Are Job Fairs Worth Attending Building Your Future Now

Are Job Fairs Worth Attending Building Your Future Now Lets face it: job fairs can be a tremendous pain-in-the-neck. They are usually packed with people just like you looking for a job. And sometimes the quality of the companies or jobs arent very good either. More often than not you leave without accomplishing much and dejected. However, there is some good news. Your approach probably isnt very good. Why? Because you are attending a job fair with the intention of getting a job. Now, when you attend a job fair you should go there with the mind-set that you already have a job. You should go confidently. You should also learn as much as you can about each and every company that is there and try learn about their culture too. Learn about key people in the company. Learn about the positions they are hiring for. Learn about them via social media and any other resource you can fin related to the companies. Now compare your experience to what they may be looking for. Craft a resume that highlights your skills and experiences that can benefit those companies. Plan out your day When you attend the job fair get a booth map. It is a paper showing you all the booths of the companies at the fair. Plan out your day. Target the companies that you want to talk to first. Ask for business cards When you speak to them immediately ask for a busy card. Politely ask if they have a few minutes to talk. If they do, ask them questions about what they are looking for in a candidate. Ask questions about their training and if how they invest in their employees. Also ask about any unadvised positions they are hiring for. Information interviews Remember when you are at a job fair you should not let a company interview you first. Job fairs are an awesome and a rare opportunity where you can actually ask many questions without feeling like you are bothering anyone. Think of job fairs as fantastic opportunities in doing information interviews! As noted before, job fairs can be draining and drawn-out. Dont let that happen. Target only a few companies that you want to talk to and learn about. Get as many contacts as possible and then move on. Make a goal of not staying longer than 2 hours at a job fair. Come early and leave before lunch. Keep Your Resume Reserve giving your resume to only companies that you feel are a good fit. But it is recommended not to leave your resume or any contact information. They are usually flooded with other job seekers resumes that yours will simply get lost in the shuffle. Quickly organise  and synthesize  new Information When you get home organise your contacts. Be sure to send a thank-you note to everyone that spoke to and helped you during the job fair. Also, looking through any magazines or additional information that you picked up at the job fair and place them in a portfolio you can use for reference. Throw out the rest. Being a job seeker leads to a lot of paperwork like magazines and freebies that are just filler. Immediately throw out anything that will not help you. Job fairs are about learning In conclusion job fairs are rarely a place find immediate jobs. They are however excellent settings to set up quick information interviews and gather contacts that you can add to your growing database of people that can aid you in getting a job. Be sure to never look for a job at a job fair. Instead look for opportunities there that will help you build a increasingly strong foundation to finding a job!