the career fair. 

ENGAGE YOUR AUDIENCE by incorporating questions into your presentation. 

PLAN FOR AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF STAFF AT YOUR BOOTH. Sometimes it is necessary to have more than one staff member present at a booth to talk to multiple Youth or to draw-in Youth to your booth.

TALK ABOUT YOUR PASSION. Youth will be much more interested in what you have to say if you are excited about it too.