The biggest benefit gained
by attending a job fair is physically meeting with representatives of the hiring company.
Your attire — Too many people
attend job fairs in business casual or less, «NO» you need to dress your best as you would for an actual interview.
Job seekers who come prepared will strike up opportunities quickly, so here are five things you MUST do
before attending a job fair: Research ahead of time.
Also,
when attending a job fair, you are under no obligation to provide prospective employers with your resume or your contact information, although it is advised that you do so.
Although these are great resources, you may want to think
about attending a job fair, as they are a great way to find available job positions.
Your colleagues
who attend job fairs and get job offers are often using one of the tips suggested in this column.
I had submitted an online application, had
attended a job fair just after that, signed up with one of their main temporary agencies and got on quickly for a short temporary position.
Sometimes you don't have gas money to
attend the job fair in your neighboring city or other networking events.
Not going at all While the 22 things we've listed up to this point are some pretty big errors, perhaps the very worst thing you can do is not
attend job fairs at all.
Besides checking online job boards, you will also want to
attend job fairs so that you can network and talk to recruiters in person.
Of all organizations that recruit through OCI, 62 % make just one annual visit for OCI (though, again, some of them
also attend job fairs as discussed above).
Members who are still in staff reduction status after Round 2 should plan to
attend the Job Fair on Wednesday, May 3, at 4:30 p.m. at the Linmoor Education Center.
Participated in recruiting and hiring practices,
including attending job fairs as a company representative, conducting extensive background checks and participating in search committees.
So I recommended him to search for jobs by
attending job fairs where prospective employers are on hand to access your job fit, which will help to expedite the job application process.
You may also
consider attending job fairs and joining (and being active) on the LinkedIn professional groups to get information on job posting.
Although attending job fairs is only a very small part of any job search strategy, there are few opportunities available where job seekers get to meet individual employers prior to obtaining an actual job interview.
Recently, I attended a local job fair and spoke to several of the employers to solicit their response to the following question: «If you were to offer one tip for job
seekers attending a job fair, what would it be?»
A Military Victory Yale Law School will allow military recruiters to
attend a job fair after an appeals court ruled against the school's efforts to restrict recruiters due to the Pentagon's policy against allowing gays to openly serve in the military, The New York Times reports.
Most college students, especially those unfamiliar with career fairs, view the prospect of
attending a job fair with some trepidation.
«Hispanic, Vietnamese, Korean — we need them all,» said Ruth Wilson, the district personnel assistant who in recent months has
attended job fairs at several local colleges to recruit teachers.
Mail and email your resume to the decision - maker and the HR designee, and tell them you will be
attending the job fair so you can get on their radar screen.
• Oversee all recruiting efforts and identify qualified applicants
by attending job fairs, scanning job sites, and screening interviewees to find skilled workers.
School district officials are
also attending job fairs and aggressively pursuing students coming out of college education programs, he added.