| I know it seems like we are always on the opposite | | | | you have to do before blindly rushing onto the |
| side of this story, but setting up for a job fair in order | | | | battlefield. Making sure that your exhibition stand |
| to seek out talent is just as frustrating as finding | | | | actually does stand out can be a challenge. Dressing |
| somewhere to unleash your talent. People from the | | | | you and your area up can be the difference between |
| human resources department or recruiters can have a | | | | hiring quickly and having a position open for months on |
| frustrating job when it comes to finding new talent. | | | | end. Having people wandering up and down the halls |
| There are definitely a myriad of different booths in | | | | with information will also increase the exposure of your |
| every job fair and you see a few of them excel at | | | | company and you will have a much better chance of |
| really drawing people into their areas and keeping them | | | | getting candidates to notice you. Setting up quick |
| there. A lot of this can be done using things like | | | | interviews on the spot will also save you a lot of time |
| promotional pens that really do work because they | | | | and effort later on. If you find out more about your |
| bring people over to the booth and they advertise | | | | candidates at the fair, the more you will have to go on |
| every time they write with the pen as well. | | | | in later interviews. You also need to get accurate data |
| It can be clear at some job fairs that some booths are | | | | on your candidates so you can decide how many are |
| very excited about the opportunities and the talent that | | | | actually a great fit for the job. If not, then you will have |
| they have gotten the chance to talk to while other | | | | to waste time interviewing people that were never |
| companies are furious because it seemed like a | | | | going to get the job in the first place. |
| complete waste of time to drive down to the fair and | | | | If you stay positive and if you stay off your cell phone, |
| set up their booth. These are the people who didn't | | | | smiling candidates will fill out applications and send you |
| come prepared and didn't do any research on the | | | | their resumes before you have a chance to get a cup |
| people they would be meeting during the job fair. | | | | of coffee. |
| Planning before you go to the fair is the one thing that | | | | |