Opportunity Job Fair

I made this! :D

So I'm one of the Marketing Chairs for OJF. I helped with spreading the good word of OJF and getting people to come. It was an amazing fun chair to hold as I got to create flyers, keep the Facebook updated, and excite people about the largest job fair at Stanford. It was hard work, but I think worth it as I got to network with many company reps before the fair even started.

There are little things I do before I go to the fair as well though. I found these little hints to be helpful for people looking for a job or internship.

Make a list of the companies you want to talk to before.

This little hint made sure I wasn't confused when I arrived at OJF. I knew who I was going to talk to, what the company did, and little facts about them I thought I would need to know. I didn't wander around confused. I didn't act dazed when I arrived at company's booths. I knew what I wanted.

Apply online a week before the fair to any you can

Many companies I wanted to apply to had applications online. Filling this out gave me a opportunity in obtaining an interview while they were here at fair. This also impressed and threw off recruiters when they told me to apply online and I already had. They would talk to me longer then and really get to know me. 

Print a specific resume per company

doesn't that look so nice for them :)

This impressed companies beyond anything. Handing in a normal resume looks cool, but handing in one with the company name in the objective line looks amazing. Many recruiters circled that I had done that and would open to me even more.

Know who you are

I knew who I was and what I was strong in before I talked to companies. I would talk to them about who I was, what I liked to do and what I was looking for in the summer. I made sure to highlight my team skills and how important it was for me to collaborate. 

The last thing to remember is to remain spunky and talkative. You own this, you got this, you're an awesome person.

These little things will garner you an awesome upper hand for any job fair.