By Ellen Cheng
Job seekers: are you still flipping through the newspaper and magazines in search of a job? Believe it or not, you can do better than that: by attending job fairs that are held inside the school campus. A job fair is a gathering of companies who set up booths to interview people in order to recruit new employees. It can save you time and energy from running around the city having interviews. Moreover, you don’t have to worry about the integrity of these companies since they have to contact the school before they can set up a booth on campus. It is the school’s responsibility to ensure the company’s reputation. In this way it’s unlikely you’ll find any of what we call “job traps” at a job fair, in which some recruiters actually try to cheat job seekers. First, you might want to visit the following website to find out the date of job fairs in different universities: http://www.104.com.tw/jobfair/invite/invite_pre.htm. On this webpage you’ll find a list of universities including the name of the companies that will be attending the fairs. It also gives a brief description of each company and a link to their websites. Of course there’s a negative side to job fairs, too, since they have a limited selection of companies. If you’d like your job fair experience to be worth it, follow this advice from recruiters on how to land a follow-up interview: Do research on the company. Recruiters are more likely to grant follow-up interviews to job seekers who demonstrate knowledge about their company and the jobs they have to offer. Interviews are short; therefore you should use the time to give your recruiter a quick summary of your qualifications and tell him/her the reason that you should be hired. Practice your presentation. Weak communication skills can give recruiters a poor impression. So you should prepare a speech that tells what you know about an employer and how you qualify for the position you’re seeking. Most important of all, practice speaking clearly and with a smile on your face! Dress professionally from head to toe. There won’t be a coat check at the fair, but it would be better to dress nicely. First impressions are always important in an interview. So be sure not to dress in a T-shirt and jeans. Believe me, you won’t want the recruiter to put you in the sloppy category. Behave as if you’re on a real interview. Your candidacy may be jeopardized if you ask questions that aren’t appropriate for an initial conversation with a recruiter. For instance, do not ask how much a job pays or what benefits it offers because most recruiters would consider that rude and unprofessional. You should be using the same judgment as you would for any other type of professional interview. Keep your hands dry and clean. Before you shake a recruiter’s hand, make sure yours is clean and dry. Nobody wants to touch a sweaty hand so keeping a handkerchief in hand for the occasion would be useful. a
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