Job fairs and career expos serve as an excellent opportunity for the job seekers in their hunt for the perfect job. It proves like an answer to many of the job seekers' queries. Job fairs offer opportunities that no other job search sources provide. The reach, scope and the magnitude of the job fairs is large and hence, they help the job seekers a lot in their effort of searching for job. Given below are certain ways of proving how the career expos and job fairs help the aspirant sin their job search.
- Serves Different Job Fields - The job fairs involve many recruiters belonging to varied backgrounds. Thus it is an opportunity for all job seekers (irrespective of their job field) to meet to organizations of their choice. Job fairs serve all job seekers.
- Many recruiters - A large number of recruiters at the job fair is a chance for the job seekers to attend multiple interviews on same day and same venue. It saves the job seekers money, time and energy in coordinating with many employers.
- Multiple Opportunities - Job fairs provide many opportunities to job seekers and help them earn interview with many recruiters. Hence, even if the job seeker fails at one interview, he has other opportunities lined up. Rejection at one interview does not serve as a dead end. Also, it may happen the job seekers get selected at two-three interviews. Then, it gives them the chance to analyze each opportunity and select the most suitable one.
- Assurance of an Interview - Career fairs become a venue for the recruiters to hold first round of interview. Hence, applicants are assured they would be given a chance to face the recruiter directly, without going through the formality of submitting the resume first and then waiting for the reply.
- Better Impression on the Recruiter - It serves as an opportunity for the job seekers to impress the recruiter with his smartness and personality along with his credentials. Remember that the resume and your personality together create a strong impression on the recruiter.
- Importance To Etiquettes - One can impress the job seeker with his manners and etiquettes. Being polite while conversing, greeting on arrival, leaving with a thank you are certain ways of impressing the employer with your behavior. Each employer regards qualities like decency, respect, politeness and patience in his employees. Job fairs are good opportunity of displaying them. This is especially true for jobs under the service industries.
- Impressive Opening Line - There is a good possibility that your opening lines do the trick for you. Recruiters at the job fair need to interview hundreds of aspirants in limited time. Hence, if they find a candidate, sufficiently qualified and smart, within first few minutes, they call him for second round of interview. Therefore, draft a smart opening line to introduce yourself. This opening line should speak of your strengths and career aspirations to please the employer from the beginning.
- Strong Network - Job fairs help to build strong network of job aspirants and recruiters. It helps to build strong contacts. These contacts help you learn about the different opportunities currently available in your field. They can also provide you with the tricks to prepare a winning resume or impress the interviewer.
- No Waiting Game - The job aspirants attending the job fairs get an immediate reply from the recruiters. They do not have to go the through the anxiety arising out of the confusion over the selection.
The scale and reach of job fairs is wide. This key advantage of job fairs helps in We hope the above pointers will help you understand the importance of career expos and job fairs in job search.
