[nabs-l] Navigating Job Fairs

[Ashley Bramlett]

Hello,
I suggest having a guide. Its very noisy and crowded especially with the 
amount of employers you described.
The challenge is knowing where the lines end in the maze of people and 
knowing what table is what. So yes, I suggest having someone navigate it 
with you. If you cannot have someone, go at a less busy time such as the 
last hour and then ask what each table is as you get near it. For job 
applications, this is where a fellow sighted guide comes in handy; if you 
don't have that, another representative at the table may be able to assist 
you. Often there are two people at each table; so one can help you while 
another answers questions.

Another way may be to fill it out later with a reader and mail it in or fax 
it.
I suspect though that this will not be an issue because most job 
applications are online anyway.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Misty Dawn Bradley
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 5:43 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] Navigating Job Fairs

Hi all,
The community college that I am attending is having a job fair next week. I 
have never really attended a job fair, so I was wondering if anyone here has 
any tips on navigating a job fair? There will be 60 or 70 different 
employers there, so it will probably be a large job fair. The good thing is 
that the college provided a spread sheet on the employers and job positions, 
but it does not discuss how things will be laid out. Will it look bad to 
potential employers if you have help navigating around the job fair, such as 
someone who walks with you and just reads out the signs and tells you what 
is where, or is it better to do that independently, even though you will not 
know which booth or table is which? I am usually a very independent person 
that does just about everything on my own, but this is something new for me, 
and I don't want to look bad or awkward to employers while moving around the 
job fair. Also, I do not know if it would turn employers away if I go to 
each table and ask which company it is. Also, if you had to fill out any 
applications there on the spot, how did you manage that? Have any of you had 
any success with job fairs, and what did you find that worked for you?
Any tips or experiences will be appreciated.
Thank you,
Misty
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