Employers
The 2007 CUNY Big Apple Job
Fair takes place:
DATE: |
Friday, April 27, 2007 |
TIME: |
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Breakfast Reception for
Recruiters 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM: Job Fair (No
entry after 4:00 PM) |
PLACE: |
River Pavilion & Galleria Jacob
Javits Convention Center 11th Avenue @ 34th
Street Manhattan |
Caveats Governing Employer
Registration
Employers interested in participating in the
CUNY Big Apple Job Fair should note the following:
- Space availability is on a
first-come/first-served basis.
- Registration is subject to approval by
review committee.
- Employer registration fees are
non-refundable.
- Participants agree to conduct business
exclusively within their booths and to refrain
from distributing materials elsewhere at the
fair, e.g., to students on registration lines.
Recruiters refusing to adhere to this policy
will be asked to leave the fair, with no fee
refund.
- We ask all employers to honor their
commitment to CUNY and job fair participants by
keeping their booths staffed until the 4:30 PM
closing time.
Fair Hours
The fair is open to CUNY students and graduates
from 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The pre-fair breakfast
reception for recruiters is from 9:30 AM to 10:45
AM. During the buffet lunch period, from 12:30 PM
to 2:30 PM, the fair does not close down, meaning
recruiters will need to take turns staffing their
booth.
Registration Fee
The registration fee is $800. It applies to all
types of organizations; there is no reduced rate
for non-profits or government agencies. For that
fee an organization receives the following:
- Booth, 8' deep by 8' wide, with an 8' high
back wall drape; dressed 6' table and four
chairs; and sign with organization's name and
booth number, hung on the back wall drape.
- Pre-fair breakfast reception and buffet
lunch for a maximum of two recruiters at each
(see "Number of Participating Recruiters and
Breakfast and Lunch Passes" below for more
information) and afternoon refreshments.
Completing the Employer
Registration
Registering to participate in the CUNY Big
Apple Job Fair requires more than completing
minimal information and paying the fee. Every
organization must provide comprehensive answers on
the registration form so that CUNY graduates are
fully informed about the organization and the
qualifications required for open positions.
Employers who do not comply may be denied
participation in the fair.
Number of Participating
Recruiters and Breakfast and Lunch Passes
We urge you to staff your booth with at least
two recruiters at all times. The student/graduate
turnout is very large and recruiters are fully
engaged throughout the day. Additionally, since
the fair does not close down during lunch,
recruiters need to take turns away from the booth.
You may send more than two recruiters to the
fair; however, keep in mind:
- The registration form permits you to request
up to two breakfast and two lunch passes as part
of the $800 registration fee. If you want more
than two recruiters to dine at the fair, there
is a $50 charge for each recruiter over two.
Payment arrangements must be made prior to the
fair. (Refer to the Registration Form.)
- If you want to send more than two recruiters
and do not plan for them to dine at the fair,
there is no additional charge over the $800
registration fee.
- If you do not specify the number of
recruiters dining at the fair at least a week
before it, we will allocate two breakfast and
two lunch passes to your organization. No
additions will be made the day of the fair.
- We will print name badges when names are
provided at least a week before the fair. If you
want printed badges for more recruiters than
there is space for names on the registration
form, please fax us the names, typed or printed,
along with your company name and contact person
to: (212) 794-5629.
Do's and Don'ts about Booth
Set-up
- If you want an electrical outlet, make the
request and payment arrangements directly with
the Javits Center's Exhibitors Service
Department at (212) 216-2080.
- Standing table displays and banners draped
over tables are permitted.
- Nothing can extend from a booth out into
aisle space.
- Nothing can be attached to booth drapes
except with drayage hooks obtained the day of
the fair at our service booth, and nothing can
conceal an organization's pre-printed sign with
booth number.
- Audio displays are not permitted; they can
be distracting to others and cause bottlenecking
in the aisles.
Getting Materials to the Javits
Center
The Javits Center will not accept and store
materials before the fair and has strict
guidelines that determine whether or not you can
carry your own materials to your booth. The
following information is very important:
The "rule of thumb" is that if a person is able
to hand-carry or cart materials on a small
personal two-wheeled luggage carrier (plastic or
rubber wheels only), s/he may come in through a
regular public entrance at the front of the
building and bring materials directly to the booth
area.
If you meet the "rule of thumb" criteria and
want your materials hand-delivered, you have two
choices:
1. You can have your materials delivered to
your booth the day before the fair (Thursday,
April 26th), between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM.
If you chose this option, call (212) 794-5622
for your booth number. If your delivery person
needs to have your materials signed for, someone
from CUNY will be on-site that afternoon and
available to sign. Instruct your delivery person
to leave materials at your booth and not at the
registration counters. PLEASE NOTE: Security is
not guaranteed for materials left overnight, but
no material left there overnight for this fair has
ever been taken.
2. You can have recruiters bring materials the
morning of the fair.
If you do not meet the "rule of thumb"
criteria for front door entry, you can get your
materials to the Javits Center by sending them to
Metropolitan Exhibition Services, the company
setting up our booths.
There is a charge for this service and it must
be paid in advance. Contact the Customer Service
Department at Metropolitan Exhibition at (201)
964-1800 for further information. If you elect
this option, you will need to make arrangements so
that your materials arrive at Metropolitan
Exhibition no later than seven days before the
fair. Each box of materials should be clearly
marked "For the April 27th CUNY BIG APPLE JOB
FAIR" and addressed as follows:
TO: Your Organization Name
c/o Metropolitan
Exhibition Services, Inc.
455 Washington
Avenue
Carlstadt, N.J. 07072
Retrieving Materials after the
Fair
The Javits Center will not store materials
after the fair. These are your choices for getting
displays/materials back to your offices:
- Your recruiters can carry them out.
- You can contract with Metropolitan
Exhibition Services to return materials to you.
Call 201-964-1800 at least a week before the
fair to make arrangements.
- You can have a messenger pick up materials
between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM on April 27th.
Travel Directions, Parking and
Hotels
For information, please go to the web site http://www.javitscenter.com
See "Directions to Javits" and "Hotels"
Information that Organizations
Should Provide to their Recruiters Scheduled to
Attend the Big Apple
Please provide the following important
information to each of your recruiters
participating in the fair:
CUNY BIG APPLE JOB FAIR
Friday, April 27,
2007
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Breakfast Reception
for Recruiters
11:00 AM - 4:30 PM: Job
Fair
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
River
Pavilion and Galleria
11th Avenue and 34th
Street
Manhattan
Day's Schedule
8:30 AM — 9:15 AM RECRUITER CHECK-IN AT
REGISTRATION COUNTERS IN THE CRYSTAL PALACE, SOUTH
One person from each organization will be asked
to sign for receipt of the organization's manila
registration envelope, containing name badges and
breakfast and lunch passes. Name badges will be
preprinted for recruiters whose names have been
provided by April 20th. All other recruiters will
receive blank name badges. Breakfast and lunch
passes will be provided based on the number
arranged for by the organization prior to the
fair. Changes will not be accepted after April
20th. If an organization has not provided a count,
two passes each for breakfast and lunch will be in
its registration envelope and no adjustments will
be possible on the day of the fair.
From registration through the end of the fair,
Employer Liaisons will be available to recruiters
for various forms of assistance, including booth
escort at registration, water delivery at booths
and reminders regarding the timing of lunch and
hospitality. Recruiters should address any
concerns/needs to the Employer Liaisons.
Recruiters who arrive after the breakfast
reception should first report to the registration
counters.
9:30 AM BREAKFAST RECEPTION -
HOSPITALITY AREA, RIVER PAVILION Recruiters are
asked to be prompt for the reception, after
checking in and organizing their booths.
10:45 AM BREAKFAST RECEPTION ENDS.
11:00 AM THE FAIR OPENS -
REPRESENTATIVES NEED TO BE BACK AT THEIR BOOTHS.
12:30 PM— 2:30 PM BUFFET LUNCH IN THE
HOSPITALITY AREA.
3:00 PM — 4:30 PM REFRESHMENTS IN THE
HOSPITALITY AREA.
4:30 PM FAIR CLOSES.
Recruiters are asked to complete evaluation
forms distributed at the fair and return them to
Employer Liaisons before leaving. Recruiters will
follow through on the arrangements employers made
concerning the return of materials/displays to the
organization since materials can not be stored at
the Javits Center.