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Should You Shake Hands at a Job Fair?

September 15, 2012 by

After working at many job fairs I’ve seen HR reps who do shake hands and ones that don’t. I’ve gone back and forth on what I think the correct protocol is, but I would say that you should assume they want to shake your hand unless they say otherwise. Some people actually have a sign on their table that says they don’t shake hands. I’ve seen many people who ignore that sign and start to shake their hand anyway. I’m sure it’s just out of nerves, but do honor them if that’s their preference. You want to leave them with a good impression of you.

I’m one of those Howie Mandel, germ phobic type of people that cringes at the thought of shaking hands with anybody including the Pope. So I tend to let the other person take the lead if that’s what they want. In business I know it’s appropriate, so I will if I have to.

If you do shake hands, there are a few rules of etiquette to follow:

  • Introduce yourself before extending your hand – they’ll be focused on your face, so make sure you smile and look them in the eye as you say your name. And say it with confidence like you are the best person for this job and you will make them happy they hired you.
  • Don’t use a power grip whether it’s with a man or woman – A bone-crushing handshake sends the wrong message. It says “I’m the alpha dog and I really don’t like being told what to do”. That doesn’t mean you should use the cold fish handshake either. Something in between that conveys confidence, yet defers to the other person without seeming weak.
  • Avoid the two-handed shake – this is known as the politician’s shake and can come across as being phony and even down-right creepy if used on a stranger. Also don’t put your other hand on the person’s shoulder. That comes across as being too intimate for someone you don’t know.
  • Keep the shake around 3 seconds – this is a good length of time so that it doesn’t become uncomfortable.

Follow these handshaking techniques and you’ll be ahead of the game at a job fair.

 



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Job Fairs Struggle to Find Employers Who Are Hiring

September 1, 2012 by

The past two job fairs I put together was like pulling teeth. I had no problem at all finding job seekers. In fact, we were at the limit in the number of job seekers we could let into the job fair. It was finding employers who actually had jobs to give them that was the struggle. And it’s the same for other job fair planners. It’s simply like looking for a needle in a haystack.

The first job fair I put on was specifically for the show business industry. We had a decent turnout of industry employers, but many of them were only looking for entry level employers. And the number of calls I had to make to get those employers was staggering.

Job seekers spots were limited, so they were able to spend more quality time with the employers that did show up. And at least several of the job seekers did end up finding work. I hired one of them myself.

It’s an employer’s market and the ones that are actually hiring can choose to be as picky as they want. That’s why it could still be a good idea just to get in the door, even if it’s not exactly the job you want right now. Get in and prove yourself.

 



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Job Seekers Prefer Small Job Fairs

May 10, 2012 by

A recent small job fair that featured Goodwill and the Georgia Department of Labor was a success. When the local news polled the job seekers they said they appreciated the fact that it was a smaller job fair that allowed more time to be spent between the job seekers and the recruiters.

This is what I’ve been saying for years. The fun job fairs I’ve put on have always been a success and I know that some of the job seekers got jobs out of them. I have hired some of them myself.

It’s a much better way to get to know your future employees in a more intimate setting. This gives the job seekers a chance to really show their personality and it’s a more relaxing atmosphere to do it in.



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Six Flags Job Fairs

February 5, 2012 by

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to work at an amusement park, now’s your chance. Talk about a fun job! Six Flags is now hiring for their upcoming season and they have 19 amusement parks across North America. Six Flags St. Louis is looking to fill 3,000 positions. The number of people applying this year over last year has doubled.

Six Flags is offering competitive wages, flexible hours, and other benefits like free passes for family and friends and a 401K plan.

The jobs vary from costume characters and ride and game operators to security, lifeguards, and marketing. Check out all positions at:

http://sixflagsjobs.com/index.html



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How to Succeed at a Job Fair-Secrets From an Insider

January 29, 2012 by

How to Succeed at a Job Fair-Secrets From an Insider

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You have a great resume, a new suit, and you’re willing to stand in line for hours at a job fair. But you come home empty-handed time and time again wondering if they really work at all. The truth is that job fairs DO work. You just have to know what to expect and how to work them. How do I know? Because I’ve hired people from job fairs and have helped others get jobs from them. Having a great resume and a nice suit is only a small part of what you need to succeed.
The best way to get a job is by meeting someone face to face. And job fairs are a perfect way to show your true personality. But they are time consuming, so you need to know how to make the most of them.
After organizing job fairs for the past few years, I’ve noticed people who might otherwise be great employees making the same mistakes over and over again. I’ve listened to the HR people on one side and the job seekers on the other and put together a 30 minute webinar with the insider secrets I’ve learned. I’ve watched firsthand as some job seekers easily got jobs and others struggled. I wanted to put together this FREE webinar to help those people that deserve a chance, but might be making mistakes they don’t even know they’re making.
Before you give up on job fairs or before you go to your next job fair, you owe it to yourself to take this FREE webinar. Don’t waste anymore valuable time at job fairs until you get this insider information. I promise you’ll look at job fairs in a very different way.



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Job Fairs for the Blind

January 28, 2012 by

A job fair can be a daunting experience to begin with, but it can really be difficult for the blind, even with the right training and resume. But the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind put on a job fair recently specifically for the visually impaired. The unemployment rate in Massachusetts is 7 1/2% for all workers and 37% for the blind.

Among the hurdles they have to overcome are applications they can’t read and the need for software that converts text to speech.

The job market is normally a challenge, but the recent recession has made it even more challenging. It’s also harder to get employers to hire the blind when there is more training involved.



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Veteran Job Fair

January 20, 2012 by

Hundreds lined up even before the doors opened at the Veterans Job Fair at the Washington Convention Center. Around 6400 available jobs were advertised in the private and public sectors, including 800 with the federal government.

The unemployment rate for vets remains high at 13.1%, well above the national average.

By around the middle of the afternoon some 1200 interviews had taken place. The lines just to get in to meet with resume coaches was incredibly long. Some waited in line for over 4 hours and some didn’t even get a chance for a meeting. But the job seekers remained hopeful that they would at least get called in later.



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Engineering Jobs UK: How to Find Yours

December 8, 2010 by

Job fairs are a great idea for finding engineering jobs in the UK, according to Allthetopbananas.com:

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In this article, we are going to talk about how to find mechanical engineering jobs in the UK, so stick around.

Many university and college students prefer taking engineering courses for simple reasons. Undeniably, engineering jobs UK are among the high-paying professions, anyone could ever find today. The industry need for engineers is excellent; you will not spend months and months of your time waiting around for nothing.

Mechanical engineers, particularly, are the most popular people in the engineering community. This is the result of the constant improvement and dependency towards newly found technology. Each year produces brand new technological progression and recreates or throws away the older ones. Because of this very reason that the need for mechanical engineering jobs UK seems never-ending.

Here are the steps to take to find the appropriate engineering job for you.

You should go to the job fairs. Job fairs are popular everywhere. In fact, your school is likely to to host one every year. Participating companies merge into one place, list all of their vacancies, interview prospective clients and even hire them on the spot! You could have all the right ingredients in one spot. Job fairs reduce the waiting time, which you normally do after sending your CV to your desired firm.

Work as an intern and learn as much as you possibly can about the job. This experience is invaluable and surely is a good addition to your application. We all know that having a degree is important, but having a degree in addition to the right experience will give you the extra edge over other applicants. Internship enables you to create personal connections to people in your chosen industry. You can use this relationship after your graduation. On top of that, many companies often employ their own interns after they’ve graduated.

Join engineering associations, groups or meetings. This opens a new horizon by communicating to people having the same interests as you do. Personal contacts such as these can help you land on a nice job down the road.

Don’t forget the classified ads section. Check the local newspapers or online sites that list engineering job vacancies in the town you’re interested in. There’s no reason to feel discourage if you can’t find one as engineering jobs keep popping every now and then. Be patient.

Better yet, try visiting online sources to look for engineering jobs offered in your local community and other parts of the world.

You see, there are so many ways you can do to find the right job for you. For speedy results, I suggest you visit our link below to find engineering jobs UK a breeze.

If you are looking for Engineering Jobs in the UK begin your search atwww.allthetopbananas.com/Jobs/engineering.aspx



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Job Competition Grows as Hiring Events & Employment Opportunities Dwindle

December 8, 2010 by

Fewer companies are participating in job fairs, which means fewer opportunities for job seekers. The competition is steep, so you have to be more proactive in your search to get ahead of the crowd:

SACRAMENTO, CA – With almost 1 in 10 Americans unemployed, the competition is steep at job fairs.

Competition aside, there are jobs available. A sales, retail and management job fair is being held at Sacramento’s Embassy Suites on Tues., Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Major companies including Orkin Pest Control, Carmax, Frito Lay, AFLAC, Aramark and State Farms will be interviewing applicants.

Mark McConnell, who hires in Central and Northern California for Orkin Pest Control, will be looking to hire up to 10 people at Tuesday’s event. But McConnell says he’s not in a rush to make all 10 hires. “If I can find one candidate today that would be perfect. I don’t need to find all 10 positions today at this job fair,” he said.

While job fairs are still popular, there may be fewer now than in previous years. John Stokes hires for Carmax in Roseville and says about 10 percent of his employees are hired via job fairs.

“There used to be many more job fair companies in the Sacramento area. I think as employers lowered their hiring over the last couple years, some of those companies also went out of business,” Stokes said.

Job applicants interested in sales, retail and management positions should come to the hiring event prepared with resumes, ready to interview and dressed professionally.

Tuesday’s event takes place at the Embassy Suites, 100 Capitol Mall in Sacramento.

By Kate Larsen, klarsen@news10.net

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Job Fair Highlights Waste of Taxpayers’ Money

November 28, 2010 by

It’s interesting to see how job fairs are run around the world. Here is an example of a government-run job fair in India. It certainly doesn’t look like fun!

News & Pics: Hemanath Padubidri
Daijiworld Media Network—Udupi (RD/CN)

Udupi, Nov 26: “We have not come here to waste our precious time and money on unfruitful things. We have been taken for a ride”, was the refrain of unemployed youth who attended the job fair organized
by the Karnataka Vocational Training and Skills Development Board at Ammanni Ramanna Shetty Kalyana Mantap here on Friday November 26.

The jobs announced at the job fair were 5,797, and only 47 job aspirants arrived. Unemployed from all over the state had arrived for the job fair. The majority of physically disabled who arrived for the job fair were from Kundapur while only nine physically disabled were from taluks of Udupi, Puttur, and Mangalore, and the districts of Haveri, Chikmagalur, Shimoga, and Hassan, attended the job fair.

Although there were separate arrangements to interview them, the interviewer’s discourtesy brought them to tears. They were cursing themselves for having attended the fair.

Many of those who attended said the state authorities could have instead set up a small scale industry from the money spent on organizing the job fair. They further sought an explanation about how much attendees of previous job fairs had benefited from appointment letters issued by various companies.

Udupi is famous for south Indian cuisine but the cooks employed at the job fair to prepare food for the job aspirants were from distant Tumkur. The arrangements were made by people from Bangalore though there are many in Udupi who are qualified to do this.

Cameramen and videographers were also from Bangalore, but the volunteers were the locals who rendered services for free.

Exploitation goes on unabated: Job fairs are being organized in various parts of the state besides zonal
job fairs held in the past. Nearly four lac aspirants have registered in job fairs of which 2.5 lac secured employment according to the organizers. Despite the tall claims by the organizers, none of the
employed have been taken in as regulars. They were initially paid Rs 8,000 per month and this was gradually halved citing various reasons.

Question paper:

How to make tea? How to withdraw money from ATM? How to download train tickets? How to achieve equality among urban and rural people? In case of inequality, how to achieve equality? The job
aspirants were expected to spontaneously answer such questions.

Each job aspirant paid Rs 375 to register at the job fair and the middlemen take away a major share of this. The job aspirant gets nothing for all the trouble taken.

The venue was the Ammanni Ramanna Shetty Kalyana Mantap booked at a cost of Rs 20 lac. It was horrific inside without proper ventilation. The food facilities and other sundry expenses came upto Rs 8 lac. The state authorities achieve nothing by organizing such job fairs spending huge amounts. Instead they can set up a small scale industry in a rural village to benefit unemployed youth.

The ball is now in the court of the state authorities.



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