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Post by workingclassdog on Aug 14, 2014 18:57:17 GMT
I see one advertised on Craigslist near where I work. I could leave and go to it.. but just curious, are there really any good leads at those? My husband went to one recently in his line of work and he said it was not really good. I guess I could just check it out... but thought I would see what the peas think..
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Post by Sam on Aug 14, 2014 19:02:23 GMT
I see one advertised on Craigslist near where I work. I could leave and go to it.. but just curious, are there really any good leads at those? My husband went to one recently in his line of work and he said it was not really good. I guess I could just check it out... but thought I would see what the peas think.. I would say it's as useful as sending your CV out to all and sundry...about as useful as mass marketing. In other words, you never know who will respond and you never know what will be the one for you. If it's close and convenient, you have nothing to lose than an hour or so of your time and, potentially a whole lot to gain. It's probably a 'risk' I would take. If nothing else, you can gain a feel for what is out there, who is hiring and for what and whether or not it is worth attending another one (which may not be as convenient to get to). |
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Post by perumbula on Aug 14, 2014 19:17:31 GMT
The one I went to didn't do anything for me. I passed out my resume to nearly everyone, but nothing came of it.
That's not to say that another one might not be helpful, though. I'm willing to try again if I see one. You never know who could be there and what connections you could make.
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Post by zzooter on Aug 14, 2014 19:21:31 GMT
My company always has them. Its how I got my foot in the door with them a few years ago, and now I have a floor leadership position. Is this the type of job fair with multiple employers? I have no idea how one of those types of fairs leads to an offer of employment. Good luck either way! |
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Post by georgiapea on Aug 14, 2014 20:36:36 GMT
If you can attend it might be worthwhile. Some are better than other but all those companies sending staff members to a Job Fair must be looking for employees.
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Post by workingclassdog on Aug 14, 2014 20:46:18 GMT
Well it is true I have nothing to lose.. I think I will go since it is so close I can pop in and out as fast as I want to. It only takes one right person to take my resume.
I just had a phone interview.. fail. A whole $12/hour. But it would have probably been a cool place to work.. Vail Resorts.. (I am thinking maybe discount?? lol)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2014 20:54:00 GMT
I used to be the person on the other side of the table at job fairs. The ones I set up at were local, some mixed, some health care only. In our small community, yes, job fairs are worth going to. I would come back with a list for HR and the CEO of the people I had talked to. Those who were outgoing, neat in appearance and expressed genuine interest in our organization got put on the top of the stack of applications. We used it as a screening tool to pick out the cream of the crop.
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Post by Merge on Aug 14, 2014 21:13:38 GMT
I think it varies a lot. I prefer the kind that are by invitation only where they're actually doing preliminary interviews and you get face time with someone making hiring decisions ... that seems much more productive. I got my current job from that kind of job fair.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 14, 2014 23:05:47 GMT
We have teacher job fairs in the spring hosted by the universities. Many teachers get hired from there or make it past the 1st round if they apply. You walk around to the places you are interested in, give them a resume and set up an interview time during the fair.
I got a job at Pepsi Center when it first opened through a job fair.
You said Vail, so Colorado, right? What part of Colorado and what are you looking to do?
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Post by gonewalkabout on Aug 14, 2014 23:08:45 GMT
I got my first job out of college at a job fair in 2008. I haven't been to one since then so not sure if there are good leads these days or not. I'd be very interested to hear though if you decide to go.
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Post by eebud on Aug 14, 2014 23:13:44 GMT
I went to a job fair for my current position but that was 17 years ago so I don't know if they have changed or not. I took resumes and pretty much had a basic interview with an HR person on the spot with numerous employers. There was one that was trying to talk me into moving to another city........where they were headquartered because they were definitely interested. There was another that assured me I would be getting a follow up call for an onsite interview with hiring managers because I had the qualifications that numerous managers were looking for (oh, those were the days!! LOL) I spoke with a number of others, got a few phone calls, interviewed onsite first with the company I was most interested in, received and offer and gave notice. So, yes, it was worth it to go to the job fair. I loved that there were so many companies all in one place that I could talk to in a few hours.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 14, 2014 23:17:15 GMT
Oh, back when I did it after getting my license, it was great to have multiple interviews close together so I could hone my interviewing skills.
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Post by garcia5050 on Aug 14, 2014 23:36:13 GMT
When I was laid off, I went to one job fair. I saw a former coworker and got a good lead from that person ( who was also laid off). If I didn't go to that job fair, I wouldn't have heard about the job. Didn't get one bite from the actual job fair.
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Post by bianca42 on Aug 14, 2014 23:48:38 GMT
I went to a job fair at my college and landed my current position 16 years ago.
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Post by SabrinaP on Aug 15, 2014 0:18:40 GMT
My sister hires for several hotels in the DFW area. She gets a lot of her applicants from job fairs. She does several big ones per month.
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Post by mama2three on Aug 15, 2014 13:31:56 GMT
I used to be the person on the other side of the table at job fairs. The ones I set up at were local, some mixed, some health care only. In our small community, yes, job fairs are worth going to. I would come back with a list for HR and the CEO of the people I had talked to. Those who were outgoing, neat in appearance and expressed genuine interest in our organization got put on the top of the stack of applications. We used it as a screening tool to pick out the cream of the crop. Same here. The fairs I do are usually on college campuses. They're worth going to for the reasons stated above. If you make a great impression on me, I will bend over backwards to convince our recruiting managers to get you in for an interview. The fairs also give people a chance to anonymously ask what the company is looking for in an employee. That way you can tailor your resume and better prepare for an interview. We now require everyone to apply online, so I rarely accept resumes at job fairs. Only when I really want to be sure to remember someone's name. |
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