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Job Fairs - Tips for Success
QUICK CHECK ANSWERS:
1.  1) Talk to employers; 2) Read information 
about company and its jobs; 3) Give employers 
your resumes.  
2.  Career centers, colleges, businesses, chamber 
of commerce, churches, government offices, 
professional groups.
3.  Virtual job fair, your county's name.
4.  a) Prepare several copies of your resume for the 
job fair. 
  b) Prepare the same resume as an email resume
  c) Send your email resume to yourself and a 
friend to check that your resume looks perfect 
as an email. 
5.  a) Job seekers go from booth to booth speaking 
with many employers.  b) Employers ask.  c) 
Job seekers answer.  d) Employers decide yes or 
no to call you for a regular interview.
6.  a) Dressy casual.
  b) Stand up straight; look employer in the eye 
when talking; smile. 
7.   To show an "I can do the job" good worker im -
age.
8.  a) Companies that you most want to visit.
  b) To locate booths of employers you most want 
to meet.
 c)  "Warm up" by speaking to a few other 
  employers at their booths.
9.  a) Two.  
  b) Use one as a rough draft.
10.  a) In a day or two.
  b) Cover letter or note.
11.  Student's note to attach to job fair application 
to Mrs. Smith for cashier position at the Home 
Depot.
12.  a) The Mini-Interview.
  b) Introduce yourself, answer questions about 
education, skills, work experience, and know 
the type of job you want.
 c)  What jobs are available for workers with my 	
education and skills?  How do I apply for a job?     
  d) Employer's business card.
  e) Thank you for talking to me.
13.  Take a few notes about the employer to read at 
home.
14.  a) Contact group that put on the job fair for the 
names and addresses of employers and mail a 
resume.
15.  a) Student's opinion.
  b) Reason for opinion.