Visit the Career Event Information for Students page and the calendar announcements for details on joining a virtual event and for updates. Attached are detailed “how-to” instructions for the day of attending a virtual event.
Helpful Resources
Students should be sure to attend the Career Fair Prep Virtual Workshop where they will learn valuable tips and tricks for navigating a virtual career fair, while also getting first-hand experience in the platform (Huskies Get Hired) where most of NIU’s virtual career fairs will take place this fall.
How to Navigate a Virtual Career Fair: Students will log into their Huskies Get Hired (Symplicity) account at https://niu-csm.symplicity.com and click Student/Alumni. Navigate to: Resources | Document Library | How to Navigate a Virtual Career Fair
Quick Tour of Virtual Fairs for Students (Video): Students will log into their Huskies Get Hired (Symplicity) account at https://niu-csm.symplicity.com and click Student/Alumni. Navigate to: Resources | Document Library | Quick Tour of Virtual Fairs for Students
Planning to join the fair on a mobile device? Students can download the Symplicity Careers & Jobs app:
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/symplicity-jobs-and-careers/id1239828027
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.symplicity.csmandroid&hl=en_US
If students need help on their resume or with interviewing, please have them visit the online resources available through Career Services for resume writing and interviewing.
As always, we are here to answer any questions that you or your students may have.
Huskies Get Hired (Symplicity) --Virtual Career Fair Instructions for Students
1. Preferred Browsers: Chrome and Edge
Log into your Huskies Get Hired (Symplicity) account at https://niu-csm.symplicity.com and click Student/Alumni
Trouble logging in: Click Forgot Password
Trouble connecting to Symplicity: Copy and paste the URL, https://niu-csm.symplicity.com, into your browser.
2. Navigate to Events | Career Fairs | Name of Fair you are Attending | Attend
3. Upload your resume, if you have not already done so. This is the only way to pass a resume to an employer during the fair.
4. Set your Status to Online
5. Go to the Employer tab and search and filter to find employers of interest.
6. To join a 1-on-1 chat click on Join Queue. The employer you are waiting for will show up under Upcoming Chats along with estimated wait times.
7. When it’s your turn to video chat with an employer, you will see an alert pop up on the screen. Click on the alert to see instructions on how to video chat with the employer.
8. When you are done with your video chat, click End Chat, and you can write notes and use it for follow up after the fair.
9. When joining a chat, instead of downloading Teams, Zoom, GoToMeeting, etc., select the option to join the meeting online and it will be faster to join.
10. You can stand in three queues at one time.
11. You can also join group video chats by clicking on Group Chat. If you are in a group video chat, campus resources can still contact you for 1-on-1 video chats.
12. If you need to step away for a short break, set your Status to Busy.
13. If you need to leave the fair, set your Status to Offline. You will be removed from any queues that you are currently in.
14. When the fair is over, you can access your notes, the representative’s name and email, and use this information for thank you notes or other follow up.
Enjoy the fair!
