The online career fair is a one-day online event for Orthotic & Prosthetic Students and Residents seeking opportunities to gain valuable professional resources to jump start your career in O&P and connect with clinical practices and manufacturing facilities. The event will take place on September 27, 2017. Attend this event from anywhere on your desktop, laptop, smartphones, or other internet connected devices.

The fair is free to attend for candidates.

Employers are encouraged to use this opportunity to share information about their facilities with candidates and begin the recruiting process. Formal interviews will take place outside of this event.

If you know a representative of a facility looking to interact with current students and residents seeking information about future employment opportunities, they may register to participate here.

An employer will host a chat room where you and other participants can ask questions and converse. You may also enter one room at a time should you wish to interact with multiple sessions simultaneously. Facilities are encouraged to have multiple representatives present including managers, clinical mentors, current employees and human resource personnel.

Private chatting is possible between candidates and facility representatives, but they do reserve the right to limit private conversations should they need to facilitate a group discussion.

During group chat, only the facility representatives will be able to share a live audio/video stream. Candidates will be able reply using the text-based chat room messaging tools but do have the ability to share their audio/video in one-on-one sessions initiated by the host.

You can ask about those positions and their requirements and other opportunities that may exist. Questions about an organization's culture and whether an employer or opportunity would be a good fit for you are also welcome.

The list of employers will be active after the conclusion of the fair. Simply click an employer's name on the list and review the "Website and Contact" section of the profile for any contact details that may have been given (note that not all employers will elect to share direct contact information, but they may contact you directly via the information posted to your profile).

• Review the organizations' profiles in advance
• Develop a strategy - which companies do you most want to speak with?
• Decide how to allocate your time. Determine what times your target employers will be holding group chats
• Prepare questions before joining a chat session and be engaged in the chat dialogue
• Network with other job candidates to expand your network of contacts while you are waiting for responses from the recruiters. Exchange leads and industry news and be sure to ask for referrals

• Complete your profile providing as much requested information as possible.
• Update your LinkedIn and other social media profiles.
• Upload your resume into the Online Career Fair system.
• If you are invited to a private one-on-one video conversation, dress professionally and place a light source behind the camera so that you can be seen clearly.

• During conversations with prospective employers, refrain from using abbreviations or slang and maintain a professional tone.
• Be prepared to interact if an employer initiates an online conversation.
• Take careful notes to keep track of the people with whom you had conversations.
• During chats, stay on the topic defined by the facility representatives.
• Be patient with the facility representatives and understand that they may have multiple private conversations going with different candidates which result in a delay in their responses to you.
• Remember to thank the hosts in each chat room and clarify any “next steps” should you wish to further explore opportunities.

• Send thank-you emails or give a follow-up call if the representative prefers to communicate that way.
• Connect with contacts on LinkedIn

No, you are not required to join the recruiting event at a certain time or for a set amount of time. Please attend when you are available and stay for as long as you would like.

After registering, you will be added to our email distribution list, and you will begin receiving important information regarding the upcoming event.

The eligibility requirements for pursing an NCOPE residency are listed in the standards under 3.2.2

• For a comprehensive list of ISPO recognized O&P programs and their respective levels of training, please visit: www.ispoint.org/programmes

To become an ABC Certified Prosthetist and/or Orthotist, you must meet their eligibility standards, which can be found here

• Please note that the standards for sitting the practitioner level exam will change to requiring a masters-level degree on January 1, 2020. To learn about this change in requirements, please click here

• This event is sponsored by the National Commission on Orthotic & Prosthetic Education, (NCOPE) which creates standards and guidelines for credentialed educational programs. Individuals currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a CAAHEP accredited O&P practitioner or technician program and individuals currently participating in an NCOPE accredited residency are the intended audience.
• If you have not yet received any formal training in orthotics & prosthetics, please take advantage of these resources to learn about the profession and connect with an accredited educational program:
  • O&P Careers: opcareers.org
  • Technician Education Programs: www.ncope.org/accredited/technician/
  • Practitioner Education Programs: www.ncope.org/accredited/practitioner/