Truman State Career Expo 
Letter to Employers

Dear Career Expo Participant,

We hope you are looking forward to attending Career Expo on October 22nd, 2008.  We have been working very hard to make sure that our job fair is the best one you attend all year. It is important that you confirm your attendance to the Expo by emailing us at pollym@truman.edu.  The following items will assist you in preparing to attend Expo:
 

1. Where to unload your materials and where to park.
2. Schedule of Expo events.
3. Information about the Expo Reception.
4. Information about the interview Day.
5. General Expo information.

1.  Unloading and Parking

Before going to the parking lot, please pull in at the curb in front of the Student Union to unload your materials.  Several parking spaces on Franklin Street will be blocked so that you may stop here briefly to unload your display materials.  We will have students available to carry your boxes and displays into the building.  In order to avoid a backlog of traffic there, please do not come into the building to register at this point.  Make sure your materials are marked clearly with your name and your company’s name.  The student volunteers will bring your materials to your table for you while you park your car.  After unloading, proceed to one of the parking lots mentioned below.  From there you will be shuttled in a university van to the Student Union.  Once you reach the Union in the van, you may proceed to the Recruiter Registration Table on the second floor of the Student Union.  If you have questions about the parking procedure, please call. 

You may park either in the University’s Lot on Patterson Street or in the lot on the corner of Franklin and Patterson.  Both lots are marked on the attached map.  If both of these lots are full when you arrive, please proceed to Stokes Stadium lot, also marked on the attached map. 

2.  Schedule of Expo Events:

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
11:00 AM You may begin arriving to set up your displays. 
Register on the 1st floor, Student Union
1:00 – 5:00 PM Career Expo, Various rooms, 1st & 2nd floors, Student Union
6:30 – 7:15 PM First round of Preview Sessions, Various rooms, Student Union
7:15 – 8:00 PM Second round of Preview Sessions, Various rooms, Student Union

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
8:00 AM - ? Career Expo Interviews, Various rooms, 1st & 2nd floors, Student Union
 

3. Information About Interview Day

For Those Not Prescreening: The building will be opened at 7:00 a.m. Interviews will start at 8:00 and lunch will be provided from 12:00-1:00. The last interview should be completed by 5:00. We will provide blank interview sheets for your folder. Interviews can be 15, 30 or an hour in length. 45-minute interviews will not be allowed.  Please notify us how long your interviews will last and how many schedules you would like to reserve by email at careers@truman.edu.

For Those Prescreening: The building will be opened at 7:00 a.m. Interviews will start at 8:00 and lunch will be served from 12:00-1:00. The last interview should be completed by 5:00. Resumes will be referred to you through eRecruiting. You are required to log into eRecruiting and post your position(s). To do this visit www.erecruitingnetwork.com and use your login information.  If you do not have a login ID, call Polly Matteson at 660-785-4353. Once your position is in eRecruiting, we can set up a 15 minute, 30 minute or hour-long interview schedule for you.  Please email us your preference, including how many schedules you would like to hold at careers@truman.edu.  On the application deadline, which will be February 20th at midnight, eRecruiting will email the resumes of the applicants to you to prescreen. When you have your list of students you will need to return to eRecruiting and in the Applicant Section, select those who you wish to interview. Your selection must be made by October 18th at midnight. At any time, you can view your schedule in eRecruiting to see who has signed up and what times are available. The schedules will be closed on October 21st, at midnight to changes. Be sure to bring a copy of the student resumes and your interview schedule the day of Expo.  Any questions about eRecruiting can be directed to Polly Matteson at 660-785-4353.

4. General Expo information:

We ask your assistance in fielding questions from students.  We encourage all students to talk to all employers, regardless of the major the student has and regardless of the major(s) you may be recruiting for specifically on the day of the job fair.  We hope that you will answer questions that the students may ask regarding positions in your company for their field of interest and geographic preference, provide them with the name(s) of the appropriate person for them to contact for positions they may be interested in, and that you will forward the students’ resumes to the appropriate persons in your organization if asked to do so.  Many students with liberal arts majors are interested in your organization and have the skills and qualities your organization seeks.  Please assist them as best you can.

We also ask that you remain at Career Expo until 5 p.m.  The job fair hours have been set from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. so that all students will have the opportunity to speak with you at Career Expo.  While we understand that makes a long day for you, we want everyone to have a chance to speak with you.

Thank you,

Lesa Ketterlinus, Director