{"id":560,"date":"2021-04-23T12:12:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T18:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eventus.io\/blog\/?p=560"},"modified":"2021-04-23T12:15:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T18:15:35","slug":"hybrid-event-ideas-for-career-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eventus.io\/blog\/hybrid-event-ideas-for-career-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Hybrid Event Ideas for Career Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Introduction\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With the COVID-19 vaccine rollout well underway, career centers are planning for a reality where venues and in-person events can be reopened. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, the process isn\u2019t as straightforward as simply flipping a switch to resume full-blown in-person events. All of the safety precautions<\/a> enacted for the pandemic are still recommended by the CDC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A hybrid approach to resuming events provides a transitory way to ease into in-person events while abiding to safety guidelines. This approach entails a blend of in-person and virtual events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To properly transition with hybrid events, you\u2019ll need to strategically decide which events you can host in-person with the proper safety precautions and which events are better off in a virtual format. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are hybrid event ideas that you can consider for your career center to transition to a post-pandemic reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In-Person<\/strong> Events<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The following events are smaller events that are better suited to follow safety guidelines outlined by the CDC. They give you a means to introduce in-person events back to your career center while upholding safety standards. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specialized Career Fairs<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Specialized career fairs can encompass fairs for specific majors, industries, or career concentrations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These specialized fairs allow for your students and recruiters to maximize meaningful engagement since everyone will be on the same page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Importantly, the smaller scope of such a fair allows you to better enforce safety measures such as social distancing and face masks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibitor booths can be spread out more loosely and lines can be better spaced to accommodate in-person interaction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industry Networking Receptions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Industry networking receptions are another viable event format that can be considered for in-person events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Networking receptions are great in that you can control the size of the event and the networking assignments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a networking reception, you can pre-assign students and recruiters at tables so that there\u2019s no confusion on where everyone needs to be. Additionally, the seat assignments can be made such that everyone is set at a certain distance when seated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosting smaller niche networking receptions will allow you to drive meaningful connections while enforcing safety measures for your attendees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In-Person or Virtual<\/strong> Events<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The following events are highly effective both in-person or virtual. As such, it will be up to you how you may want to host the following events.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mock Interview Events<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Mock interviews are typically smaller functions and can be easily managed with safety precautions in place. That said, mock interviews are easily adapted in a virtual format. With the ubiquity of video conferencing solutions, many people are now accustomed to connecting virtually and holding conversations in that manner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although not 100% the same as an in-person mock interview, virtual mock interviews afford a lot of the same benefits and provide the safety of social distancing.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career Counseling Sessions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Similar to mock interviews, career counseling sessions revolve around 1 to 1 interactions. Because counseling sessions are smaller gatherings, safety measures can be much more easily enforced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once again though, counseling sessions can be hosted virtually with little loss of value. As long as a student has functional camera and mic on their computer, they can take part in a face-to-face video conversation and have a screen share if materials need to be reviewed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virtual<\/strong> Events<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These events are ones that you want to keep virtual for the time being.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career Fairs<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Of the many events that can be transitioned to an in-person format, a large scale career fair is not one of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are planning large scale career fairs, these events will need to be virtual for the time being since they require a large gathering of people. With larger scale events, it is much harder to enforce safety measures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily, in the past year, many students and recruiters have become accustomed to a virtual means of participating in virtual career fairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several platforms that offer virtual career fair services and allow for students and recruiters to virtually connect in a large scale manner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although your career center can begin hosting smaller in-person events, a large career fair will most likely need to remain virtual until the pandemic is well in our rear-view mirror. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For an overview on how to host a virtual fair, you can visit this article here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Returning fully to in-person programming in the near future isn’t a far-fetched reality with the ongoing rollout of vaccines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, before fully reopening the doors, you’ll still want to be mindful of safety precautions and take a hybrid approach to host your event programming for the near term future. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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