Packaging Career Fair

The Rochester Institute of Technology hosts an annual Packaging Science Career Fair that brings together students from the packaging science program and industry professionals.

Contents

1 Career Fair

1.2 Interview Day(s)

2 Schedule

3 Registration

3.1 Fees

3.2 Payment

3.3 Deadline

4 Shipping Information

5 Parking Information

Career Fair

Fair: February 5, 2014
Location: CIMS Building (#78 Louise Slaughter Hall) 2nd Floor Conference Area
Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm

The fair is designed to offer employers and students a forum to meet and discuss the packaging field and career opportunities. Employers have the opportunity to present their company and meet students in the Packaging Science program who are looking for co-op and full-time job opportunities. Students are able to gather general information about companies as well as specific co-op and full time opportunities within them. Average student career fair attendance is 110. 

Participation includes:

• One draped 8-foot table without backdrop. (25 tables are available, first-come-first-serve basis).
• Continental breakfast, and lunch for two representatives.
• An electronic resume book via e-mail will be supplied prior to fair.

Interview Day(s)

Interviews: February 6 & 7, 2014
Location: B&L Center, Bldg 77, Office of Co-op and Career Services
Time: 8:00am - 4:00pm

The next day(s) will be devoted to the interviewing of prospective employees for full time or co-op positions.

• Arrange to interview students.
• Interview schedules begin at 9:00 AM with the last interview at 4:00 PM.
• Interviews will be in 30 minute sessions and accommodate 12 students. Starting earlier and finishing later can accommodate additional interviews.

Schedule

Fair

8:00 AM- 9:00 AM Set up, continental breakfast, welcome & briefing
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Fair opens, Student & Employer interaction time
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch: Fair will be closed
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Fair re-opens, Student & Employer interaction time
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Closing & pack up, snacks, lab tour

Interview Day(s)

8:00 AM - 11:30 AM Morning Interview Sessions / Coffee provided
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch provided
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM Afternoon Interview Sessions
(Friday no free lunch provided/ purchased lunch available)

Registration

Companies can register for the event, which will reserve their spot, through online registration. RIT has 25 available employer spots and will reserve on a first come first serve basis.

Fees

$300.00 Registration Fee includes (for 2 representatives):
1 8-foot table (draped, with no backdrop), 2 chairs, electronic resume book, continental breakfast, lunch
$ 25.00 fee for each additional representative over 2

Payment

Credit Card: Complete the online registration and pay by credit card (Visa, Mastercard only) via our secure online form or send in check by January 3, 2014.
Check: make payable to RIT PACKAGING SCIENCE DEPT and mail to:

Shauna Newcomb, Program Coordinator
Rochester Institute of Technology
Office of Cooperative Education and Career Services
57 Lomb Memorial Drive, Building #77
Rochester, NY 14623  

Deadline

Complete the on-line form on or before December 20, 2013. 

Shipping Information

Shipping to RIT

Materials to arrive between January 27-February 3, 2014 to:

Mr. Thomas Kausch
Packaging Lab Manager
CIMS Bldg. Department of Packaging Science
Rochester Institute of Technology
29 Lomb Memorial Dr.
Rochester, NY 14623

Please note in the confirmation email you receive, the Employer Number to put on the outside of each of your boxes. It would also be helpful to indicate the total number of boxes you are sending (1 of 3, 2 of 3, etc.).

Return Shipping

If you will be shipping items back to your company, please bring return boxes, shipping labels and packaging materials. We do not have boxes at RIT.

Parking

Fair: Park in "T" lot by the Louise Slaughter Hall/CIMS building. You will need to walk through the RIT Golisano Institute of Sustainability (SUS) building and take elevator on the 2nd floor if you are bringing heavy materials. (Click link below; on left of map and look for gray "T" lot). To print map, choose 8.5 x 11 (B & W).

Interview Days: Park in the Visitors Lot by the Bausch & Lomb Center. Visitor parking is limited and fills early. Park in Lot "E" if "V" lot is full. Parking passes will be handed out during career fair for use on interview day.

Directions to Louise Slaughter/CIMS Bldg at RIT (click link below; on left of map, next to "T" lot locate "SLA"; red bldg; white letters ("SLA" = Louise Slaughter Hall/CIMS Bldg). To print map, choose 8.5 x 11 (B & W).
http://www.rit.edu/fa/facilities/content/campus-maps