Internship & Job Fair 2023 FAQs

Register on the CCI Internship & Job Fair site provided by Brazen, an experienced provider of virtual fairs. If you have any problems, contact CCI's Austin Shock at ashock@vt.edu.

Contact CCI's Austin Shock at ashock@vt.edu. He’ll send a new calendar hold.

This will be the first impression you make on a potential employer. Make it a good one.  

• Check your résumé for accuracy, grammar, spelling, and typos. Be sure your contact information (email, phone number) is accurate. 
• You can use this free online job search resource to spruce up your résumé or visit your institution's career center for helpful tips and tricks.
  
• Check your camera and headphones/earbuds to ensure they’ll work the day of the event.
  
• Look around the part of the room that will be on camera. Is it clean or cluttered? Do you have potentially embarrassing posters on the walls? Is laundry tossed across a chair? Be sure anything that could distract someone is not visible on camera.
  
• If you’re interested in specific companies, read their websites and take notes.
  

Dress up a little. We encourage participants to wear business formal clothing.

Even if you’re targeting companies with casual offices (e.g.  start-up or tech), wear a professional outfit. This tells potential employers that you’re serious about the organization and the possibility of working there.

Other advice:

• Have your résumé ready to upload. 
  
• Be sure your camera is on.
  
• Participate in discussions and have questions prepared.
  
• Have a pen and paper ready to take notes about organizations and people who catch your interest. You might want to reach out to them during breakout sessions.
  
• Keep a bottle of water handy to stay hydrated.
  
• Close the door to the room you’re in to prevent pets or people appearing on camera.
  

Yes, we encourage it. Submit questions to CCI’s Austin Shock at ashock@vt.edu.

In the past, students have asked:

• What do you look for in a candidate?
  
• What do you want to see on a résumé?
  
• I’m a freshman. What skills should I develop to be attractive to your industry?
  
• What types of projects do interns work on at your organization?
  
• What are your hiring timelines for internship and/or full-time positions?
  

If an employer shares his or her contact information, send a thank-you email within 24 hours of the fair. 

Follow up on any information requested, or ask a follow-up question if you have one, and reference something specific in your conversation to jog his or her memory about you.

If you ask a question and don’t hear back, a follow-up email is appropriate after two weeks.

Even if you don’t receive a response, sending a thank-you message is an important part of your interaction.