| Career fairs often attract large numbers of qualified, interested job seekers and are effective hiring tools for many employers. Although our client had found success with career fairs, they were hesitant to participate too frequently because of the time and manpower involved. They often manned the booths with managers or sales representatives, resulting in reduced sales productivity and client services. |
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Winning Results
With The Grapevine Group managing the entire career fair function, our client accomplished several objectives:
- Eased the logistics burden for Human Resources.
- Allowed managers and sales staff to stay focused on their own job priorities.
- Provided the expertise needed to thoroughly screen candidates and coordinate follow-up calls.
- Handled candidates quickly and professionally.
We manage career fairs for this client on an ongoing basis, but a recent event illustrates the effectiveness of our approach: at the end of a one-day career fair, we identified 18 candidates for our client to interview. Shortly thereafter our client extended job offers to 4 candidates, filling all of their openings in that market. The ability to shorten the process and act quickly gives them a competitive edge that has more than paid for itself. |
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| We essentially became an extension of our client's recruiting department and began handling every aspect of career fairs for them. We coordinated logistics including booth set up and takedown; we manned the booth as though we were employees of our client's company; we pre-screened candidates and scheduled follow-up interviews; and we "sold" our client company's attributes to candidates. |
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