[humanser] career fairs

[Serena Cucco]

Thanks.

On 3/25/14, Doug Lee <dgl at dlee.org> wrote:
> If you can get a list of employers represented in advance, it will
> greatly improve your efficiency if you make a list of which ones you
> wish to visit before showing up. That way, even if you have to find
> tables by asking passers-by for directions, you won't miss a thing
> unless you simply run out of time. This, at least, is my experience
> with job fares, though the last job fare I attended with the aim of
> getting a new job was some 14 years ago. When I walked into the place,
> I had a list of company names to look for, based on company
> descriptions I found. And I did land a job from that fare, and with
> one of the companies I had on my list. I'm still there. :-)
>
> Best of luck to you.
>
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 05:01:06PM -0500, Steven Johnson wrote:
> I used to work through our Job Center system and career fairs was our
> thing.
> Most will, as a reasonable accommodation under Title III, provide a sighted
> guide to assist in going around to the booths/tables.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Serena
> Cucco
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 1:02 PM
> To: Human Services Mailing List
> Subject: [humanser] career fairs
>
> Hey all,
>
> Do any of you guys have any experience with career fairs?  I'm going to one
> in a week sponsored by my grad school's alumni council.  Since I will
> likely
> not have time to orient to the location prior to the event, I'm thinking of
> asking someone from the alumni council (will most likely be at event) to
> tell me which employers are represented at the fair and how the tables are
> organized.  Do you guys think this is a helpful approach?  Any other
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Serena
>
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