Camp job fairs. (Resources).

Camps can find staff and college students can find summer jobs through the help of job fairs hosted by colleges and universities nationwide. For a job fair listing near you, visit www.ACAcamps.org/jobfair/.

These tips can help the job-fair experience become a success for your camp:

* Send camp literature to university degree programs in advance of the fair.

* Inform former and current staff that you will visit their university.

* Arrive a couple of hours before the fair begins to set up your display.

* Allow time to interview the most qualified applicants.

* Accept mini-applications, with simply a name, phone number, and why the student wants to work at camp.

* Take notes to remember individuals who impressed you or who seemed very interested in your camp.

* Avoid talking with a director or staff member from another camp when it appears a job seeker is approaching to talk with that person.

* Never say negative things about another camp.