Registration Policy

All employers that attend this event agree to abide by the NACE Principles For Employment Professionals. Click Here to review the NACE Principles for Employment Professionals.

Advertising positions: The Career Fair is an event in which students learn about full-time and internship opportunities. If your organization is not offering one or both of these types of positions, please post your available positions on Handshake and consider connecting with students in other ways.

The following types of organizations are limited to participation on a waiting-list basis; if space is available after a fair or event registration deadline is reached, organizations representing any of the following categories may be permitted to participate in the event.

• Employers offering commission-only based positions.
• Graduate School programs. 
• Employers sponsoring an individual to set up his/her own business for the purpose of selling products or services and/or recruiting other individuals to set up their own business.
• Employers requiring an initial investment from this individual, with the organization itself serving as an umbrella or parent corporation. The initial investment may be direct payment of a fixed fee, payment to attend an orientation or training session, and/or purchase of a starter kit.
• Third-Party Recruiters

The Armed Forces
Virtual Career Fairs - will be permitted to attend and will agree to pay $150 registration fee.
In-Person Career Fairs - recruit from the vendor tables on the main level of the University Center. This change has been implemented due to the increased demand for booths and overall space. The Armed Forces can participate in the ballroom and/or bridge if space is available. In the event that vendor tables must be used, the registration fee will be waived.

Booth/Representative Information

Virtual Career Fair - the cost to attend is $150; Handshake is the platform Career Servicess will utilize. Up to 15 representatives are permitted to attend, and each representative will need to have an approved Handshake account.

In-Person Career Fair - the cost for a standard 6ft booth at the career fair is $300. A maximum number of 4 representatives are allowed per booth at one time. Extra parking and meal tickets much be purchased separately. 

Payment by credit card or check will not be accepted until your organization's registration has been approved.

Handshake

Please note, registering for the Career Fair begins by creating a Handshake account. You will be prompted to create your account, connect with or create your business, and then connect with UWRF. The registrant does not have to be one of the representatives attending in order to complete registration, but all representatives attending the fair will need a Handshake account in order to participate.

Cancellation Policy

If you have paid to participate in the Fall 2020 Virtual Career Fair and your organization is unable to attend, a full refund is possible on or before September 25. No refunds will be issued after this date.

For any questions regarding cancellation, please contact the Career Fair Coordinator at 715-425-3572 or cfcoordinator@uwrf.edu.

No Show Policy

If an employer registers for the event and does not show up the day of the event, the employer will be charged 100% of the registration fee. If the employer has paid for the event, no refund will be given. If the employer has not paid for the event, the employer will be billed.

For any questions regarding the registration policy, please contact the Career Fair Coordinator, at cfcoordinator@uwrf.edu or 715-425-3572.

Inclement Weather/Campus Safety Alert Policy

1. The Career Services staff will monitor all weather/campus safety conditions and consult with university officials and civil authorities.
2. Should a weather/campus safety emergency be occurring or imminent, the Career Services staff will cancel an event if and only if the University has decided to officially close.
3. When a career event is cancelled, the Career Services web site will be updated with the news. The Career Services staff will also be briefed with official information to disseminate to callers requesting information.
4. Good faith efforts will be made to communicate event cancellations to relevant constituents via email messages and phone calls.  

If the Career Fair is NOT cancelled due to inclement weather/safety concerns and still proceeds as scheduled, UWRF Career Services holds that organizations benefit from the Career Fair and its promotion even if the organization is unable to attend. In this case:

• Organizations receive exposure through the Handshake website.
• Organizations receive exposure through the UWRF Career Fair App and via other marketing coordinated on campus.

No refunds will be provided.