Virtual Career Fairs are becoming increasingly popular with employers and job seekers around the country. They are a convenient and innovative alternative to traditional job fairs that allow companies and talent to connect in a way never before possible. The odds of companies finding the right talent increase dramatically when obstacles like distance and…

Career fairs have long served as a way to attract and pre-screen a large number of potential job candidates at one time and in one place. But two factors have lessened their efficiency.

First, the growing movement to seek out talent where it lives rather than being limited to local areas is making live job fairs obsolete. Technology and best practices for telecommuting…