Information Sessions

Source: https://career.gatech.edu/information-sessions/ Parent: https://career.gatech.edu/category/gtcc_employer_connections/

Scheduling an Information Session

We invite employers to host information sessions and other events to build your brand visibility on-campus, educate students about your company culture, and promote opportunities. We encourage employers to reserve space as soon as possible, especially during peak recruiting times (i.e. around Career Fairs), as event space is limited.

**The Career Center does not manage event space or reservations. Any inquiries regarding reservations requests/ submissions, cancelations, or needing to reschedule should be communicated with the Georgia Tech event coordinators. Outlined below are the steps needed to reserve space and advertise your event.

Reserve a space on campus through the event and building managers.

There are two primary event reservation portals you can use to submit your request.

• The Student and Campus Event Center webpage has a list of the majority of the spaces available on-campus. Points of contacts information and building details are in the External Clients tab. Please complete the form in the External Clients tab, if you are interested in reserving space for John Lewis Student Center, Exhibition Hall, and History of Medicine which are centrally located on-campus.
• The Bill Moore Student Success is another event space you can reserve space. Complete the Begin Reservations Process for External Groups located under the External Clients

Virtual events do not need to reserve space and can go ahead with advertising your event in CareerBuzz. Please include the virtual link and clear instructions on how students can attend. In the invoice line, type in Virtual.

Advertise your event

After your reservation is confirmed, you will receive an invoice number and can advertise your event in CareerBuzz (steps below). We cannot approve requests without an invoice number and your request will remain pending. Once your request is approved, it will automatically be available for students to view in CareerBuzz and will take 24 hours to be viewed on our Career Center website. Unfortunately, we limit/ restrict email pushes to students regarding events due to the frequency and volume of students.

CareerBuzz Instructions

• Log into your CareerBuzz account dashboard.
• Click on Events
• Click on On-campus or Virtual Information session.
• For on-campus information sessions, look at your invoice/ reservation confirmation and enter the 4-digit number on the invoice line to confirm the space.
• Fill out all required information and any additional information you think would be beneficial to students and your recruiting needs.

Please allow 2-3 business days for your event to be reviewed and approved. Delays may occur if information is missing in your request, during peak time periods and/or holiday breaks.

Advertising Best Practices

When advertising your event, we recommend the following:

• Secure your event location as soon as possible, so that you can advertise your event 2 weeks in advance.
• Write a clear description of what your event will cover (i.e., intern, co-op, or job opportunities, learning about the company, specialized initiatives or groups).
• Students enjoy hearing from alumni. Consider having those employees present and make sure to indicate that in your description.
• If possible, include the industries your company represents and the products/services your company works on.
• Include specific skills sets and class levels (i.e., juniors, seniors, masters, etc.) that you’re targeting in the description.

• When selecting your target audience, we highly recommend being open to several majors/ schools as they might study similar skills set that your company may be unaware of. For a list of schools and majors see below:

• College of Engineering: https://coe.gatech.edu/schools/schools-college-engineering

• College of Computing: https://www.cc.gatech.edu/
• College of Sciences: https://cos.gatech.edu/
• Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts: https://iac.gatech.edu/schools
• Scheller College of Business: https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/explore-programs/index.html
• College of Design: https://design.gatech.edu/schools