Career Fairs
What to bring:
- 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
What to wear:
- Look professional
- Dress in business attire
- The image you present is extremely important
How to prepare:
- Prepare an introduction
- Review your resume
- Be able to state your interests, strengths and skills in less than three minutes
What to do when you arrive:
- 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
After your interview:
- Jot down some quick notes about your conversation
- Put the cards and literature away and head to your next organization
After the fair:
- 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
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