Checklist for Career Fair Success, Using Career Fair Checklist, Activities to Accomplish Before the Event Career Fair Checklist
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Using Career Fair Checklist
Activities to Accomplish Before the Event Career Fair Checklist
- Taking ample time to read one or more of the articles on working career fairs.
- Visiting the career fair Websites.
- Pre-registering with the career fair whenever possible.
- Obtaining the list of organizations attending the event.
- Deciding on the organizations one is more interested in:
- Conducting research on each.
- Gathering basic information about the company (size, organization, locations, top management) , their products, and standing in their industry.
- It is generally suggested to interviewing with the top companies first.
- Finish polishing ones resume.
- Review for keywords and accomplishments.
- Checking for typos and other spelling errors.
- Customizing for each targeted organization.
- Print out extra copies of the standard resumes to bring to the career fair.
- Consider a mock interview.
- Reviewing common interview questions at the same time preparing few questions to ask the recruiters.
- Check for attire:
- Wearing a well-fitting suit to career fairs whenever possible.
- For men conservative shirt and tie, polished shoes, styled hair and removal of jewellery from visible piercings such as bracelets and earrings.
- For women a conservative suit (pants or skirt) , shoes and pantyhose, styled hair, and removal of jewellery from visible piercings.
- Use of handkerchief and not certainly the suit on which to wipe out sweats from the hands and arms.
- A 15 - 30 seconds introductory speech is suggested.
- Other useful though not necessary items for the career fair:
- A portfolio of ones accomplishments.
- Samples of work.
- A stack of personal business cards.
- In latest interviews Portfolios usually get more attention.
- One՚s personal business card which is not the business card of the current employer could turn out to be a networking card or a resume highlights card.
- Getting a good night՚s sleep the night before.
- One should be ready with pen and paper for jotting down notes, contact information, and other vital details.
Activities to Accomplish During the Event
- To establish rapport with each recruiter.
- One should smile, make eye contact and offer a firm (but not death-grip) handshake.
- Using your elevator speech.
- Answering questions, showcasing knowledge of each company.
- On should also remember to ask questions so as to have a better understanding of which organizations are the best fit for him/her.
- Asking about the organization՚s recruiting timetable.
- Soliciting information about the next step in the process.
- The recruiter should be asked to forward candidate՚s information to that other recruiter wherever the candidate is looking to relocate himself/herself.
- If there is no such business card to collect from the recruiter one should be sure to get all the contact information (including the correct spelling of each person՚s name) .
- One shouldn՚t forget to thank each person he/she speaks with:
- Taking the time to meet.
- Talking about opportunities with his/her organization.
- It is also suggested to make connections with people:
- The recruiters
- Fellow job-seekers
- Career professionals
Activities to Accomplish After the Event
- Sending thank-you notes to the recruiters.
- Thanking recruiters for their time, interest, and help in your job-search.
- Reflecting ones execution, results.
- What he/she might have done more effectively?
- Making some initial plans for improvement before the next career fair.
- Once the career fairs is over there should be a plan to follow up with each recruiter (about two weeks after the career fair) .
- Contact recruiters and expressing continued interest:
- With the organization.
- Your assurance of ability to contribute to the organization.
- Getting more information about next steps in the process.