Often times,
the recruiter at the career fair booth is more of a corporate recruiter who has only a few specific positions that they hire for.
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.
When talking to
recruiters at the career fair, don't hesitate to be forward and offer to send a copy of your resume.
In 2009, my response to a letter - writer who was asked out by
a recruiter at a career fair was naive.
Not exact matches
A biotech
recruiter at one
career fair looked
at her resume and acknowledged it was impressive — but added that it was not useful for most jobs.
After making an initial in - person contact
at a
career fair, community meeting, or school event, BTR
recruiters and alumni stay in close communication with potential candidates so that candidates begin to feel a connection with the BTR family.
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.
Let's face it — you're not the only person that has applied, the only person the
recruiter has met
at a
career fair, the only résumé on their desk, or the only interview they have scheduled that week (or even that day).
Here is our top tips for students and graduates on how to dress to meet employers
at university
recruiter events, networking sessions and
career fairs.
Summer / graduate
careers fairs:
Recruiters at these
fairs are looking for candidates to start work almost immediately for graduate entry level jobs or in some cases summer internships.
Firstly not all job
fairs are the same Summer / graduate
careers fairs:
Recruiters at these
fairs are looking for candidates to start work almost immediately for graduate entry...
At job and
career fairs, you have a brief window of time to impress each
recruiter.
Provide Links to Students» Online Profiles Just as students look online for
recruiters» links
at traditional
career fairs, links to students» online profiles provide
recruiters an opportunity to research students and identify the professional qualities they seek in new hires.
If you are
at a
careers fair, make sure you speak to both the
recruiters and the graduate employees in attendance.
networking
at careers events —
careers fairs are arranged by the university and bring together
recruiters from different sectors to give you the opportunity to meet and speak with potential future employers
This FTSE250
recruiter originally met the GRB staff
at a University
Careers Fair.
My suggestion is to try to find out who the hiring manager,
recruiter, or interviewer is (get their card
at the
career fair or look them up on LinkedIn) and tailor the letter to address them specifically.
In order to get as many applications for each role as possible, the graduate
recruiters will go out to university campuses (along with high - profile individuals from the business) and showcase opportunities
at careers fairs.
Once the virtual
career fair starts, choose which employers you want to interact with and then engage in one - on - one text - based conversations with a
recruiter at those organizations.