Tips for success at job/career fairs
There are many types of job/career fairs for college students and professional. But everywhere the theme is same. It’s a chance for a company to meet and screen a large amount of potential job candidates. If you are a college student then job/career fair is very important for you, it will improve your odds of not being screened out and should lead to a deeper level of satisfaction with your efforts and also increase your chance to be selected in next interview. But you have to keep in your mind that job/ career fair is just a first step of your entire job search process. Some tips are given below that may help you to make prepare yourself for job/career fair. 1. Dress professionally : The general rule of thumb is to be in proper dressed because it reflects your personality. You must be in proper formal dressed and choose a dress color that accentuates your best features and make sure it is comfortable. 2. Communication Skill: Students must have to be very carefully to his/her communication skill, because you have to express yourself that what you are exactly looking for. What job you are interested. You have to be very expressive. You have to show some of your areas of expertise and/or key skills. 3. Bring multiple copies of your resume: Bring lots of resumes to the fair — at least two for each company for which you have an interest. If you have multiple interests or job objectives, make sure you bring enough of each version of your resume. You should also bring scan copy of your resumes. More and more recruiters are simply bringing these collected stacks of resumes back to the corporate office and scanning them into a database. 4. Ask Questions: The main purpose of attending a job fair is to gather information. What do employers look for in an employee? What are some of the current challenges they are facing? What kinds of positions exist within the company? How do they screen and make their hiring decisions? If you attend a job fair hoping to walk away with a job offer, you will probably be disappointed. If you attend to gather information, you will always walk away a winner! One word of caution: this is not the time or place to ask, “What do you pay?†or “What are your benefits?†These topics are best discussed when an offer has been made or is pending. 5. Follow Up: There are two main methods of follow-up. Some experts suggest actually calling the recruiter the evening of the fair and leaving a voicemail message thanking the recruiter again for his/her time that day. A more concrete and traditional method is to write a thank you note and mail it the next day to the address on the recruiter’s business card. In the letter, thank the recruiter for his/her time, restate your interest and qualifications for the position, reiterate your interest in a second interview. Keep these tips in your mind, and focus on your career.
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