What you do after the career fair is almost more important than what
you did at the career fair, and the two go hand - in - hand.
Use the time to speak to other candidates and find out where they applied, what they are
doing at the career fair and who they are targeting.
Not exact matches
If he really
did believe in his own abilities like he says he
does, well then he'd get his
career back on track, I'm sure WHam were offering a
fair package and he had a chance
at first team football.
You'll need to
do a little research to find out how
career information is distributed
at your institution and if there are other
career fairs that are regularly held on - campus or locally.
His suggestion for the future is to find high - level contacts in companies — individuals who can tell HR that having company representation
at the
career fair is a «must -
do.»
She regularly attends
careers fairs - including events held
at her old sixth form college, Colchester Sixth Form, to give
careers talks and raise awareness of job opportunities that don't involve going to university.
Today the Lord Mayor, Alderman Fiona Woolf CBE and Miriam González Durántez, Partner
at Dechert LLP and wife of the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, attended a unique
careers fair featuring women
doing a wide range of jobs
at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School for girls in Islington.
At the start of her
career, Grandma Moses entered some of her paintings into her local county
fair, but they
did not win any prizes.
In fact if you take a look
at Gebiz (Singapore government procurement portal), many schools
at the secondary level have already
done their
fair share of
career workshops in...
A trip to the
career fair can be fruitful but you need to work
at it and
do lots of prep work to stand out from the crowd and finish as a
career fair hero.
If one of them received a great resume
at a
career fair in California (and didn't apply online) then it's up to the recruiter to manually share the candidate's résumé with the other recruiters.
Do you find yourself discouraged
at attending
career fairs only to be told to apply online and then nothing happen?
In most cases, no matter how the conversation goes with the recruiter
at the
career fair or
at another venue, they typically can't
do anything until you've officially applied online.
Treating your
career fair as an interview doesn't stop
at your wardrobe though.
Indeed most of the companies
at the gradireland Graduate
Careers Fair recruit from a number of disciplines, so don't walk on by their stands — get in there and ask them if they are on the look - out for graduates from your discipline: you might be pleasantly surprised!
But when you approach a company and their representatives
at a
career fair — and you display your prepared binder in a confident manner to show how much homework you've
done — you'll be able to say, «Steve, I noticed from your LinkedIn profile that were an engineer but somewhere during your early
career years you moved into Human Resources and Recruiting.
Although I've been fortunate enough to
do various different roles in the 5 years since I graduated which has helped me narrow down different types of jobs I would like to
do, I definitely think attending a
Careers Fair or two whilst
at University would have helped me figure out things earlier (and potentially given me more relevant work experience).
If the job description doesn't reveal whether you would have the chance to work in recruitment, consider approaching the company
at a
careers fair or emailing them to find out.
At TARGETjobs Events» inaugural Women in Investment Banking
fair, five veteran female investment bankers opened up about their climb to the top and what today's university students should
do to have a successful banking
career.
When TARGETjobs caught up with the graduate recruitment team
at Mott MacDonald, we talked about the many students who ask
at careers fairs «how
do I choose the right engineering
career or discipline for me?»
Don't expect to get hired
at or because of a
career fair.
Think of one or two small things you could
do today (like sign up for a
career fair, make an appointment
at your school's
career services office, or
do a practice interview)... and get going!
When talking to recruiters
at the
career fair, don't hesitate to be forward and offer to send a copy of your resume.
They may attend
careers fairs, hold open days
at their offices or
do something different — for example finance employer Grant Thornton runs pizza evenings for potential applicants who want to find out about the firm.
What
do you plan on asking the representatives
at the virtual
career fair?
Candidates who
do their prep really
do stand out
at careers fairs.
The problem with that strategy is that it
does not take into account the fact that not every employer
at the
career fair is going to work in your field.
Here are the must -
do steps in resume writing to make sure you get a
fair chance
at that next
career move.
At these
career fairs, I was reminded of a recent post by Billie Sucher over on
Career Hub that discusses why personal attributes don't prove competency.
And you
do get that personal touch
at a
career fair that you don't get from just sending in your resume.
In the short time we spent with them
at the
Fair, giving short
career - coaching sessions and also presentations on CV writing, on - line job search techniques and interview skills, I felt that we
did make a difference.
Did you just notice a flyer for a
career or internship
fair at your school?
Not only
did I get rave reviews on my resume
at the
career fair, the shop owner personally walked me through downloading on my computer (I'm not good with technology) I highly recommend!!