Attending Job Fairs at the Executive Level
November 8, 2009 by admin
Filed under Getting Ahead
At the beginning of your career, you probably attended a job fair or two, but you may have ignored job fairs since your career became more established. Now that you’re between jobs, a career fair has presented itself. As an executive, you’re now considering attending some type of career fair.
So do you go, or is the prospect simply beneath you? Quite a few executives go to career fairs, but not for the typical reasons. Let’s consider some of the very good reasons that going to a job fair could be a good move for an executive.
Networking
Unlike the main reason that entry-level job seekers attend job fairs (to walk away with an interview), at the executive level, you want to attend the job fair for networking opportunities. Job fairs offer an immense opportunity to speak with the higher-ups, hiring managers, and other important people from a large selection of companies.
Of course, you can go to other networking functions to …
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