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Job Fair Tips - How To Have A Successful Job Fair
- Research the
employers attending. Learn as much as possible about the company, its product/services,
etc.
- Determine which employers you want to
visit.
- Bring 20-30 resumes.
- Bring a folder to carry resumes and a
notepad for notes.
- Dress professionally.
- Prepare a "2 Minute Summary of Your
Qualifications."
- Anticipate interviewing questions and
practice answers.
- Prepare questions you want ask potential employers.
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- Go alone, if you go with friends or
family walk the job fair by yourself.
- Do not assume a company does not have
open positions in your field. Instead, ask what positions they are hiring for.
- When greeting a recruiter, introduce
yourself and look confident by initiating a handshake with a smile.
- Express your interest by demonstrating
knowledge of the organization. (Do research before going and read the show guide).
- Relate your skills, interests and
experiences to specific needs of the employer.
- Relax speak slow and confident.
- Listen and ask relevant questions about
company and position. This is not the time to ask salary related
questions.
- Take notes!
- Ask the company what the next step is
and how to follow up.
- Get appropriate contact information and
ask for a business card.
- Conduct yourself professionally at all
times, remember that you could be making impressions when you are
standing in line or walking the fair.
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- Send a thank you card and reconfirm
interest in the position and company.
- Within a week follow up with a phone
call if you have not heard from them.
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