See you at the Maryland Job Fair at
the Holiday Inn, 10000 Baltimore
Ave, College Park, MD 20740, on
Wednesday, June 13, 2012, Event
Time: 10AM to 2PM
Attention job
seekers!!!
- When you attend Marylnad job fairs be sure and dress for an
interview. You must be dressed appropriately to attend the Maryland job
fairs. See below on how to dress for Maryland job fairs.
JOB SEEKERS. How you should dress
for Maryland job fairs.
Business Casual -
Dressing for Maryland job fairs
Ladies:
Skirt (knee length) or slacks
Nice shirt
Dress shoes Ladies
Men:
Khaki pants
Nice collared shirt
Nice shoes
Professional - Dressing
for Maryland job fairs
Ladies:
Suit
Button down shirt
Hose
Dress Shoes
Men:
Pants suit
Tie
Button down shirt
Dress shoes
Attend the Job Fair in Maryland at the Holiday Inn, 10000
Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD 20740, on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, Event Time:
10AM to 2PM
Tips for being successful
at Maryland job fairs…
1. When you attend a job fair you
should also interview with everyone you can, even if they work for some tiny
company you never heard of in a city with a name ending in -ville that you think
is at the edge of the Earth. Never pass up an opportunity to meet with a
recruiter, you could be passing up a good mentor, the piece of advice you need
to get started or a great first job.
2. Bring handy wipes can keep
your hands clean and will increase your chances of getting a job at the job
fair. The number one complaint we receive from recruiters relates to job seeker
with dirty hands.
3. Prepare for the job fair Even
if it means cruising by the recruiter's/companies table and scamming a piece of
their literature. Be sure to read the literature before you approach the
company. Try not to approach any company without having some plan of what you
are going to say (this is the number one mistake job seeker make at a job
fair)
4. Use the job fair to sell
yourself. The job fair is a more relaxed environment to interview, so be
relaxed, be yourself and sell yourself. In addition to fielding questions, be
prepared to make a couple of pitches for yourself. Why should they hire you?
Give them reasons that can be supported by examples. Put it across.
5. Have a good question for every
interview. It can be the same question all day long, just make sure you ask a
question. It could be something specific about their company or the position.
Try to get the recruiter to talk. Remember the job fair is less formal so don't
be afraid to talk more.
6. Stay fresh, job fairs can be
grueling with one interview after another. Job fairs can be especially grueling
on people who stayed out late the night before. Even for the rested, the room
can get stale and the interviews monotonous. If you start to flag, get some
caffeine, even a drink of water or take a walk around the block to revive your
spirits.
7. Leave every recruiter with
something to remember you. An impression, a personalized letter, a strong résumé
and a promise to follow up, all help you stick in their mind. Remember they meet
a lot of people at a job fair and you need to stick out in their mind.
8. Take something away from every
interview. Ask questions that give you information or advice that each recruiter
has about the position and what they are looking for in a candidate. Dig until
you find it. Be active, positive and smile. Look around, most people will be
smiling at the job fair because it is less formal and less stressful than
interviewing in a recruiters office with the door closed.
9. Write thank-you notes for
follow up after the job fair. Most people at the job fair will not do this. Cite
something specific from your interview: "I'm taking your advice about my____."
This will help the recruiter remember you -- and show that you can take
constructive criticism. Try to follow up within a day or two of the job
fair.
10. Definitely follow up. After
the job fair, look at the companies website, read the about us, apply for an
opening or find out more about it. Make a follow up phone call. Send a follow up
resume via email with a short note reminding them you met at the job fair.
People who are successful at using job fairs do half their work after it's over.
Treat the job fair interview as a first contact, not the last.
10 Job Fair
DO-NOT's
1. Clicking your teeth with your
tongue stud will set you back with most recruiters.
2. Job fairs often have many
companies attend and you may run out of resumes. If you do not bring enough
resumes to the job fair and you are going to run out of copies of your résumé,
save one copy and go to the hotel business center a make some extra companies.
Do not waste your time by approaching the recruiters without a resume in hand,
you will look unprepared and have a slim chance of finding a position.
3. Do not pass your résumé under
the partition to the recruiter in the next table. This will be offensive.
4. Do not ask questions like: How
many vacation days do I get? How many sick days do I get?
5. Do not let mild adversity get
in your way. If your hair is not perfect don't let that stop you from finding a
job. You need attend the job fair and you should not let little things get in
the way of your career.
6. Yawning, belching and wax
removal are better left for between-interview times.
7. If your resume has typos, do
not point them out or try to explain whose fault they are. Just smile and hope
that the recruiter doesn't notice them. It is always better to attend the job
fair with typos on your resume than to miss the job fair because of a few typos
(Be sure and fix the typos before your interview).
8. Have an opening statement,
don’t walk up to a recruiter and ask questions you know the answer to. For
example, don’t ask are you hiring?
9. Do not leave gum, coffee cups,
garbage ect. on any recruiter's table. It is untidy and very likely to hurt your
chances of securing a position at the job fair.
10. Never wear baseball type
hats, have music playing on your ipod, don't have any bring any type of drink to
the recruiters table.
JOB
SEEKER
Attending dc job fairs is a
proactive way of getting to know companies or industries you're interested in.
It's also a great way to make contacts.
You can improve your chances by
being prepared.
Additional Tips to Improve Your
Chances at dc job fairs
Once inside, get a list of
companies participating in the dc job fairs and choose which companies interest
you. Spend your energies on them rather than wandering from booth to booth.
Check out job openings for each
company of interest, typically found on a exhibit directory, which is handed out
when you enter the job fair. Or use a computer, if provided, to look up
individual companies.
Get a floor plan of the dc job
fairs, usually at the entrance or information table. Plan a route to move around
the floor quickly, visiting your companies of interest.
Stay upbeat and energized. Try to
make an impression through your enthusiasm about the work. Also try to engage
the company representative at the job fair in conversation about their company,
and listen to what the rep has to say.
Try to talk to the hiring manager
or senior member of the team, if possible. Recruiters can be helpful regarding
the company and what they are seeking, and human resources personnel can give
you information on the hiring process and the company, but the hiring manager is
the one with the clout.
Let the person you talk to know
what bring to the company. Be prepared with a short statement about yourself and
your background -- less than two minutes. Try to hook the interviewer's interest
with something unique about you.
Try to get a name or business
card from anyone you talk to so you can use the name as a reference when you
follow up after the job fair.
Follow up the job fair by sending
a letter and another copy of your resume to human resources and the hiring
manager. Mention that you talked with them, or a company representative, at
the Maryland job fairs. Tell them how excited you are about the position.
Let them know you are the solution to their problem and you can make a
difference and add value.
Attend the Job Fair in Maryland at the Holiday Inn, 10000
Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD 20740, on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, Event Time:
10AM to 2PM
Follow up in a week of the job
fair with a phone call, inquiring about the position and the hiring status.
Use the dc job fairs as one of
many sources in planning your job search. Do further research on participating
companies by visiting their web sites and checking for additional openings and
opportunities.
Meet your next employer
at Maryland job fairs. Maryland job fairs have several companies for
you to meet with. Bring several copies of your resume to the Maryland job
fairs. You will want to hand your resume directly to each employer at the job
fair. Maryland job fairs run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Best regards,
Jack Cohen
President
DiversityJobFairs.com
