Pamplin Recruiters:


We would like to thank you for recruiting our students by registering for Virginia Tech Business Horizons Job Fair to be held at Squires Student Center from 10-4pm on Thursday, September 20. Here are a few items that need your attention:

(1) Employer and Faculty Reception - September 19

You are invited to the  Employer and Faculty Reception on Wednesday, Sept 19 from 530-730pm at the Holiday Inn on Prices Fork Road in Blacksburg. We hope that you will attend this event to network with your peers and our faculty. You are also invited to setup your booth early in Squires after this event from 8-10pm. Parking passes will be distributed at the reception and the day of the fair. 

(2) Parking and Unloading at the Fair - September 20

On the day of the fair, we ask that you simply UNLOAD your vehicle FIRST, tell a volunteer your company name, pickup a parking pass, then return to your vehicle and follow the directions below, for parking your vehicle in the designated fair lot (Chicken Hill Lot - See Map). Shuttle vans will bring you from the Chicken Hill Lot to Squires and will run continuously all day.  
 
DRIVING DIRECTIONS to the Virginia Tech Campus (Day of Fair): 
From Interstate 81, going directly to Squires Student Center -
 
  • 1. Take I-81 to exit 118B (Christiansburg/Blacksburg) to Route 460 Bypass/Virginia Tech.
  • 2. Follow Route 460 Bypass (Stay on 460 Bypass--do not take any exits from 460 until you come to a traffic light on the 460 Bypass).
  • 3. At the traffic light, turn RIGHT on to Southgate Drive (This is the main Virginia Tech entrance and is also marked for "VT Athletic Complex")
  • 4. Take the first LEFT onto Duck Pond Drive.
  • 5. Take the first RIGHT onto Washington Street.
  • 6. Proceed STRAIGHT THROUGH THE ROUNDABOUT.
  • 7. Proceed down Washington Street, past Cassell Coliseum (which will be on your RIGHT), to the 4-way STOP.
  • 8. Turn LEFT onto Kent Street.
  • 9. Follow Kent Street past the University Bookstore where you will then merge onto Drillfield Drive.
  • 10. IMMEDIATELY, take the first RIGHT onto the Alumni Mall (directly across from the Pylons of the University Chapel).
  • 11. Squires Student Center will be on your RIGHT.
  • 12. Pull into the DESIGNATED UNLOADING ZONE (Just past the bus stop). Unload ONLY in the designated unloading zone. Volunteers will be on hand to carry your materials to your booth.
 
(3) Wireless Access at the Fair - September 20
When you arrive to your BOOTH on the day of the fair, a notecard with your username and password will be provided on your TABLE giving you access to the wireless network at the fair. 


Again, the 30th annual Virginia Tech Business Horizons Job Fair will be held on September 20 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in Blacksburg. For more information visit us online at www.businesshorizons.org.

If you have any further questions, please contact me directly by cell phone or email.
Thank you for recruiting our students. We look forward to your visit!
 


Sincerely,
 
Stuart Mease
Director of Undergraduate Career Services
Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech
540-641-4444