Job Hunting Tips for Job Fair Events

Research Employer Background and Make a Priority List for Target Employers
 

Job seekers should speak with the career center at their schools in order to obtain a list of employers attending on-campus job fairs. Based on this information, job seekers should then make their own prioritized listing of employers of interest.  The individual employer listing should rank the employers in order of the likelihood they are to hire them. Since it is unlikely that any job seeker will get an in-person interview with every single employer attending the fair, those people looking for work would be wise to target those employers that are more likely to hire them so as to save time, energy and resources. 
 

Prepare a Short Introductory Speech

Employers are most likely to hire those job seekers who they think are more likely to add value to their organizations. As such, the job seekers’ ability with respect to communicating can be a key factors in getting interviewed or even get hired. Candidates should develop the ability to persuade the hiring managers and their decision makers that their skill sets can positively influence their employers’ organizations.  Because professionals who work in different industries have and use different jargon and communicative styles, it becomes very important for the job seekers to practice their interview skills with various professionals first in order to receive a more accurate assessment of their communicative skills and to discern whether the manner in which they communicate is a good suit for particular industries.

Prepare Cover Letters/Resumes Targeted for Different Industries

In order for job seekers to have the most possible options, they should have several different versions of their résumé ready, each of which targets a different industry.  Even though these résumés might be written differently from each other, they should of course all contain truthful information about the person’s biography and accomplishments.  In particular, these résumés should clearly describe those events in the applicant’s professional and educational life in a manner targeted to the job the applicant seeks to attain. Strong résumés should be able to clearly convince the hiring managers and other related decision-makers of the fact that the candidate has the requisite experience to make a positive contribution.  On the other hand, if improperly presented, the job seekers’ current work experiences can limit them to working in industries that they have previously worked in.

Understand the Needs of Hiring Employers

Before you attend a job fair, job seekers should spend plenty of time researching information about the employers they are interested in. This research should include knowing something about their employees, their current openings, and potential openings. Even when the job seekers don’t know anybody who works at a particular employer of interest, they should at least introduce themselves to those people who work in the company, befriend them online initially, and invite them to official professional meetings. Also, job seekers should research the issues that the employers have been facing and thereafter the job seekers can address how their skillsets address effectively the needs and concerns of the employer. Companies are more likely to hire those people who have a better prospect of solving the issues that their organization is facing. Thus, the more likely it is that job seekers can solve their problems, the more likely it is that the job seekers can get hired.