Best Virtual Career Fair Platforms
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What are Virtual Career Fair Platforms?
Virtual career fair platforms are online solutions that allow employers and job seekers to connect, interact, and conduct recruitment activities in a virtual environment. These platforms typically include features such as virtual booths, video interviews, resume sharing, chat capabilities, and live presentations, creating a dynamic, interactive experience for both employers and candidates. Virtual career fair platforms help organizations reach a broader talent pool, while providing job seekers with the opportunity to explore career opportunities, network with recruiters, and participate in real-time discussions from anywhere. They are especially useful for remote recruitment, large-scale job fairs, and organizations with geographically dispersed talent pools. Compare and read user reviews of the best Virtual Career Fair platforms currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.
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Samaaro
Tacnik Technology
Samaaro's AI-powered event marketing platform helps you run events more efficiently, reduce manual work, engage attendees, capture qualified leads, and gain real-time performance visibility. For marketing teams hosting events to build brand awareness or generate leads, Samaaro's AI-powered event marketing platform makes planning, promoting, and executing events easy. It offers tailored registration workflows, automates communication, enables efficient on-site operations, and integrates with existing tools to reduce manual work, engage audiences, and improve ROI. With enterprise-grade security and a reputation for exceptional support, Samaaro is a trusted partner for high-performing event teams. -
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vFairs
vFairs
vFairs is the complete virtual event platform that helps event organizers host unforgettable life-like virtual events. These include virtual conferences, trade shows, job fairs, university open days, auto shows, and much more. This platform stands out with its realistic 3D environments, powerful networking tools, multiple webinar options, animated avatars, end-to-end project management, and unbeatable 24/7 customer support. vFairs offers one of the widest feature sets you’ll come across with everything from immersive exhibit booths, breakout sessions, virtual auditorium, live Q&As to poster halls, scavenger hunts, photo booths, and swag bags. The platform also offers several networking options, such as auto-match making, group meetings, and appointment booking. vFairs even offers specialized features for its various solution types. You can also stack on as many features as you’d like and use the easy integrations so there are no limits to where you can take your event. -
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Communique Conferencing
Communique Conferencing, Inc.
Communique (founded 2001) is an all-in-one webinar, virtual event platform & hybrid event platform that helps organizations host amazing events and conferences. Features include; Personal Agenda, AI Matchmaking, Networking, Content Suggestions, Meeting Scheduling, Breakout Rooms, Briefcase, Text & Video Chat, Gamification with Leaderboard, Webinar Sessions, Q&A, polls, surveys, live day broadcast messages, language translation, social media wall, photo booth and more. The below customer review touches on the two things we consistently hear that make us different from other providers: “Far and away, the most interactive and best-looking Virtual Event platform. Very easy for the attendees to use. It actually feels like an event rather than a glorified website or list of Zoom webinars. What I liked the best was the one-on-one support and weekly project meetings. The support team is always available. I don't think the team ever sleeps. They had our best interest at heart." -
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HexaFair
HexaFair
Host Most Engaging Virtual & Hybrid Events in just Few Clicks All in-one event platform to host Hybrid & Virtual Events, offering the best immersive & engaging experiences for audiences. From small to Large-scale events - from 100 to 50,000 attendees Scalable - From 5 to 1000 exhibitors, multi-hall environment Choose from range of themes & venue, lobby, auditorium, booth designs Auto-matchmaking, live chat, Spatial audio chat, Video Calls Accessible from all devices (Web, iPhone, Android & VR Headsets) -
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Hopin
Hopin
The virtual venue for all your events. Hopin is an online events platform where you can create engaging virtual events that connect people around the globe. Host your most interactive online event yet. Hopin is a virtual venue with multiple interactive areas that are optimized for connecting and engaging. Attendees can move in and out of rooms just like an in-person event and enjoy the content and connections you've created for them. The results? High show-up rates, low drop-off rates, and happy attendees. Organizers can achieve the same goals of their offline events by customizing their Hopin events to fit the requirements, whether it's a 50-person recruiting event, a 500-person all-hands meeting, or a 50,000-person annual conference. Hopin is built knowing every event is unique. Host full-scale conferences with multiple stages, sessions, networking, and expo booths. Gather people at your customized Hopin event and let them interact and learn together.Starting Price: $99 per month -
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XOR
XOR
XOR AI platform helps businesses hire blue-collar workers for only $500 per hire. Our modern AI system connects and engages candidates directly rather than via job boards. The whole process is fully automated, that's why our costs are much lower than the competition. We can deliver blue-collar workers to your door for only $500 per hire within less than 5 days. XOR will attract, pre-screen and then schedule the best candidates for the interview with your recruiter or hiring manager. The whole process is fully automated, that's why our costs are much lower than the competition. XOR's AI contacts and engages candidates proactively, taking into account the location and the requirements for the position. We use non-conventional sourcing channels to help our clients hire the best workforce. We sync our system to the recruiter’s or hiring manager's calendar and automatically schedule prescreened candidates for an interview just 2 days after launch. -
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Talentspace
Talentspace
Excite talents in the first seconds of your event, and leave a lasting impression throughout the hiring process. Let potential hires read about your organization through informational company profiles, even during a video session. Showcase your brand and culture with compelling and interesting content via photos, videos, and PDF materials. Provide clarity on common participant questions about your company and position yourself as an attractive employer. Virtual career fairs can be single or multi-day fairs. Talentspace allows for unlimited exhibitors, participants, and multiple program formats to help you create a full-fledged career fair. You can organize roundtables or seminars surrounding specific themes to focus the recruitment effort on specialized job functions or industries. You can also conduct interview trainings or resume review workshops to get job seekers confident and ready for an upcoming recruiting event. -
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Handshake
Handshake
Handshake is the largest early talent recruiting platform connecting employers, talent, and colleges in one place. Employers of all sizes rely on Handshake to power their early talent recruitment. Handshake Premium enables employers to build a proactive, digital strategy to keep up with today’s early talent market. Actively target priority groups to engage the people you want to hire. Apply filters like location preference to find your ideal talent profile. Personalize your outreach to encourage the right candidates to apply. Keep track of candidate engagement and monitor your pipeline’s progress by reviewing verified student information and your full engagement history. -
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Virtway
Virtway
Virtway: Your Enterprise Metaverse, Made Easy Virtway, a metaverse pioneer since 2010, specializes in crafting transformative experiences. We solve real business challenges, from workforce readiness to revenue-boosting sales strategies, and create engaging virtual communities for clients to connect, share, and engage with brands. With over a decade of experience, Virtway continues to harness the metaverse’s power for diverse enterprise needs. Virtway's Metaverse is accessible from all devices: mobile phones, tablets or computers, and is revolutionizing communication with innovative ways to connect companies with the public. Any type of event is possible, from small corporate onboarding to massive career fairs. Virtway connects and engages EVERY event participant innovatively with its avatars, allowing users to speak up and show up in a highly functional fashion by interacting & communicating in real-time via 3D spatial audio.Starting Price: $12/user/month -
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Virtual Days
Virtual Days
Virtual Days is a leading virtual events platform for hosting online recruitment events like virtual job fairs, virtual career fairs, and for educational events like virtual open days and graduation ceremonies and corporate events like virtual conferences, meetings and business-to-business discussions globally. Improve your event style using our virtual event software and engage your attendees in an attractive 3D virtual environment more smartly and efficiently. It helps save time and money! Our dynamic virtual event platform is designed to offer a seamless, professional, and impactful online experience. Utilising state-of-the-art technology in 3D graphics, immersive experiences, and artificial intelligence, we have devised a distinctive solution for meetings and events. Our virtual platform is innovative, customizable, and user-friendly, empowering you to attract, engage, and convert attendees while distinguishing yourself from competitors.Starting Price: $1000 -
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6Connex
6Connex
Events from A to Z The 6Connex all-in-one event platform features a broad menu of functionalities designed to support in-person, hybrid, or virtual events, allowing you to deliver events that enhance the physical experience and extend beyond it. From promotion to analytics, simplify event management – regardless of event format – by using a single tool to promote, register, run, and measure events. Drive attendee engagement, capture event attendee data, and uncover insights to target post-event activities and inform long-term event strategy. One event platform. Multiple event moments. Push the boundaries of your event experiences and make a lasting impression on your audience today.Starting Price: $3000 per month -
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Live Recruit
Live Recruit
Live Recruit is a virtual hiring event platform that makes it easy to engage potential candidates and fast-track the hiring process. Live Recruit is all about simplicity and the candidate experience. In just minutes, you’ll be on your way to engaging candidates and growing employer brand awareness. Live Recruit empowers recruiters to effortlessly connect with candidates and expedite the hiring process. The technology is easy-to-use and built for beginners and experts alike. Score and rate candidates, take notes, and share conversations so hiring managers don’t waste time on candidates who aren’t the right fit. Connect candidates to hiring managers and easily schedule post-event interviews — all within the platform. See a big-picture overview of your talent pipeline, from the number of registrants to the candidates interviewed.Starting Price: $295 per month -
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WorkCast
WorkCast
WorkCast's virtual event platform was created as a solution to a problem: how do we transition large-scale physical events to online events seamlessly, without compromising on customer experience or interaction? Since then, WorkCast has run over 8,000 events for more than 1 million attendees across 20 countries. We have worked with some of the world's biggest and fastest growing companies - such as Sony, NHS, AutoDesk, Bombora and more - to deliver Enterprise-level virtual conferences, college open days, trade shows and careers fairs for up to 50,000 attendees. Our robust virtual event software is cloud-based, secure and requires no plugins, downloads or barriers, so you can easily host your multi-session online event, anywhere, anytime, on any device. Our robust webinar software is cloud-based, secure and requires no plugins, downloads or barriers, so you can easily host your webinar, anywhere, anytime, on any device. -
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Conversation Starter
Conversation Starter
Use Conversation Starter to organize online networking events for your community. There's no need to travel to an online networking event: people anywhere can join and busy people waste no time getting there. The result: more participants. Our cutting-edge recommendation engine helps participants to have meaningful conversations with their most relevant peers. Whether you're hosting events for entrepreneurs, academics, investors or pretty much anyone else: Conversation Starter is your all-in-one solution. Participants meet in scheduled or automatic 1-on-1 meetings or breakout rooms for group meetings. Who met who? What did they discuss? Richt networking profiles and event reports let you gain insights. Add live or pre-recorded video content to your event by integrating Vimeo, YouTube or Zoom. Put your sponsors and their content in the spotlight to monetize your event.Starting Price: $1100.00/one-time -
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Recruitsos
Recruitsos
Change the way you meet talent. Virtual hiring events and a powerful ATS help you attract passionate people and move them through your hiring funnel, fast. Recruitsos makes it easy to quickly create an attractive job, then distribute your job across the web, to job boards and social media websites. Recruitsos posts on Indeed, provides you with a social share link to share on Facebook, LinkedIn, and anywhere else you'd like! Recruitsos also connects with Zapier so you can share your job (and candidates) with as many as 1500+ applications. Conducting an awesome hiring experience is a hot topic these days. With Recruitsos, you'll be able to lay out all the details for your candidates once, then never have to do it again. Recruitsos shares the requirements you set up for each stage, automatically, with each candidate as they make it to each next step.Starting Price: $45 per month per user -
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Cynaptx
Cynaptx
Cynaptx brings students, employers, and career centers on one powerful platform. To do better career planning, deliver exceptional career services, and get amazing outcomes. Cynaptx makes it is easy to manage, develop, and monitor all career services activities. Career Services gains the insight and flexibility needed to nurture ongoing success utilizing a single system to manage student and employer relationships. Cynaptx is leveling the playing field for institutions of all sizes. By providing a scalable product that fits everyone’s budget and needs. We are building one smart global network of students, alumni, employers & universities/colleges by increasing engagement and outcomes for all stakeholders. Get suggestions for the most important tasks that need your attention. Never miss a To-Do action item and get recommendation on what to do. Forecasting and predictions based on past trends and future goals. -
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FlexJobs
FlexJobs
FlexJobs is the largest, most experienced job platform in the world dedicated to remote and other types of flexible work. For the past 13+ years we have worked with leading employers on specialized recruitment of remote workers, ways to brand your remote and flex hiring options, cccessing new, high-quality talent pools, remote and flexible workplace consulting, and ongoing candidate engagement. So if you hire for remote or flexible schedule roles, find out how FlexJobs can help you get top talent! For one flat rate, you can post as many jobs as you'd like and have unlimited access to our resume database to search for relevant candidates anytime! Unique access diverse and typically hard-to-reach audiences, ranging from millennials to military spouses, rural workers to digital nomads, working moms to people with disabilities. Access to a variety of impactful upgrade options such as Virtual Job Fairs, Webinars, Targeted Email Blasts, and more.Starting Price: $299 per month -
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MootUp
MootUp
It doesn’t matter whether you’re leveraging the tools you know & love like Zoom or using our cutting edge features. MootUp is the ‘all-in-one’, 3D platform that delivers the memorable experiences you’re audience craves. Our virtual event platform allows organizers to reach a global audience, reduce travel costs and host their events regardless of real world challenges and limitations using web based 3D. Easily track user actions and gather lead data at multiple virtual booth marketing touch points. Business cards, brochures, video and email are just the beginning. Dozens of pre-made, 3D environments are included with MootUp including auditoriums, trade show and exhibit booths, networking lounges and many more. Our team can also build custom, 3D environments – we’re only limited by our imaginations. -
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Showfloor
Showfloor
Host virtual hiring events to connect with candidates face-to-face over live video. One affordable platform for all virtual hiring. Showfloor is a virtual hiring event platform that makes it easy to meet more candidates. Share your story and attract diverse talent. Showcase company culture, vision, values, and what makes your organization great. Create a real human connection with candidates earlier in the recruitment process. Give more candidates from underrepresented groups the opportunity to meet recruiters by eliminating resume screening bias. Host virtual hiring events to connect with candidates face-to-face over live video. Host virtual hiring events to meet diverse candidates face-to-face without screening resumes, scheduling headaches, and no-shows. Conduct screening interviews, take notes, and advance candidates. When a recruiter completes an interview, the next one starts automatically. -
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EventX
EventX
Founded in 2014, EventX is a leading provider of event management software solutions specializing in Asia including China, for both event organizers and participants catering to over 135 countries and organizing over 10,000 events with over 5M attendees. The award-winning company offers both virtual and hybrid event solutions used by companies, organizers, and all leading trade bodies in Asia including HKTDC, Alibaba, Reed, and many more. With features such as the interactive exhibition hall, dynamic exhibitor booths, online registration forms, webinars, and interactive conference stages, EventX is the go to service for many organizations attempting to broaden their audience into Asia Pacific. -
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EasyVirtualFair
EasyVirtualFair
The Virtual Fair Software of Choice of Universities, Governments and event organizers leader in 36 countries. Workforce Devemopment Boards, Universities, School Districts, State DOLs...our clients range from small companies to large corporations and everything in between. Zero downloads, ultra-fast loading times, custom registration form and landing page, mobile friendly, and unlimited users. Client and exhibitor on-boarding, help desk, white-glove service, 24/7 worldwide support, kickoff meeting, and weekly update meetings. Interactive solution with written and video chat options. Add your webcast platform of choice and create amazing experiences for the attendees. -
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Eventus
Whitestone Technologies
Eventus powers all types of events at universities and other large institutions around the globe with our suite of apps, builders, and virtual products. For better or for worse, students are used to apps and websites built by leading companies, and are not responsive to anything but the most well crafted user experiences. An event solution built around Higher Ed. Distribute event guides through a single app/website, including invites, RSVPs, and check-ins. Create push notification campaigns that can be targeted to certain groups of students to get higher engagement on your content. Enable student connections that might not have been with modern social capabilities. Profiles, social feeds, chat, and more. Feature usage rates, notification open rates, app usage rates. Use in-app analytics to iterate year after year. -
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Hoppover
Hoppover
Hoppover is a Virtual and Hybrid Events Platform creating personalized experiences, networking space for the community, and infinite opportunities to deliver secure and scalable online events like virtual career/job fairs, conferences, summits, forums, trade shows, expos and meet-ups. A one stop platform that offers an intuitive virtual experience to exhibitors and visitors alike. Hoppover makes it possible for brands or organizations to provide interactive features to their global audience while transforming the way they connect. A fast growing SaaS company that helps to seamlessly host engaging as well as customizable Virtual and Hybrid Events, Webinars and Streaming solutions that best fit your requirement. Hoppover offers seamless networking via audio and video interaction, interactive exhibitor elements, Quick turn around time technology, immersive environment and central system of records for tracking interactions and engagement metrics. -
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WayUp
WayUp
Use WayUp to attract and hire the most qualified, diverse talent — 100% virtually — for any entry-level positions (full-time, internships, co-ops, part-time, and more). With recent graduates and students from across the country (who attend or attended over 7,100 schools), WayUp’s diverse talent pool is 71% Black, Hispanic, or Female and has tens of thousands of active veteran candidates. Source candidates based on self-reported data including major, location, campus, graduation, gender, ethnicity, and more! Proactively message them to apply to relevant job opportunities. WayUp’s D&I Analytics platform is second to none. You can see which stages of your hiring process are biasing against candidates of a specific race or gender, you can get detailed analytics about virtual events, see job description bias stats, which campuses are sending the most qualified and diverse candidates to your ATS, and so much more! -
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Premier Virtual
Premier Virtual
Premier Virtual specializes in virtual career fairs. Our platform has helped nearly 20,000 employers connect with over 200,000 registered job seekers. Advanced features allow recruiters to communicate with multiple candidates simultaneously. Its integrated one-on-one video functionality allows hiring teams to invite candidates into a video interview replicating in-person events. Schedule a free demo to see how easy and efficient adding a virtual career fair option can be. Premier Virtual has been chosen by nearly 200 Workforce Development Boards, making us the number one virtual career fair platform in the industry. Our flat-rate licensing options offer the best price-value in the industry. We offer best-in-class technology, that’s easy to use and simple to integrate. Our clients love our account management team & you will too! Our Setup Wizard guides you through each step of the registration process.Starting Price: $99 -
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eCareerFairs
eCareerFairs
Echo Ventures, LLC, formed in 2006 is a holding company that specializes in career platform services. eCareerFairs, formed in 2015, is a child company of Echo Ventures, and is a leading-edge virtual event hosting platform that appeals to universities, associations, and employers globally. eCareerFairs is an independent service, and thanks to you, it is growing at an unprecedented rate. Our mission is to help organizations of all sizes and types to set up and run digital hiring and career events on our platform across mobile and desktop devices. We strive to ensure a smooth event setup process, flawless platform operation and provide support all throughout the process from event setup to completion and follow-up for each event we host. We use our vast expertise in the industry to help and advise event hosts on any organization questions or potential solutions. Our team provides platform training to event hosts and participating employers prior to events. -
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Highre
Highre
Get full control and visibility over events! Create, manage, and monitor events in a snap. Add, edit, and remove attendees, exhibitors and co-admins with ease. Understand what's going on by checking progress before, during, and after events. Get full support from our account management team throughout the whole process. Schedule video meetings for individual conversations and review candidate information. Use text chats to exchange information and contacts during meetings. Interactive group sessions by employers to connect with more candidates at once. Drop off resumes for each hiring position at employers' booths with one click. Create booths and invite colleagues to join the booth just like it is at physical events. Set up a 1:1 meeting window and webinar time that attendees can easily schedule. Easy job application with the list of hiring positions by employers at the event. Be present throughout the event to support attendees and exhibitors at the reception. -
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Recruitology
Recruitology
Recruitology is the proven business solution and technology platform for accelerating recruiting advertising revenue for our media partners. We work with many of the U.S.’ top publications and our mission is to “put media companies back where they belong, top of mind for local employers”. Until recently, media companies had little choice when it comes to recruitment partners. Not anymore, recruitology places our partners' brands foremost. Whether you need a full-featured job board, programmatic advertising, or best-in-class niche job boards, we’ve got you covered. All solutions are designed from the ground up to be white-labeled. Highly effective marketing outreach programs including email, advertising (print and online), website content, and social media. A full-featured job platform, combining comprehensive local outreach with niche industry targeting. Sales enablement tools and training programs to maximize the effectiveness of your recruiting sales team. -
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FairVi
FairVi
A virtual event platform helps you organisations to connect the right audiences virtually. Digital interactions are replacing in-person events. Virtual tools to aid a new channel to reach large audiences. Virtual admission event enables the interactions with administration and open new channel of campus placements. Attendees are able to attend a virtual event than a physical one. commuting to a physical event, a attendees can participate from the comfort of their own home. Increased accessibility allows you to cast to a wider audience, avoid the overhead costs associated with in-person events such as travel, venue fees, and catering. Planning and organizing a virtual event can have much shorter turnaround times than a physical event, hold multiple conversations with attendees, allowing companies to find right audiences. -
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beamian
beamian
We make things happen – whether you’re running a virtual, hybrid or in-person event. Our integrated platform is perfect for streamline in-person events, while keeping the benefits of virtual events. Improve your event ROI and attendee experience, while making better decisions for future events. We offer the security of contactless & paperless interactions. Imagine fast check-ins, full attendance & consumptions control in different spaces. Through smart badge technology, we’ll deliver the ideal ID tech for your event. The beamian solution simplifies the recruitment process by delivering a managed service with either on-site and off-site support, and it can be adapted to in-person, hybrid and virtual settings. The beamian solution digitalized processes & interactions for music festivals by delivering a managed service with either on-site and off-site support, and it can be adapted to in-person or hybrid settings.
Virtual Career Fair Platforms Guide
Virtual Career Fairs are virtual events hosted by schools, organizations, companies and other entities to provide a platform for job seekers to connect with potential employers. These events usually take place over one or two days and allow job seekers to interact with recruiters in real-time via video chat, as well as explore job listings and company information.
When attending a Virtual Career Fair, job seekers create an online profile that includes their work history and relevant skills. This gives them access to the event’s searchable database where they can search for jobs that match their qualifications. They can also reach out directly to recruiters who represent companies they are interested in by messaging them directly via chat or email. During the event itself, participants can join different sessions dedicated to specific industries or topics, ask questions during interactive Q&A sessions with experts from various sectors, and have live one-on-one conversations with recruiters who are representing companies they may be interested in working for.
Most virtual career fair platforms also offer resources such as resume-building tools and networking opportunities so that job seekers can make sure they stand out among other applicants. Additionally, many of these platforms feature support staff on-hand throughout the duration of the event who are there to answer any questions about how to use the platform or participate in the activities offered at the event.
Overall, virtual career fairs provide a unique opportunity for job seekers who may not have easy access to traditional physical career fairs due to geographical distance or lack of transportation options. By allowing them to interact with potential employers while providing all of the necessary resources they need under one roof (or website!), these platforms empower those in search of employment by making it easier than ever before for them to connect with employers around the world without ever having to leave their homes.
Features of Virtual Career Fair Platforms
- Scheduling & Automated Invitations: Virtual career fair platforms provide the ability to schedule events and can send automated invitations to potential participants. This feature allows employers to more easily target their desired audience and streamline the process of inviting people to their event.
- Customizable Career Fair Booths: Most virtual career fair platforms offer customizable booths that employers can personalize to reflect their brand, display videos, and attract job seekers. Employers also have access to analytics that track how many people view their booth.
- Chat & Video Features: These platforms include chat features that allow job seekers to ask questions about the company or position, as well as video conferencing options for interviews or presentations.
- Networking Opportunities: Networking is a key component of any successful career fair and virtual career fair platforms often provide networking opportunities such as allowing participants to sign up for specialized forums or discussion groups related to the field they wish to pursue.
- Job Postings: Many virtual career fairs enable employers to post job postings directly on the platform so that job seekers can readily access them and apply for positions.
- HR Software Integration: Some virtual career fairs integrate with HR software solutions like Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) which helps automate tasks such as tracking resumes, sending out emails, and organizing data regarding candidates who participated in the event.
Different Types of Virtual Career Fair Platforms
- Video Conferencing Platforms: These virtual career fair platforms allow employers and job seekers to connect via video conferencing technology. They are typically hosted by third-party companies and offer a wide variety of tools, such as one-on-one meetings, group chatrooms, document sharing, and breakout rooms.
- Social Media Platforms: These virtual career fair platforms use social media networks like LinkedIn or Facebook to host the event. Employers can create their own profile page and post openings while job seekers can search and apply for positions directly from the platform.
- Online Job Boards: This type of virtual career fair platform features an online job board that allows employers to post available positions and search for potential candidates. Job seekers can also use the board to search for jobs that match their qualifications.
- Mobile Applications: These virtual career fair platforms use mobile applications such as apps created by specific universities or general job boards that let users search for jobs on the go. Employers can also utilize these apps to find qualified candidates quickly and easily.
- Webinars: These virtual career fair platforms feature webinars in which employers can present their organization, discuss open positions, answer questions from attendees, and provide information on how to apply or contact them. Additionally, they may provide links to additional resources like company websites or emails where further questions can be answered.
Benefits of Using Virtual Career Fair Platforms
- Reach: Virtual career fairs allow employers to reach a much wider audience of potential applicants than they could at traditional, in-person events. With a virtual platform, recruiters can easily connect with qualified candidates from anywhere in the world.
- Convenience: Since there’s no need to travel to an off-site location, there’s less hassle and less expense involved for both employers and job seekers. It’s also more convenient since job seekers can access the platform from any device with an internet connection.
- Efficiency: Utilizing a virtual career fair platform allows recruiters to save time by allowing them to review resumes quickly, pre-qualify potential candidates, and even conduct interviews through video conferencing.
- Cost savings: Companies don’t have to pay for food or beverages, table fees, transportation costs or other expenses associated with traditional career fairs. This helps organizations keep their recruitment budget down while still offering a quality experience for job seekers.
- Interactivity: Unlike an online job board where applicants apply online without ever having direct contact with the company’s hiring team, virtual career fair platforms enable direct communication between employers and job seekers — in real time! They provide multiple ways for individuals to engage with recruiters such as video chatting, messaging boards and live chat sessions.
Types of Users that Use Virtual Career Fair Platforms
- Job Seekers: people looking for a specific job opportunity. They are typically recent graduates or those already in the job market and seeking to change jobs.
- Employers: recruiters and hiring managers looking to fill open positions.
- Career Coaches: professionals who specialize in helping people identify careers and map out their career paths.
- Educators: faculty members, administrators, and counselors who help connect students with employers.
- Mentors: experienced professionals willing to provide guidance to those starting out in their careers.
- Small Business Owners: entrepreneurs looking to hire talent quickly and from a wide range of sources.
- Professional Networking Organizations: associations that facilitate networking between candidates and employers across various industries.
- Nonprofit Organizations: groups focused on providing resources for job seekers or connecting them with career opportunities in specific fields.
How Much Do Virtual Career Fair Platforms Cost?
The cost of virtual career fair platforms varies greatly depending on the level of service and features provided. Generally, there are a few different pricing models when it comes to virtual career fairs. Most software providers offer either pay-as-you-go plans or subscription-based plans, depending on your needs.
Pay-as-you-go plans allow you to purchase a certain number of hours of access to the platform for a set fee. This type of pricing is best suited for businesses that host one or two virtual events each year and don't need extensive features or ongoing support from the provider.
On the other hand, subscription-based plans provide access to the platform for an extended period at a flat monthly rate. These plans often include more robust features, such as customizable branding and analytics tools, as well as additional support services so that customers can easily get help with any issues they may have. A subscription plan can also be beneficial if you plan on hosting multiple events throughout the year, since you'll be able to use the same platform without having to pay extra fees each time.
Overall, costs vary widely depending on which company you choose and what type of plan you decide to purchase. However, most providers offer basic packages starting around $5 per hour for pay-as-you go plans or $25 – $50 per month for subscription plans.
Virtual Career Fair Platforms Integrations
Virtual career fair platforms are software solutions that allow employers and job seekers to interact in a virtual environment. Employers can post jobs, search for candidates, and interact with job seekers through video or text chats during the event. There are several types of software that can integrate with virtual career fair platforms. For example, applicant tracking systems such as Greenhouse or Lever provide an easy way for employers to manage the applications received from job seekers. Additionally, web conferencing software like Zoom or GoToMeeting can be used to facilitate video chats between employers and job seekers during the virtual career fair. Furthermore, customer relationship management (CRM) tools like Salesforce help employers keep track of conversations they've had with potential candidates during the event. Finally, analytics software like Google Analytics can be used to measure the performance of a virtual career fair by providing insights into how many people visited the event and what kind of engagement there was between employers and job seekers.
What are the Trends Relating to Virtual Career Fair Platforms?
- Increased Popularity: Virtual career fair platforms are becoming increasingly popular as employers and job seekers alike are recognizing the benefits of attending career fairs from the comfort and safety of their own homes.
- Cost Savings: Virtual career fairs save money on travel costs, printing materials, and other expenses associated with attending in-person events. Additionally, virtual career fairs can be conducted more often than in-person events due to the reduced cost of hosting them.
- Enhanced Reach: Traditional career fairs typically attract candidates from a limited geographic region. Virtual career fairs can attract job seekers from anywhere in the world, which gives employers access to a wider pool of talent.
- Convenience: With virtual career fairs, job seekers don’t have to leave their home or take time off work to attend. Employers can also easily schedule interviews with candidates who attended the event.
- Improved Networking Opportunities: Virtual career fairs provide networking opportunities for both employers and job seekers by connecting them through group discussions, one-on-one chats, and video conferencing sessions.
- Customization Options: Modern virtual career fair platforms offer customization options such as tailored landing pages, branded materials, chatbot integration, and analytics tools. This allows employers to create a unique experience for their attendees and measure the success of their event.
How to Choose the Right Virtual Career Fair Platform
Compare virtual career fair platforms according to cost, capabilities, integrations, user feedback, and more using the resources available on this page.
First, consider whether or not the platform is geared towards your industry. Different platforms specialize in different fields, so if you're hosting a fair for tech professionals, look for platforms specifically tailored towards that industry.
Second, evaluate the features of the platform—does it have useful tools such as networking capabilities and video conferencing capabilities? Are there ways to customize your appearance on the website so employers can easily find information about your company's offerings? Does the platform offer analytics that give helpful insights into how participants interact with and engage with your event?
Finally, consider customer service. How responsive is their customer service team when you contact them? Are they willing and able to answer any questions you may have about their services? Do they provide adequate support for running an effective virtual career fair?
By weighing all these factors carefully when selecting a virtual career fair platform, you should be able to make an informed decision and pick the best option for meeting your needs.
