JobCentre Plus holds regular job fairs to give job seekers the chance to meet and talk to employers who have vacancies available. Job seekers can pick up application forms or even be interviewed at the events. Many well known employers take part in the JobCentre Plus job fairs. These events also give employers the chance to speak with others in the same business sector. The key to making a good impression at a job fair is preparation. Before the job fair you should:.
Do some research on the company or companies that will be attending as a bit of prior knowledge about the employer will give you a potential advantage over other candidates. It may sound obvious, but you should be smartly dressed and well groomed, just as if you were attending a regular job interview.
First impressions count here and employers tend to size up candidates quickly based on appearance and communication skills. Make plans to get there on time, especially if you will be travelling by public transport. It will show that you are serious about getting a job and that you are organised enough to be punctual.
As you may be asked about your experience, it makes sense to prepare a brief summary of your skills and experience that you can relate to prospective employers. As an interview may even be on the cards, it makes sense to do some general interview preparation too. I have a whole section on this here.
When speaking to company representatives at the job fair, be polite and professional. Appear enthusiastic and use the research you have done on the company to ask relevant questions about the roles they are recruiting for. Use the notebook and pen you have brought with you to write down any important information you might be given. We strive to provide pathways for success and to purposefully confront and dismantle existing physical, social, and psychological barriers for minoritized students and communities.
We engage in this work while learning and demonstrating cultural humility. A career fair is an opportunity for employers interested in hiring UW students and alumni to come to campus and meet face-to-face with potential candidates. Career fairs are a great way for students to meet representatives of companies they are interested in learning about or working for.
At a career fair, each registered employer gets a booth or table. They stand at that booth or table and talk with interested students and alumni who wish to learn more about the company, or are interested in submitting an application for a specific role. There are often lines to wait to speak with representatives of a company.
An interaction with an employer at a career fair is often no more than minutes, and is a chance for introductory conversation, for you to express your interest in the employer, and often for you to share with them your resume.
This will vary from employer to employer, and you can follow the lead of the employer representative with whom you are speaking. College career fairs offer students not only opportunities to get a job, but also to learn about their field and build relationships. In fact, many employers have a dedicated team of campus recruiters to source candidates for internship and entry-level programs.
Government and workforce development organizations often hold job fairs, too. Workforce development organizations collaborate with a state-run or municipal unemployment office to provide education and resources that help job seekers find gainful employment. Job fairs run through government and workforce development organizations are especially important for stimulating the local economy. Furthermore, some industry organizations host job fairs for their members. These job fairs can be more focused than a college career fair or a workforce development organization job fair, since the job seekers and employers would be in the same field.
Job fairs are an excellent benefit to offer members, and can help with membership retention, too. Many large companies also host their own job fairs as a part of their recruitment strategy.
And virtual job fair platforms are making this type of single-employer job fair more prominent and highly successful, even for small employers as a low cost recruiting tool. Job fairs can be large or small, in person or virtual, broad or industry-specific. But no matter the type, the most striking similarity is the structure. Job fairs typically set up booths for multiple companies or recruiters in one centralized place, which could be a physical venue or a virtual event platform.
Employers stay at their booth for the duration of the event, while job seekers go from booth to booth to speak with recruiters. Single employer events also often set up booths, some for different departments or roles, and others based on hiring regions, for example. Throughout an event, job seekers have the opportunity to ask recruiters about open positions, company culture, and the application process at these booths.
Some job fairs may offer on-the-spot interviews, while others are designed more for the initial awareness stage of the recruitment funnel. Due to the pandemic, most job fairs in transitioned to a virtual environment. Virtual job fairs use an online platform to connect employers with job candidates. While in-person job fairs are characterized by face-to-face communication, virtual job fairs let recruiters and candidates connect via text chats, video, or audio calls. Since the event only requires an Internet connection, job seekers and recruiters can join from anywhere, without being tethered to a specific location.
Some of the main benefits of this format include lower event costs and access to a wider pool of candidates. Virtual job fairs also offer more flexibility to candidates who may have work, school, or other obligations during traditional job fair times.
In a virtual job fair, each employer or department has their own booth that job seekers can visit. Some virtual job fair platforms enable candidates to create a profile, upload their resume, and update other information that helps them easily connect or share with employers.
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