Career Fair Tomorrow!!!

With the Career Fair tomorrow, I want to remind you of a few things not to do.

1. Don’t dress like you are just going to be hanging out at home. First impressions are ‘oh, so important’.
2. Don’t approach an employer with the question “So. . .what do you do?” It’s your job to research each company you want to talk with before the Career Fair.
3. Do not—absolutely do not--say something rude to an employer such as “Why did you come to the Career Fair if you aren’t even hiring?” Anytime you can get in front of an employer, you have an amazing opportunity to make a positive impression. That same employer who is not hiring today might be hiring next month. Employers sometimes create jobs for candidates who wow them. I could go on and on about this. Bottom line = remember your manners.
4. Do not walk from table to table focusing on, and picking up, the giveaways. You are there to talk with employers and sell them on your qualifications and promise for their company. You do not do that by grabbing at stress balls, or pens, or water bottles. Get the picture?
5. Do not walk around the Career Fair with your friends. Meet those guys for a nice long talk after you leave the fair. Don’t be joined at the hip when you are meeting employers.
6. Do not bring your baby—no matter how cute—to the Career Fair. You are there to impress potential employers with your professionalism, not your parenting skills.
7. Do not talk on your cell phone while you are at an employer’s booth. This is rude. Again, remember your manners.
8. Don’t blow off the Career Fair because it’s a nice day outside, because you need to study, because you are tired – for any reason, other than something very serious—such as your death. This is an amazing opportunity to meet employers. Take advantage of it. See you tomorrow. 4:00-7:00pm Koch Arena.

~jan