Improving the fair experience at Sheffield
Sheffield Universities Recruitment Fairs, a jointly managed partnership between the careers services at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, has been using video technology to improve student and employer experiences at careers fairs.
Having initially worked with Here Comes The Boss in 2007 to produce video 
footage of the fairs themselves, Sheffield has since developed its own video player and can now combine video technology with all of the fairs it hosts.
The pilot for the video player was combined with the launch of the UK’s first Virtual International Careers Fair in November 2008, allowing employers to upload corporate videos and show students what working at their company is really like.
In addition to the employer clips, the software shows short careers guidance videos and clips from previous fairs.
The students’ response has been very encouraging with many viewing the videos prior to the fairs taking place. Having the videos accessible before a fair has also helped to improve the quality of questions that employers are asked, ultimately improving the employers’ experience of the events.
See the video player in action
To find out more, contact Michelle Dexter, Fairs Manager, Sheffield Universities Recruitment Fairs
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This article was first submitted to Phoenix (May 2009).