Career Fairs

• Multiple resumes
• Pen and paper
• Portfolio/briefcase to store your resumes, paper and pens as well as the materials and business cards you will accumulate

• Look professional
• Dress in business attire
• The image you present is extremely important

• Prepare an introduction
• Review your resume
• Be able to state your interests, strengths and skills in less than three minutes

• Check your coat and any extra bags you have with you
• Survey the room and locate your target organizations
• Take a quick walk around to see how the organizations are handling candidates: How many representatives are there? What questions are they asking?
• Pick up additional literature from your target organizations and study it briefly before talking to their representatives
• Start waiting on line

• Jot down some quick notes about your conversation
• Put the cards and literature away and head to your next organization

• Send thank you letters to the representative(s) you spoke with from the organizations you would like to pursue
• Send resumes and cover letter to the organizations you were not able to see, but would like to pursue