Education Fair: Employer Details

Employer registration opens in Handshake on Monday, June 17.

Employer registrations close on Tuesday, September 10th, or when registration reaches capacity. Payment is due upon receipt of invoice. Booth placement is influenced by date of payment.

• Registration (fee includes booth space, parking, and lunch for up to 2 representatives): $175
• Additional representative(s) (A maximum of 4 per booth is allowed): $30 per representative
• Electricity: $50

• A full refund, less the $50 admin fee, will be issued for requests submitted on or before Sunday, October. 13th, 2024.
•  Requests received Monday, Oct. 14th - Friday, Oct. 18th, 2024 by 4pm will result in a 50% refund, less the $50 administration fee. 
• No refunds will be issued for any requests received beyond Friday, Oct. 18th, 2024 at 4pm. 

Booths are placed on a first-PAID, first-served basis. The best way to get the best booth spot is to settle your invoice ASAP. If you believe you will have problems doing so, please contact Chance Radtke to come up with a plan.

Our Inclement Weather Policy is established to ensure the safety and well-being of students, faculty, staff and visitors of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) during severe weather conditions. Inclement weather includes but is not limited to severe snowstorms, icy conditions, extreme cold temperatures, and other weather-related emergencies that may pose a threat to the safety of individuals on campus. University Career Services (UCS) will maintain regular operations as long as UNL remains open. In the event that UNL should close, all UCS operations will also be cancelled. Information regarding closures or delays will be communicated by email as early as possible, and prominently displayed on both the UNL and UCS official website homepages, unl.edu and careers.unl.edu. We will provide a full refund, less a $50 administration fee of any registration fees paid, or the option to apply full registration fees toward participation in a future career fair, in the event of a cancellation.

If you are choosing to ship packages to UNL ahead of the fair, please schedule them to arrive no earlier than Monday, October 21.

Please send packages to our office in the Nebraska Union:

UNL Career Fair – *Company Name*

Attn: Career Services

1400 R Street, Room 225

Lincoln, NE 68588

1. Make sure your jobs are posted on Handshake and attached to your fair registration! Students will be able to see these before the fair. For more information on how to post, head to our website.
   • If you are having a hard time updating your career fair registration, here is a guide to help.
2. Connect with students via Handshake or LinkedIn to let them know you’re coming and would love to meet with them. Be as intentional as possible as students are often turned off by what appears to be a mass message!
3. Mentally prep for an evening of standing and talking with our students. The more engaging you are in pulling them into your table, the better conversations you’ll have.
4. Have a plan on how to capture student information. UNL Career Services is excited to introduce a new way for attending employers to streamline their interaction with students at the upcoming fair. This year we’re offering the option to utilize the Handshake In-person Booth Check-in System. Scroll down to During the Fair – Day of Details section to get an overview on how it will work.

Since we are located right in Downtown Lincoln, you will be close to a variety of hotels, all within walking distance to campus. Head to the link below for a list of accommodations.

Local Accommodations

Starting at 11:15am on October 28, vehicles can pull into our welcome & unloading zone in front of the City Campus Nebraska Union (1400 R St.) to drop off their passengers and supplies. We will have support available to carry materials up to your booth if you are planning on attending solo or need extra assistance.

Once items are dropped off, you will be directed to park in any of the City of Lincoln Park & Go parking garages. The closest one is located on the 14th and Q city block. You will receive a parking validation ticket when you check into the fair.

Once your items are dropped off, you will be directed to park in any of the City of Lincoln Park & Go parking garages. The closest one is located on the 14th and Q city block (across from Wendy’s). You can then receive a parking validation ticket when you check into the fair, which is outside of the Centennial Room on the 2nd floor of the Union.

Please note that booths are placed on a first PAID, first served basis. To ensure the best booth placement, please settle your invoice ASAP. If you believe you will have problems doing so, please contact Chance Radtke to come up with a plan.

Booth maps will be available closer to the fair.

If you are unable to locate your organization on the map, it might be temporarily hidden due to an unpaid invoice. Please review your registration to ensure payment has been remitted. Questions, please contact Chance Radtke

Capture Student Information at the Fair

At UNL Career Services, we’re excited to introduce a new way for attending employers to streamline their interaction with students at the upcoming career fair. This year, we’re offering the option to utilize the Handshake In-person Booth Check-in system. Here’s how it works:

Step 1: Receive Your Unique QR Code

• Each participating organization will receive a unique QR code for their booth. You do not need to print off your QR code ahead of time.  We will have them for you at your table.

Step 2: Student Check-In

• When students approach your booth, invite them to scan your QR code to “check in.”

Step 3: Post-Fair Benefits

• After the fair, students will receive a list of the employers they visited.
• Your designated representative for this fair will receive a list of the students who checked into your booth.

This streamlined process benefits both students and employers by providing valuable information about their fair connections. While not mandatory, we encourage you to utilize this new feature. Thank you for participating, and we look forward to a successful event!

Career fair participants can access free Wi-Fi by selecting NU Guest and logging in with the following credentials:

Username: Education Career Fair

Password: Huskers

Employer Lunch:

At check-in, you will receive a lunch ticket to eat at one of our Nebraska Union vendors (Subway, Imperial Palace, Valentino’s, and Chick-fil-A). If you choose not to eat in the Union, downtown restaurants are within walking distance. Lunch tickets are not valid at off-campus restaurants or Starbucks in the Union.

Employer Lounge:

For all career fair days, we will have space reserved that is solely for employers. This space will include snacks, water, and tables for you to take a break and take care of whatever you may need, even if that’s just personal time for yourself or a quiet space to take a phone call!

Space to eat as well as catered snacks and water will be provided in Employer Lounge, located next to the career fair. There are also water fountains and stand-up water fill stations located around the Union for your use.

Photography is permitted at the career fair to capture positive moments, but attendees should be considerate of comfort levels, avoid actions increasing pressure on students during interactions with employers, and ensure open aisles for student movement due to the crowded space.

On your table, there will be a slip of paper that tells our staff what you would like to do with your belongings. If you would like to utilize the pick-up service after the fair, be sure to package up your supplies and fill out the pick-up sheet that was on your table upon arrival. Fair volunteers will then help move your items to the pick-up zone directly after the fair. This service will not start until after the fair concludes at 3:30 pm. If you want to leave earlier, it will be your responsibility to take down your supplies.

Once the fair concludes, you’ll take your packages to the Career Services Office (Nebraska Union 225). There we will have stations for you to drop off your already-packed displays to be picked up at your scheduled time.

While we are happy to hold your packages for you and provide an easy pick-up spot, it is your responsibility to call your shipping provider and schedule a pick-up of your belongings.

We would love for you to provide your feedback once the fair concludes. An evaluation will be sent out to all of those who checked-in for the career fair. If you do not receive an evaluation, please reach out to us at careerservices@unl.edu.