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Meet Face to Face With Your Next Los Angeles Employer Great Local Employers!	Tuesday, August 5 2PM - 6PM Los Angeles Convention Center 1201 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles
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Top 5 Success Tips

Research the organizations you are interested in before the event.
Dress professionally - as if this were your personal interview time!
Create a 30-second "this is why you should hire me" commercial and be enthusiastic and confident!
Bring plenty of resumes to hand out to employers - be sure to proofread and ensure your resume is error-free.
Follow up with the employer after the event, within 48 hours - let them know you are serious about their job!

Just as a reminder, we would like to help you be prepared! The Los Angeles Convention Center charges $12.00 for parking. This is a fee of the facility, and not of Jobing.com. The facility accepts cash.

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Go to the job fair & apply online – double your chances of success!

Sometimes you go to a job fair and an employer will ask you to follow up with an online resume submission. Other times, you’ll apply online and a recruiter will ask you to meet them at their job fair. Which is it – why do you need to do both?

When an employer makes the difficult decision to invest in a new employee, many of them will really want to get to know that employee – you – as well as possible before making that final decision. So go ahead, show them you can follow up with that job fair encounter by applying online (tip - grab their business card and send them a cover letter reminding them that you met them at the job fair). If an online application leads to an invitation to meet with an employer at a job fair, do it! This is your chance at that important first interview.

Another important note about resumes and job fairs:
Sometimes employers want to get out and meet people face-to-face and also require (for applicant tracking purposes, ease of managing paperwork, etc.) an online record of your application. At job fairs, employers may decline your paper resume and ask you to submit your resume online. Don’t be discouraged. Accommodate the employer’s request by following their application guidelines. Your efforts on both fronts (attendance at the fair and applying online) are deeply appreciated by the employer.

It may seem like a lot of effort and courage to approach an employer more than once to get a job – but like any relationship, the one between you and your future employer deserves your best effort. Give it your all – and as always, let us know about your successes!

7 R’s - Tips for before, during and after a job fair

Before:

Research – know the employers attending the fair, familiarize yourself with their business, and have questions ready to ask your top three employers (questions that focus on their industry, their operations and their hiring needs).

Resume – proofread, get feedback from at least three people about your resume (pick the best editors you know), and bring plenty of copies (more than you plan on distributing).

Ready? – have everything ready to go the night before so that you are not hurried the day of the event. Make a checklist (similar to this) and review the day before:

____professional outfit pressed
____resumes reviewed and printed
____research completed
____top 3 employers identified
____map to job fair location printed
____supplies ready (pens, portfolio, business cards)

Rest – get a good night’s sleep so you can be fresh, enthusiastic, and energetic the day of the job fair

Day of the job fair:

Relax – once you show up to the event, slow down, look over the event program and locate your most desirable employers – (make sure you get to those employers first, but still make time to talk to as many employers as possible, you never know who may have the best opportunity for you) and then go out there and be your outstanding professional self.

After the job fair:

Review – look over any notes you took at the job fair, any contact information you collected, and reflect on your performance during conversations with employers (always room for improvement) – do this as soon as you can after the event, so that your memory is fresh and you can move forward with your next steps.

Re-connect – if any employer has asked you to follow-up, or if you have any lingering curiosity about a company or a position, take advantage of your new found contact information and re-connect with them. Building a strong network is key and a quick follow-up time is a good way to start new professional relationships.