PREPARING TO ATTEND A JOB FAIR
Prepared by: Ron Damer
- Why do you attend a Job Fair?
- Identify hiring companies
- Identify companies that use your skill sets
- Get an interview
- Plant your resume’
- Network with other job hunters
- What should you take to a Job Fair?
- At least 10 copies of your most recent resume’
- Business cards with your name, address, capabilities and objectives to give to recruiters and network contacts
- Your “elevator speech”
- A notepad or memo pad to record contacts made
- A cell phone camera if you have one, to take pics of job postings off bulletin boards
- Your calendar (hard copy, in your cell phone or PDA) to check dates you are available for interviews, follow-up.
- What should you wear to a Job Fair?
- For salaried positions – Suit and tie
- All others – “Business Casual” — collared shirt and dress or casual pants. No jeans, shorts, or T-shirts.
- What should you do at a Job Fair?
- Submit your resume’ to as many plausible openings as possible.
- Leave your business card with all recruiters, company representatives and networking contacts that you encounter.
- Find and take home copies of all material that may be helpful:
- Job Market publications
- Job Postings
- Other Job Fair Announcements
- Recruiter advertisements/handouts
- Websites learned about
- Contact info for network contacts
- A listing of all participating companies (usually handed out at the door
