Career Fairs…Very Much Worth Your Time
Are you looking for a career in your field of interest and still find yourself feeling unlucky? Career fairs are the best opportunity to get your foot in the door. On October 4th I went and attended the Newsday Careerbuilder Career Fair at Nassau Coliseum which is located in Long Island, NY. There was a very large crowd of people looking for entry level work, jumpstarts to careers, and then those looking for a career change. Attending this career fair gave me a chance to not only see what type of competition is out there but gave me an opportunity to speak with recruiters face to face while handing them my resume. Career fairs are a great chance to get a few minutes with the employer and let them know what a great asset you’d be for their company. For those of you who haven’t tried attending one of these you definitely should. Check your local newspapers and career sites to see when these will be in your area.
Are there any tips you want to share with us about things you should ask the recruiter, how much time you should expect to spend talking with them, what to prepare? Were you able to get a list of the exhibitors at the career fair so that you could be selective about which tables you visited? And was it a meeting where you merely said "Hi, here's my resume," and then you moved on to the next table? I remember one career fair had speakers who discussed various points about the job search and keeping a job. It would be good to know what to expect from these events.