{"id":21,"date":"2017-06-22T12:04:33","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T11:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/uoscareersfairsblog\/?p=21"},"modified":"2017-11-21T15:14:56","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T15:14:56","slug":"a-day-in-the-life-of-a-careers-fair-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/uoscareersfairsblog\/2017\/06\/22\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-careers-fair-coordinator\/","title":{"rendered":"A day in the life of a Careers Fair Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>A rhyme for the\u00a0typical timetable for the Careers Fair Coordinator on the day of a Fair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">7.00 &#8211; The early bird catches the worm\u2026 Today is the Careers Fair so we actually woke up before the sun. I know that it will be a long day, but also a lot of fun.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff\">7.15 &#8211; Now all of the Student Ambassadors are here, we can start to set up. No time for stopping but if there\u2019s tea going then please pass me a cup!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff\">8.00 &#8211; The exhibitors are starting to arrive so we show them to their stand, only three hours to go until the students start to land.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff\">9.30 &#8211; The Networking Breakfast has just started, which is open to exhibitors and staff. With free food on offer, if you don\u2019t come you\u2019re really having the last laugh.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff\">10.15 &#8211; All of the pastries have now been eaten and it\u2019s time to do a health and safety check. Are there any hazards? We don\u2019t want anyone falling and breaking their neck.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff\">11.00 &#8211; The Fair has now opened and there is a queue of students waiting at the door. They\u2019ve caught sight of the 61 companies with banners from the ceiling to the floor.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff\">12.00 &#8211; Lunch time now and it\u2019s gotten so busy that we need to stop the queue for a while. This is made easier with the students waiting patiently in a single file.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff\">13.00 &#8211; Exhibitor CV Clinics are running smoothly and the LinkedIn Lab is extremely busy. The ambassadors are working hard and I call \u201chave some water!\u201d to stop them feeling dizzy.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff\">15.00 &#8211; The doors are now closing and the Fair has ended. I am smiling because the exhibitors\u2019 feedback shows they got out of it what they intended.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff\">16.30 \u2013 The room has now been cleared and I appreciate the help from everyone. \u201chome time!\u201d I say to the ambassadors, \u201cthank you, now go and have some fun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rhyme for the\u00a0typical timetable for the Careers Fair Coordinator on the day of a Fair 7.00 &#8211; The early bird catches the worm\u2026 Today is the Careers Fair so we actually woke up before the sun. 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