Job Fairs and Interviews : TIPS FOR SUCCESS
Dress
Look professional, neat, and clean. Dress as though you are going to a job interview. You may well be. If you wear a suit ensure that it fits. For the men a suit or sports jacket and tie are fine. For the women a suit and conservative jewelry and makeup are suggested.
Resume
Use a more generic "networking" resume unless you are going to target a specific profession (e.g. policy analyst, program manager, etc.) or available position in the organization. If you choose the latter, use more focused job specific resumes. You may consider bringing two or three versions of your resume and using the one you think most appropriate for each employer. We recommend that you bring more copies of your resume than the number of participating employers expected.
30-Second Sales Pitch
5. Your resume will be provided to many employers. If you attend you will be asked to leave a copy of your resume at the registration table. That resume will become part of the final electronic resume book that will be used by many of the employers. In addition, you should have plenty of extra copies of your resume to give to the individual employers at their respective booths.
Research
1. What do you look for in a job?
2. How would you describe yourself?
3. What are your career goals?
4. What are your strong points?
5. What are your weak points?
6. What interests you about our organization?
7. What experience do you have?
By practicing your responses to some of these questions, hopefully you
will not be taken off guard if asked one of them. The most common
question asked is “What are you looking for here at the job fair?” “A
job” is not an acceptable answer; you should be able to give a clear and
informative response of what exactly you are looking for.
Before attending the Career Fair, develop a
"30-second sales pitch" about you and your background. It helps break
the ice with an employer and it gives the employer a quick and clear
understanding of your general background. We recommend you make your
pitch very conversational and informal but at the same time strong
enough to get across your major points. While at the job fair employers
will ask you questions to learn more about you. Some questions you may
be asked are:
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