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How To Effectively Attend A Career Fair
- 1. How To Effectively Prepare For, and Attend, A Career Fair Presented by Career Services Center
- 3. Target top five companies
- 4. Create list of questions for employers
- 5. Prepare to answer questions
- 8. Make a good first impression
- 9. Follow ThroughPrepare, Perform, and Follow Through!
- 12. Don’t be surprised if recruiters don’t take your resume but advise you to apply on-line
- 14. Strategize… Think about your purpose (a job or internships/COOPS, or industry or company research) Use time wisely by prioritizing “must meet” employers A-list employers B-list employers C-list
- 15. Preparation Research Prepare a list of questions for each A and B list employer • Access the website and Google the company • Access Hoovers Online (www.hoovers.com and www.vault.com) • Pacific Business News (online www.pacificbusinessnews.com) • Hawaii Business (online www.hawaiibusiness.com)
- 16. Preparation Prepare & practice 30-second “commercial”
- 18. 30-Second Commercial or “Elevator Speech” Hi, my name is Mateo Hernandez. I’m studying marketing at HPU and I’m looking for a full time marketing position. I have prepared myself for a career in marketing by gaining invaluable real-world experience that included travel abroad, internships, and entrepreneurial opportunities. While interning with a private organization in Ecuador this past summer, I developed a 15-page marketing plan composed in Spanish that recommended more effective ways the company could promote its services.
- 19. Dress in Business Casual Leave the heavy backpack behind (with a friend, at Career Services Center, at home) Bring a portfolio Prepare to make a good first impression!
- 23. Solid or striped button down, collared shirts, short or long sleeved
- 24. Aloha shirt if appropriate
- 25. Dress Shoes Inappropriate: short skirts, jeans, tight clothing, sundresses, open-toed high heels, facial piercing jewelry, cleavage, flashy, thin straps, club attire, beach attire
- 26. Prepare to answer questions Learn to sell yourself Identify personal/professional strengths you want to communicate This is the time to sell yourself!
- 27. You’re on… Practice with your B-list employers
- 28. Smile Convey confidence and approachability Offer your hand Introduce Yourself
- 30. One or two pumps
- 31. Firm but not too hard
- 33. You’re on… Impress with your professional attitude Ask and answer questions What are the top skills in X position? What is the entry level position at ABC? Sell yourself Communicate your top skills (tailored to the company/position) and personal/professional strengths
- 34. Show confidence! Show interest and knowledge (of the company, of industry, of your subject matter) Be polite and pleasant Professional Attitude
- 35. If you’re an undergraduate… Ask about internship, COOP, summer employment or scholarship opportunities
- 36. End smoothly… Thank the employer for his/her time Get a business card, company literature Ask for protocol to follow-up Jot down a few notes about your conversation (unobtrusively) Don’t monopolize the recruiter
- 37. After the Career Fair:Follow up on all conversations! Send a Thank You note to communicate your interest and appreciation Be professional but persistent Separate yourself from the rest
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- You have to be able to tell recruiters what you want them to know. They don’t know you. If you don’t tell them what you can do, what you’re interested in, and a little bit about your background (to make yourself memorable & stand out from the crowd), no one else can…
- You have to be able to tell recruiters what you want them to know. They don’t know you. If you don’t tell them what you can do, what you’re interested in, and a little bit about your background (to make yourself memorable & stand out from the crowd), no one else can…
- shows prospective employers your interest in the company and position -- and gives you another chance to sell your qualifications . Some job-seekers fear sounding desperate or annoying when making follow-up inquiries, but as long as you do it right, you will come across as interested Follow up by phone or email (address email to hiring manage) timely fashion -- usually a week to 10 days for conventional job-searching, sooner for online applications If you apply online for a position, consider following-up the online application with a cover letter and resume sent to the hiring manager via regular mail. Translate your skills into a company need Provide the hiring manager with specific information relating to his or her company