Take the time to research the companies you are interested in and learn about them. While there were a handful of people wearing t-shirts and jeans, my outfit was a happy-medium alongside other Spartans who decided to wear business-casual attire.Ĭareer fairs will often have a list of employers on their website prior to the event. Learn more about dressing in business attire - after reading this article, I opted to wear a simple gray button-down with a black tie and khakis. Enter the fair as if you were starting the job on that day wearing anything ranging from business-casual to business-professional. The cliché ‘ dress for success’ goes a long way when attending networking events. Treat the career fair as an impromptu interview. That means recruiters want to hire students at their events! Organizations will be more than happy to talk to you about what they do. I later found out that most career fairs require companies to pay for table reservations. Some organizations had recruiters wander the room engaging with shyer students along the walls or corners. Each company had tables assembled with pamphlets, business cards, and recruits eager to network. There were 75 different organizations set up throughout the building. While it is recommended to experience the entire event, you are not required to stay the whole time.Įntering the fair was phenomenal. I learned that even if I’m busy, attending events before or after class can be helpful! Most career fairs are designed as a drop-in, drop-out type of event to accommodate college students. While standing in line, a fellow Spartan introduced himself and mentioned that he scheduled time after his engineering class to attend the event.
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Surprisingly, there were many students lined up at the registration table waiting to enter when I arrived. Like any other college student, I unintentionally showed up late. Here’s my adventure, and a few things to remember when attending career fairs as a PAF.
With that in mind, I partnered with the SJSU Career Center on a Thursday afternoon to document my experience. One of the easiest ways to gain valuable experience as an SJSU Spartan is to attend career fairs hosted by local communities. While our journey might shift or change, our main goal as leading professionals should never falter: we need to strive towards every opportunity and grasp countless experiences, no matter how large or small, to continuously challenge ourselves and develop into the people we want to be. Now, as a Post-Accelerator Fellow (PAF), I know better. At least, that’s what I would have said prior to taking the Braven Accelerator Course. Meeting with unfamiliar professionals, at an unfamiliar place, talking about unfamiliar things? No thanks. If you’re like me, or like many of my fellow shy, quiet, SJSU Spartans, going to a career fair is the last thing you want to do on a Thursday afternoon.
There’s only one way to summarize it: stepping out of your comfort zone is never fun. By: Jimmy Vo, Communications Intern, Braven at SJSUĪnxiety.
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