October 2023 | Issue 42
Are you hiring? Virtual job fair connects your business with Veteran job seekers
Sign up for the YesVets Hire-A-Vet Washington Virtual Job Fair
The Washington State Employment Security Department’s YesVets program and the Seattle Seahawks are teaming up to connect Veterans and employers.
To help celebrate Veterans Day, the YesVets Hire-A-Vet Washington Virtual Job Fair takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7.
The free job fair is for Veterans, transitioning service members, Guard, Reserve members and military spouses.
At this event, you can market your job openings to regional and statewide candidates! It’s easy to sign up for a virtual booth. Select Exhibitors Registration.
Employers must be participants in the Washington State Employment Security Department YesVets program. Not a YesVets member yet? It’s easy and free to sign up!
If you hired a Veteran in 2022 or 2023:
While you’re signing up, nominate your business for Employment Security Department’s Hire-A-Vet Employer of the Year awards before Oct. 31. Winners will be announced at the event.
Sign up now for a virtual booth
After you sign up, we will:
- Create a virtual booth for you or duplicate your virtual booth if you have previously participated in a Brazen virtual job fair.
- Send you resources to help you set up your virtual booth.
- Connect you with a Local Veteran Employer Representative (LVER) to help you attract the best and most qualified applicants.
- Provide a digital decal for you to display if you applied for the Hire-a-Vet Employer of the Year Awards.
How the virtual job fair works
- Tell us what you're looking for.
Submit general information about your organization, your current job openings and any other relevant information that you would typically have available at a job fair.
You can specify the types of candidates you want in advance, and conduct live text, video and audio chats with job seekers during the event.
- Job seekers sign up.
We advertise widely. Job seekers register in advance online. During registration, they can upload their resumes.
- We'll give you the resources you need.
Preparation in advance of the event depends on the number of positions you are looking to fill. As soon as your virtual booth is created, you will get information, training resources and technical support to help you set up your booth. Learn more with this booth owner training video and guide.
- Use text, video and audio chat to connect with candidates at the job fair.
This virtual job fair uses Brazen technology's "conversational recruitment platform." This software allows recruiters to connect with multiple job seekers and conduct initial conversations using text or video chat.
Watch this video to get a better feel for how the virtual job fair works.
- We'll deliver job seeker information to you.
At the event, you will receive complete transcripts of every chat you had with job seekers. You will also receive those job seekers' resumes for follow up.
- We'll ask for feedback.
We will send you a post-event survey to get your feedback on how it went and your ideas for improvement.
Questions?
For questions about registration, email hannah.schoepp@esd.wa.gov by 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3. For general questions, email hireavet@esd.wa.gov.
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