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Virtual Fairs: Tips For Exhibitors

Virtual Fairs: Tips For Exhibitors

Virtual Fairs in Canada

Virtual fairs are fast becoming one of the most convenient ways to speak directly to who you need to, there’s no longer any need to wake up early, travel across the country, set up a booth and spend several days at the location.  Not only are virtual fairs a more convenient way to engage with people, they are much easier and more effective.  They also provide a much higher return on investment.


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Prepare for Canada is launching a series of career fairs that give settlement and government agencies, education providers a platform to speak directly to newcomers to Canada, both before and after they arrive.


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Learn more about how Virtual Fairs are changing the way people connect with companies like yours.

Virtual fairs are able to allow newcomers to find out the information you want to deliver to them in a clear and concise way and as each attendee is required to provide contact information before they can enter the virtual environment, you will have the ability to follow up with supplementary materials and details on your services.

Tips for hiring firms going virtual:

Make your booth stand out – The provider of the virtual fair will ask you for some creatives so that they can build out your virtual booth.  This will usually be your logo and some downloadable assets such as brochures or presentations.  You should also be able to work on a live webinar that can be shown to attendees at the time of the fair.

Get your best team ready – As the virtual fair is a great way to connect with newcomers to Canada before and after they arrive, you will want to make sure that you have your best people available to talk to them while they are at the fair.  This can make a huge difference to how effective you can be on a day to day basis.

Have a clear message – Just as you would at a traditional fair, you should make it clear what you and your company do and how you can help newcomers to Canada.


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Give attendees something to remember you by – You will need to be able to offer those who come to your booth with something that they cannot get elsewhere.  This could be worksheets, ebooks, presentation documents or anything that they can take away with them and refer back to.

Acknowledge attention – Thank everyone who visits your booth

Have a plan to re-engage – After the fair is over you should have a plan in place to follow up with everyone that you spoke to at the fair.  This will allow you to make sure that you are getting the most you can out of your investment in attending the fair and also serve as a healthy reminder to attendees.

Online fairs also offer an unparalleled ability to communicate with those who attended the fair and visited your virtual booth.  The audience can be segmented and you can provide them each with the information that is pertinent to them.  Get in touch with a representative from Prepare For Canada to learn more about how the upcoming online fairs can help you achieve your goals.  

Virtual Career Fairs are Changing the Way Employers Recruit Newcomers To Canada

Virtual Career Fairs are Changing the Way Employers Recruit Newcomers To Canada

Virtual Fairs In Canada

The way that newcomers to Canada find work has changed. Looking for ads in local newspapers and magazines have become a thing of the past. Now it seems that the best way to find out about the latest and greatest jobs is online.  Technologies such as online career fairs have helped to improve the ability for companies and recruiters to contact the right candidates.  


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While online job boards have proven very successful, there has not been a way for companies that rely on in-person job fairs to replicate the experience online until now.


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The standard format of career fairs has a major flaw when it comes to reaching out to immigrants to Canada during the pre-arrival stage.  Quite simply, they are not in the country to attend.  There is some great news though, Virtual fairs are able to bridge this gap and allow you to speak directly with future newcomers to Canada anywhere in the world.

The benefits to taking part in an online fair when hoping to speak with the pre-arrival immigrant community are great.

  • No travel required

At a virtual or online fair, you will be able to speak directly with newcomers from the comfort of your own office.  Avoiding the need to get in a car and travel to the location of the fair.

  • Recruit and inform worldwide

You will have the ability to communicate with newcomers from anywhere in the world as they prepare to leave their home country and get on a plane to Canada.

  • Job seekers are already online doing their pre-arrival research

Online is where a great deal of the pre-arrival research is done by newcomers, this is because they don’t have access to traditional media in Canada.  For this reason, you can be sure that they are online and ready to learn about potential opportunities in Canada.


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  • No tables to set up

You don’t need to bring a lot of resources to an event, just log in from anywhere and speak to attendees.

  • Save time, money, and resources

Your team will not need to give up multiple days of work to travel, setup and present at the event.  Online fairs streamline the whole process.

Prepare For Canada’s online fair series provides those that are committed to helping newcomers settle in Canada more benefits than a traditional fair at a fraction of the cost (no travel, accommodation, brochure expense, etc.)

Traditional shows involve investment in time and money in booth costs, preparation costs, travel and accommodation costs. Virtual fairs give you the targeted audience you want in a more cost effective manner.

Online fairs also offer an unparalleled ability to communicate with those who attended the fair and visited your virtual booth.  The audience can be segmented and you can provide them each with the information that is pertinent to them.  Get in touch with a representative from Prepare For Canada to learn more about how the upcoming online fairs can help you achieve your goals.