Career Fair Information for Employers

Advertising
Attendance
Attire
Cancellation Policy
Copying Services
Dates
Displays
Facility Information
Fees
Information Sessions
Literature
Meals
Parking on Campus
Registration Information
Travel, Transportation, Accommodations, Dining
Shipping and Returning Materials

The staff in Cornell Career Services are eager to help you build on-campus visibility for your company. See detailed information on Advertising and Promotion

Advertising and Promotion

Employer Directory
A brief company overview—provided during the registration process—will be available to students in a searchable online database and will be part of a printed directory distributed to students at the career fair. To guarantee that your organization will appear in the directory, you must register for Career Fair Days by August 25, 2009.

Student Newspaper
Employers can also promote their organizations by advertising in the Career Fair Supplement of The Cornell Daily Sun, published on Monday, September 14.

Rates are:
1/8 page      $145.00
1/4 page      $295.00
1/2 page      $470.00
Full page      $900.00
Full Color:    $300.00
Spot Color:  $150.00

Materials must be copy-ready and are due by September 9.

To reserve space in the Supplement, contact:
Susan Bishop
The Cornell Daily Sun
607/273-3606 (9:00 am—12:00 noon)
sbishop@cornelldailysun.com

Other
See Advertising and Promoting for information related to increasing on-campus visibility and company presentations.

Attendance

Student attendance at the University Career Fair Days varies each year. Employers consistently tell us they speak with 100—150 students per day.

Year	Students Attending Over Two Days	Employers Attending Over Two Days
2008	4,600	262
2007	4,630	270
2006	6,200	235
2005	6,400	200
2004	5,100	151

Attire

Attire is business casual. Weather in Central New York is highly unpredictable, so be prepared for anything! The career fair facility is not air conditioned, so we encourage you to bring lightweight, comfortable cotton clothing if the forecast is for warm weather. In case of rain, bring an umbrella for the short walk to lunch.

Cancellation Policy

A full or partial refund will be issued for cancellations received prior to September 10, according to the schedule below. All cancellations must be sent in writing to the Registration Coordinator and will be confirmed by e-mail.
• Cancellations received by August 25 will receive a full refund.
• Cancellations received after August 25 and by September 10 will be assessed a $100 processing fee.
• Cancellations received after September 10 will not receive a refund.

Copy Service

Copy service is available on campus at the Campus Copy and Supply Center in Statler Hall (607/257-3381) or the The Campus Store; both locations are close to the career fair facility. For large orders, we recommend off-campus copy centers, including Gnomon Copy (607/273–3333) and Kinko's (800/463-3339).

Dates

General Interest (Non-Technical) Career Fair
Primarily for non-technical positions
Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 10:00 am—3:00 pm, Barton Hall

Technical & Engineering Career Fair
Primarily for technical positions
Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 10:00 am—3:00 pm, Barton Hall

Society for Women Engineers (SWE)—Professional Networking Dinner
Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 7:00—9:30 pm, Statler Hotel
Contact: Kristie Resetco, kmr53@cornell.edu

Displays

Booth Size
Your space at the Career Fair allows room for a floor display no more than 8' in length. A 3'x6' table, tablecloth, and 3 chairs are provided.

Banners
Banners cannot be hung on the walls, so please bring an alternative method and supplies—such as heavy tape—for displaying your banner.

Audio Displays
The Career Fair can get very crowded and noisy, so for the comfort of your neighbors and to eliminate extraneous noise, we prefer that you not bring audio displays.

Electricity
There is limited access to electrical outlets in the facility so we encourage you to bring displays that do not require electricity. We will try to run extensions to all employers who indicate a need for electricity; but cannot guarantee this service. If you would like electricity, please be sure to indicate that on your registration form. Remember that you will need to bring your own heavy duty extension cord.

Network Connections
There are no network/internet connections in Barton Hall.

TVs and VCRs
Cornell is unable to offer TV or VCR rentals, and electrical hookups in the Career Fair room are limited. We encourage you to bring displays that do not require electricity or video hookups.

Set Up
Recruiters are responsible for unpacking and set up of their own materials, as well as repacking and shipping after the Career Fair. (For more details refer to the "shipping" section below.) You may set up your Career Fair booth from 8:00—10:00 am. If you plan to arrive in Ithaca the evening before your Career Fair date, you may set up from 5:00—7:00 pm in Barton Hall.

Facility Information

Barton Hall is a multi-purpose facility used primarily for athletic events. The floor is nicely padded, but there is no air conditioning in this facility. On hot or humid days the room can be very warm, so we encourage you to dress comfortably for conditions.

Fees 2009

Early Bird Registration Incentive
Register by June 30 and receive a $50 discount on the (total) registration. 

General Interest and Technical & Engineering Employers
$500/day per table (maximum 2 tables)
Registration includes 1—3 representatives/table; no more that 3 representatives/table are allowed. Lunch is provided.

Nonprofit, Education, and Government Employers
$200/day per table (maximum 2 tables)
Registration includes 1—3 representatives/table; no more that 3 representatives/table are allowed. Lunch is provided.

Information Sessions

To assist employers in scheduling corporate presentations or information sessions that do not conflict competitors' events, Cornell Career Services pre-approves dates for information sessions. Please contact Demetra Dentes via email or 607/255-7464 with date preferences before contacting the Statler Hotel or ILR Conference Center. 

Meals

Breakfast and Lunch
A light breakfast and a buffet luncheon are included in the registration fee.

Box lunches are available, upon request, for recruiters who are not able to leave their tables for the lunch buffet. Vegetarian or vegan box lunches must be ordered in advance.

Parking On Campus

You may drive to the loading zones on the north and west sides of Barton Hall to unload your materials. A staff member will assist you by bringing your materials to your booth. Due to high traffic and the lack of long-term parking in the area, you must move your vehicle to the designated permit areas immediately after unloading.

All area hotels offer a shuttle service, which is the most convenient way to avoid parking issues.

Parking Permits
On the morning of each fair event, parking permits will be available at the parking table located near the check-in table. Participants who wish to pick up permits in advance can do so between the hours of 5:00—7:00 pm at Barton Hall on the prior evening.

Shuttle Service
We will provide shuttle service between parking areas and Barton Hall.

Registration Information

Please use the link on the right of this page to register. Registrations submitted after August 31, 2009, will be accepted on a space-available bases. After this date, employer profiles will be viewable by students online only and will not appear in the printed Employer Directory.

Travel, Transportation, Accommodations, Dining

Please visit our Getting To/Visiting Cornell page.

Note that we have reserved blocks of rooms at preferred rates at the following facilities for the nights of September 14—16, 2009. If you book a room at one of these hotels, please request the Cornell University Career Fair block room rate. Note that on the room release date for each facility any block rooms not yet reserved are made available to the public. All hotels offer shuttle service to/from campus.

Facility	Room Release Date
Best Western University Inn 607/272-6100 1020 Ellis Hollow Road	8/17/09 $84/night includes wireless and breakfast
Hilton Garden Inn 607/277-8900 130 E Seneca Street	8/17/09 $133-139 includes wireless
Holiday Inn Executive Tower 607/272-1000 222 South Cayuga Street	8/17/09 $119-139 includes wireless
The Statler Hotel 607/257-2500 East Avenue (on campus)	8/17/09

 

Shipping and Returning Career Fair Materials

Shipped displays, literature, and give-aways for University Career Fair Days must reach Cornell by September 11, 2009. Please note that we cannot guarantee that displays and literature received after September 11, or shipped to an address other than that listed below, will be available for your use at the Career Fair.

If you cannot ship your materials to reach Cornell University by September 11, we recommend that you bring the materials with you, or have them shipped to your hotel.

SHIP MATERIALS TO:
Attn: George Wood / CORNELL UNIVERSITY CAREER FAIR DAYS
Cornell University PDC Warehouse
321 East Palm Road, Ithaca, NY 14850

Clearly mark displays and boxes with University Career Fair Days 2009  and your company name. We use the information marked on the outside of your package to ensure that materials are delivered to the correct booth.

Returning Displays and Materials:
You are responsible for shipping your displays back to your company. Please bring the necessary shipping forms with you; these forms must include the weight of shipment and your account number or your materials will not be picked up. All materials left behind will be discarded.

Two carriers provide regular pick-up and delivery service to Cornell:
• Federal Express (800/463-3339) has scheduled special career fair pick-ups at Barton Hall on September 15 and 16, between 3:00—4:00 pm. Employers do not need to call FedEx.
• UPS (800/742-5877) requires employers to call to arrange a pick-up.