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ISU Career Fairs: Job Hunting Made Easier
Jordan Doman
Issue date: 10/31/07 Section: Life
Have you ever rushed by the Student Union Ballroom in a hurry to get to your next destination and wondered what is going on? You realize that today is one of the ISU Career Fairs, and while you had every intention of attending, you're not even remotely prepared to meet with a potential employer. This is a dilemma that the Career Center would like to help you avoid.
Career fairs provide students with one of the best ways to meet employers, network, and find job openings.
Each year the ISU Career Center holds multiple career fairs that help students explore their career interests and make those initial job contacts.
The Health Professions Fair was held on October 10 and there are two more fairs this semester, the Majors Fair on October 31 and the Fall Career Fair on November 6.
The Fall Career Fair offers students the ability to search for upcoming vacancies, coordinate an opportunity to meet this year's on-campus recruiters prior to their recruiting date, and/or meet with employers offering internships or cooperative educational opportunities.
With some preparation and planning, students can make their visit to a career fair a valuable and successful venture. The Career Center has a few tips for how to make the career fairs a success for you. You could call them the "4 P's" to career fair success.
1) Prepare: Preparation is key. Take some time to meet with a career counselor to have your resume reviewed or to participate in a practice interview. It also proves beneficial to obtain from the Career Center a list of employers attending the fair so that you can research the companies that interest you most. Lastly, come prepared with a list of questions you want to ask employers at the fair.
2) Plan: Planning can make or break your day. Once you've conducted the research on companies that interest you, identify those you would like to meet with.
Plan sufficient time to meet with those companies, but remain open-minded to other companies that may interest you once you arrive.
Career fairs provide students with one of the best ways to meet employers, network, and find job openings.
Each year the ISU Career Center holds multiple career fairs that help students explore their career interests and make those initial job contacts.
The Health Professions Fair was held on October 10 and there are two more fairs this semester, the Majors Fair on October 31 and the Fall Career Fair on November 6.
The Fall Career Fair offers students the ability to search for upcoming vacancies, coordinate an opportunity to meet this year's on-campus recruiters prior to their recruiting date, and/or meet with employers offering internships or cooperative educational opportunities.
With some preparation and planning, students can make their visit to a career fair a valuable and successful venture. The Career Center has a few tips for how to make the career fairs a success for you. You could call them the "4 P's" to career fair success.
1) Prepare: Preparation is key. Take some time to meet with a career counselor to have your resume reviewed or to participate in a practice interview. It also proves beneficial to obtain from the Career Center a list of employers attending the fair so that you can research the companies that interest you most. Lastly, come prepared with a list of questions you want to ask employers at the fair.
2) Plan: Planning can make or break your day. Once you've conducted the research on companies that interest you, identify those you would like to meet with.
Plan sufficient time to meet with those companies, but remain open-minded to other companies that may interest you once you arrive.
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posted 1/28/08 @ 9:40 PM MST
Hi!I got the most reliable information about any decent job seeker has a real opportunity to shine at these events. Frankly, job fairs tend to attract a lot of low quality job seekers. (Continued…)
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