DeVry University's Virtual Career Fair –

							VIRTUAL CAREER FAIR: DeVry UniVersity                                                                                                               www.Inxpo.Com




Industry: Education
                                              DeVry University’s Virtual Career Fair –
Location: Oakbrook Terrace, IL
objectives:
                                              Helping Students and Graduates Find
Assist students and alumni to find careers    Real-World Careers
Results:
• Number of Registered Job Seekers: 10,413
• Number of Job Seekers who Attended: 5,184   Situation: easily Connect students and                         Solution: Virtual Career Fair – extend-
• Show Up Rate: 50%
                                              Alumni to employers                                            ing Job searches nationwide
• Average Time in the Virtual Career Fair:
  55 minutes in the event                     Founded in 1931, DeVry University is one of the largest,       In May 2009, DeVry University’s Career Services
• Average Number of Employers Visited: 18     private post-secondary educational institutions in the         department hosted a Virtual Career Fair where job seekers
• Number of Employers: Over 30 corporate      United States, enrolling students in more than 90 locations    could search job listings and chat with employers about
  brands                                      system-wide. With active Career Services offices to            career opportunities from the comfort of their homes.
• Average Number of Resumes Submitted to      support students and graduates seeking positions in their      Powered by InXpo, the leading provider of virtual events,
  Each Employer: 350                          fields of academic specialty, more than 90 percent of          DeVry’s Virtual Career Fair was open to the university’s
• Numerous students and graduates have
                                              DeVry University’s graduates in the active job market were     70,000 current students and thousands of alumni with more
  secured interviews or received job and
  internship offers                           employed in career-related positions within six months of      than 30 participating companies representing more than
                                              graduation.                                                    200 open positions. Participating corporations included
                                                                                                             State Farm, GE Healthcare, Procter & Gamble, Comcast,
                                              According to Carrie Rubin, Dean of Career Services,            IBM and AT&T.
                                              DeVry University, “Despite the current economic situation,
                                              companies are still seeking qualified applicants to fill
                                              their open positions. The question is: How can we easily
                                              connect our students and graduates with these employers,
                                              regardless of geographic location?”




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 VIRTUAL CAREER FAIR: DeVry UniVersity                                                                                                               www.Inxpo.Com



“DeVry University is committed to
preparing students for their careers,
with 90 percent of graduates in the
active job market working in the
field of their choice within six months
after graduating. A Virtual Career
Fair was a convenient way for our
students and alumni, who didn’t live
near one of our campuses, to meet                                                                                                        An employee at the DeVry
with over 30 prospective employers                                                                                                       University Virtual Career
                                                                                                                                         Fair powered by InXpo
about open positions.”

Carrie Rubin                               Results: Virtual Career Fair Delivers                          position getting an average of 170 views, DeVry’s Virtual
                                           real-World Careers                                             Career Fair has been responsible for securing interviews
Dean of Career Services
DeVry University                           DeVry University’s first Virtual Career Fair was a success     and helping students find positions or internships with
                                           with each participating company receiving an average           participating companies.
                                           of 350 resumes. Overall, more than 5,000 job seekers
                                           spent an average of 55 minutes in the Virtual Career Fair      Due to the success of the university’s inaugural fair, DeVry is
                                           and visited an average of 18 companies. With each              planning another Virtual Career Fair in November 2009.




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                                                                                   For additional information contact: David Kaz | contactsales@inxpo.com | (312) 962-3732.