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Career Services

Job Center

At the Annual Meetings the Job Center provides employers and candidates with 1) interview facilities, 2) a message service, and 3) job and resume listings. In order to register for the AAR Job Center, you must also register for the 2008 Annual Meetings of AAR.

Initial Job Center Deadline:  Monday, October 13, 2008 at 11:59 PM (23.59h)

Services
        
Employer   Candidate
        
  • Use of the interview hall and ability to invite any Annual Meetings registrant to an interview
  • Placement of job advertisement in the Job CenterSpecial Edition of Job Postings
  • Access to the CVs of registered candidates which will appear online (beginning August 15) and onsite at the Job Center
  • Use of a confidential messaging system and drop box to exchange information with candidates
  • Option to reserve a Private Job Center Interview Room for an additional fee
  
  • Receive copy of Annual Meeting printed edition of Job Postings containing a list of registered jobs and employer information
  • Opportunity to file a curriculum vitae for employers to review online and at the Job Center
  • Use of a confidential messaging system and drop box to exchange information with employers
        

Registration
        
Employer   Candidate
        
  • Initial Job Center Deadline:  Monday, October 13, 2008 at 11:59 PM (23.59h)
    (preregister to receive full benefits)
  • Online Employer Registration – Employer registrations are accepted through the online Job Postings advertisement submission system. Place your advertisement and register for the Job Center simultaneously.
  • If you have already placed your advertisement and need to register for the Job Center, contact Jessica Davenport to register by phone at 1-404-727-4707.
  • Onsite registration – You may register onsite at the Job Center on Friday night or on Saturday or Sunday. You will not be able to reserve interview space until you arrive onsite. Please bring one copy of your job advertisement to be posted.
  
  • Initial Job Center Deadline:  Monday, October 13, 2008 at 11:59 PM (23.59h)
    (preregister to receive full benefits)
  • Online candidate registration is a part of the Annual Meeting Registration process. If you have not yet registered for the Annual Meeting, please register now and be sure to complete the Job Center registration portion. If you have already registered for the Annual Meeting and would now like to register for the Job Center, please see the Registration page for information on updating registration.
  • If you prefer to register by fax or mail, please submit the Candidate Registration Form
  • Onsite registration – You may register onsite at the Job Center on Friday night or on Saturday or Sunday. See CV restrictions below for those who register onsite.
  • N.B. It is not necessary to register with the Job Center simply to meet with an employer. Any Annual Meetings registrant (with badge) may freely use the interview hall if an employer invites you for an interview.
        

Fees
        
Employer   Candidate
        
  • First job:
    • preregistration: $275
    • onsite registration: $325
  • Each additional job:
    • preregistered: $60
    • onsite registration: $85
  
  • Preregistration: $25
  • Onsite registration: $50
        

Job Postings Online
        
Employer   Candidate
        
  • In order to ensure the widest possible pool of candidates, all jobs registered with the Job Center must be advertised in the online Job Postings. Your ad must appear for at least 30 days and at least one of these days must fall within the 60-day period before the Annual Meeting.
  • The fee for this advertisement is not included in the registration fee. The text from your online Job Postings ad will also serve as your job posting in the Annual Meetings Special Edition of Job Postings.
  • Place an ad in Job Postings
  • Important Note: If the hiring institution is in the U.S. and you can envision hiring a foreign national for the position, please note that the Department of Labor and, later, the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services requires a print advertisement of the position. In this case, we encourage you to list the position in one print issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education as well as with us.
  
  • Candidates are encouraged to begin reviewing Job Postings and start applying for jobs in September. Employers registered with the Job Center are required to post job descriptions in the online edition of Job Postings. These ads will be marked with a Job Center logo and will appear within the 90-day period before the Annual Meeting.
  • Note that job applications are often due before the Annual Meetings so that employers can prearrange their Job Center interviews.
  • View Job Postings. Remember, you must be a current member of AAR to access Job Postings.
        

Additional Information
        
Employer   Candidate
     
Private Interview Rooms
  • Employers who wish to arrange for a Private Interview Room in addition to semi-private booths in the Interview Hall, may request access to this limited space during preregistration. Private Rooms are available for morning and afternoon sessions at an additional fee. This year, all Private Interview Rooms will be located in the same hotel as the Job Center.  Slots for this year are:
Saturday, November 1, 2008
     8:00 AM (8.00h)-12:00 N (12.00h) - $100
    
     Sold Out
     1:00 PM (13.00h)-5:00 PM (17.00h) - $125
    
     Sold Out
Sunday, November 2, 2008
     8:00 AM (8.00h)-12:00 N (12.00h) - $125
    
     Sold Out
     1:00 PM (13.00h)-5:00 PM (17.00h) - $125
    
     Sold Out
Monday, November 3, 2008
     8:00 AM (8.00h)-12:00 N (12.00h) - $100
    
     Sold Out
     1:00 PM (13.00h)-5:00 PM (17.00h) - $100
    
     9 Currently Available
  • In mid-October, all employers who have reserved Private Interview Rooms will receive an e-mail with instructions regarding the use of the room, including instructions to distribute to interviewees.
  • Should you have any questions about scheduling time in one of the limited number of Private Interview Rooms, please contact Job Center staff at careers@aarweb.org or 1-404-727-4707.

Online Candidate Credentials

  • Job Center Employers may review the online CVs of registered candidates beginning August 15. The CVs remain online until January 31 and are also available in print at the Job Center.
  • Job Center Candidate CVs. You will need to log in with the ID you received after placing your Job Postings ad. If you do not have your ID, please contact Jessica Davenport at jdavenport@aarweb.org or 404-727-4707.
   Instructions and Deadline for CV Submission
  • Employers can review candidate CVs online (beginning August 15) and onsite in binders at the Job Center in Chicago. At the Job Center, CVs will be filed alphabetically and according to job classification. Any candidate who preregisters may submit a CV to be filed in the binders according to job classification. The deadline to submit a CV for the binders is October 14, 2008.
  • CV submission instructions
  • Candidates who preregister but miss the CV submission deadline of October 14 can post an online CV but will also need to bring two copies to the Job Center. However, these CVs will only be filed alphabetically, not by job classification.
  • Candidates who register onsite must bring two copies of the CV. These CVs will only be filed alphabetically, not by job classification.
        

Frequently Asked Questions
        
Employer FAQ   Candidate FAQ

2008 Dates and Location

Dates:    October 31-November 3, 2008
Venue:   Northwest Hall, Hilton Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, USA
     

Hours of Service*:
Friday, October 31:    Orientation 7:00 PM (19.00h) - 9:00 PM (21.00h)
Saturday, November 1: 8:00 AM (8.00h) - 7:00 PM (19.00h)
Sunday, November 2: 8:00 AM (8.00h) - 7:00 PM (19.00h)
Monday, November 3: 8:00 AM (8.00h) - 5:00 PM (17.00h)

All Annual Meetings registrants are invited to visit the Job Center. Those who expect to conduct a job search at a future Annual Meeting are encouraged to drop by on Sunday or Monday for a tour.

Job Center Guidelines

Candidates and employers, by use of the Job Center and its services, agree to read and uphold the following policies and procedures:

  1. Every job opportunity for which interviews are to be held at the Annual Meetings should be advertised in Job Postings.
  2. All interviews at the Annual Meetings, including interviews by pre-arranged appointments, should be conducted in space arranged by the Job Center.
  3. No interviews are to be conducted in sleeping rooms.
  4. Interviewees should be notified in a timely fashion of the location of the interviews.
  5. Interviewers should communicate in writing to interviewees that, if they request to be interviewed in a different place, it will be arranged without prejudice to their candidacies.
  6. If any candidate requests within a reasonable time that an interview be moved to a different venue, the interviewers should make a good faith effort to comply, and notification should be given to the Job Center staff that such a change was requested and what the disposition was.
  7. Interviewees and interviewers are free to enlist the mediatorial services of the Job Center staff in the event of differing views of what compliance with these guidelines entails.
  8. Grievances of any kind regarding interviews conducted at the Annual Meetings may be filed with the Job Center staff and will be referred to the Career Services Advisory Committee for consideration.
  9. Interviewers should notify interviewees that they must be Annual Meetings registrants. Interviewees are not required to register for the Job Center.

Affirmative Action Statement

It is expected that all employers will adhere in good faith to applicable federal, state, and local regulations concerning affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, and non-discrimination. Furthermore, employers are encouraged to take affirmative action initiatives. Institutions, if any, to which these regulations do not apply, or institutions, if any, at which religion has been determined to be a bona fide occupational qualification should state this in their job announcements. In addition, job announcements should state the criteria by which candidates will be evaluated (major field, supplementary fields, degree(s), experience, publications, etc.). It is further expected that candidates will be evaluated for hiring, promotion and tenure on the basis of appropriate professional credentials, qualifications and affirmative action considerations.

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