When Is The Last Time You Attended A Job Fair Or Career Event?

Copyright (c) 2013 Janis Barat

In today's financial crisis so many people are unemployed from being laid off or terminated and even worse their companies are completely shutting their doors and going out of business. It is becoming scary out there in the real world. Individuals that have been at the same job since they began working right out of school are now totally at a loss and not knowing what to do or where to begin. Some of these poor souls don't even know what a resume writing service is, let alone know how to begin building one. And without it - you will not even be considered or acknowledged at this point in time. An example; would be that when you graduated from high school and went in to a local facility and applied for a position and applied for an assembly position, hired, promoted, and move up the chain all the way to an executive position. Well, 6 months ago the company went bankrupt and closed their doors for good; you were given a three week notice of this, now what? You need a job right now and have no idea where to begin, you have heard vague comments on job fairs, something about cover letters and resumes. But how to begin, and where to start!

Are you worried, well you should be; because there are a lot of young, intelligent and well education and ambitious graduates out there struggling to grab the first job that they can find because there are not enough to go around. You need to get ready to show them what you have to offer and how you can stand out above them all, even those young studs right out of college with their degrees.

First things first, locate some local job fairs in your vicinity, just go online and search for job fairs in such-n-such city. You will be surprised how many there actually are, do some homework on them; who is going to be there; are they actually offering hiring companies or just a bunch of colleges trying to sell you a very expensive education on an obviously saturated course. Don't waste your time on them; you need to have legitimate companies, not just a bunch of colleges.

Look for some reputable employment agencies, they are always a good choice; and you need someone to represent you as an agent and there are many of them that you can count on! Gather all of your appropriate documents and put together a professional portfolio, even if it is small make it look professional and organized.

Now get out there and do what you've got to do. Prepare yourself mentally and physically and gather everything that is important, just in case they ask for it you will be fully prepared. And please, for your sake dress professional! Yes, if you have a suit then wear it. Do not go in shorts and flip flops (it has been done by many still unemployed people). I critique at many job fairs, and I have actually seen people come in their pajama's (I swear), my jaw just fell to the floor. It was like; you gotta be kidding me… Look and act like you want to get hired, now go get' em!

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