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Statistics

Visitors' profile

The high satisfaction of our clientele—exhibitors and visitors—is important to us. Surveying and evaluating the needs of everyone involved gives us the tools we need to grow and improve with each edition of The National Job Fair & Training Expo.

Our survey has been conducted and compiled by an independant firm. Profile data is from September 2007 visitor survey (fall fair).

Total experience evaluation

93% find their visit helpful.

Interesting! The National Job Fair & Training Expo plays definitely a key role for the job and career seekers.

Satisfaction level

93% are satisfied of their visit.

Interesting! It is extremely positive to reach this level of satisfaction from job and career seekers, a segment of the population that is recognized for having very high expectations when visiting a career event.

About recommending a visit

86% would recommend to a friend to visit our fairs

Interesting! The world of mouth is the best advertisment.

Visit

84% are first-time visitors

Gender

63% male 37% female

Age group

1% are under 18 years old	High School Students
25% are between 18 and 24 years old	Students and new graduates
37% are between 25 and 34 years old	Present and future / Ready to work
20% are between 35 and 44 years old	Experience / Middle-age workforce
31% are between 45 and 54 years old	Experience / Senior

4% are 55+ years old	Babyboomers / Senior
82% are between 18 and 44 years old	Present and future / Ready to work
57% are between 25 and 44 years old	Experience / Middle-age workforce

Education Level

University degree	48%
College degree	26%
Master or PhD degree	14%
High school degree	12%

Interesting! Not less than 62% of the attendees hold a university, a master or a PhD degree.

Top 5 job-search activities from candidates

14% Searching online career page of employers website.

13% Attending job and career fairs.

11% Sending resum to employers by email.

10% Searching online jobsites.

10% Reading newpapers employment section.

When asked "Are you interested in registering for a training course or an education program to increase your chances of finding a job?"

65% answered "yes"

Interesting! A majority of visitors recognize that education programs and career training are key to succeed in the job market.

What citizenship do visitors have?

Canadian citizen born in Canada	50%
Canadian citizen born abroad	22%
New Canadians (arrived in Canada less than 3 years)	15%
Newcomers (arrived in Canada less than 6 months)	9%
Others	4%

What language(s) do visitors speak?

English	100%
English only	59%
English and at least one other language	32%
English and French	9%

Interesting! Bilingual is a must in the job market! 41% of candidates speaks more than one language.

Which best describe the visitors?

Full time workers	29%
Part time workers	4%
Unemployed	43%
Full time students	4%
Part time students	4%
Entrepreneurs	3%

Interesting! 49% of the visitors are in the "hidden" job market.

Working experience

Less than one year	18%
1 to 2 years	16%
3 to 5 years	21%
6 to 10 years	19%
11 years and more	26%

Interesting! One out of 4 visitors has over 10 years in working experience.

Interesting! 45% of the visitors have a minimum of 6 years in working experience.

Interesting! 66% of the visitors have a minimum of 3 years in working experience.

About entrepreneurship and self-employment

For 69% of the visitors, starting a small business is an interesting option.

Job status

Look for a full time job	51%
Look for a part time job	14%
Look for a temporary job	10%
Look for a contractual/self-employment job	9%
Look for a casual job	8%
Look for a seasonal job	5%
Look for a volonteer job	4%

Working schedule

Look for work on week days	52%
Look for work on week evenings	13%
Look for work on week night shifts	8%
Look for work on week-end days	15%
Look for work on week-end evenings	7%
Look for work on week-end night shifts	4%

Where do the candidates want to work in Ontario?

In the City of Toronto - In Downtown Area	22%
In the City of Toronto - Not in Downtown Area	42%
Durham, Halton, Peel, York or Waterloo regions	27%
Eastern, Southwestern or Northern Ontario	7%

Willing to relocate?

Relocate within Ontario	49%
Relocate to other provinces	15%
Relocate abroad	5%
Not interested to relocate	31%

Interesting! 64% of the visitors would relocate in Canada.

Interested to explore a career opportunity and/or to get more information about working in, living in and relocating to Alberta?

Very interested	26%
Interested	20%
Somewhat interested	19%
Not interested	36%

Interesting! 65% of the attendees are interested to relocate in Canada.

Interested to explore a career opportunity and/or to get more information about working in, living in and relocating to Northern Ontario?

Very interested	21%
Interested	21%
Somewhat interested	20%
Not interested	38%

Interesting! 61% of the attendees are interested to relocate in Canada.

Day of visit

First-time visitors	88%
Visit our fair on the first day	46%
Visit our fair on the second day	51%
Visit us on both days	4%

Interesting! The visitors are not the same from one event to the next. This means that exhibitors reach a new bank of candidates when they renew their participation to the next event.

Interesting! Candidates are different on the first and second days of event. For exhibitors, it is exactly like participating in two job and career fairs in one, but they do it with the same investment of time in preparation and with the same budget.

How much time visitors spend at our fair

Up to 30 minutes	2%
30 minutes to 1 hour	7%
1 hour to 1.5 hour	8%
1.5 hour to 2 hours	19%
2 hours to 2.5 hours	13%

2.5 hours to 3 hours	11%
More than 3 hours	40%

Among the 40% of visitors who spend more than 3 hours at our fair

3 hours to 3.5 hours	11%
3.5 hours to 4 hours	10%
4 hours to 4.5 hours	4%
4.5 hours to 5 hours	6%
More than 5 hours	5%

Interesting! 4 visitors out of 10 spend more than 3 hours at our fair.

Interesting! Visitors are spending more time when visiting our event.

Time of visit

10 a.m. to 12 p.m.	24%
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.	28%
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.	26%
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.	22%

Interesting! Candidates visit is spread throughout the day, keeping exhibitors busy!

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