The document provides tips for preparing for and attending a part-time job and volunteer fair, including researching employers, updating your resume, practicing your handshake and sales pitch, developing a game plan, following up after the event, and how to effectively speak to recruiters at their tables. It emphasizes making a good first impression, asking questions, requesting contact information, and following up to make yourself memorable.

1. N I K K I K A R A B I N I S
A S S I S T A N T D I R E C T O R
S T U D E N T C A R E E R D E V E L O P M E N T
Preparing for a Job Fair

2. Welcome to the Part-Time Job & Volunteer Fair!
 What is a Part-Time Job & Volunteer Fair?
 Is there a fee to get into the Part-Time Job &
Volunteer Fair?
 Will I Get a Job Offer at the Fair?

3. Before the Part-Time Job & Volunteer Fair
 Research Employers & Community Partners
 Update and Polish Your Resume
 Dress for Success
 Practice Your Handshake
 Prepare and Practice Your “Sales Pitch”
 Questions to Expect from Recruiters
 Questions to Ask Recruiters
 Questions NOT to Ask at the Part-Time Job &
Volunteer Fair

4. At the Part-Time Job & Volunteer Fair
 Develop Your Game Plan
 Give Yourself a Pep Talk
 Start Talking, Start Wowing
 End With a Request
 Make a Good Impression
 Network With Everyone

5. After the Part-Time Job & Volunteer Fair
 Follow Up—Make Yourself Memorable
 Thank the Recruiters You Met
 Write to Everyone Else
 Keep Your Applications in Motion
 Persistence Pays

6. How to Talk to a Job-Fair Recruiter
 1. Walk up to the employer’s table or booth. Make eye contact
with the recruiter, smile and say hello.
 2. Offer your handshake and introduce yourself.
 3. ask about career opportunities for your occupation at that
company.
 4. Deliver your 15 second “sales pitch.”
 5. Answer the recruiter’s questions and ask a few follow up
questions of your own.
 6. Tell the recruiter that you would like to apply for that job or
position.
 7. Offer the recruiter a copy of your resume.
 8. Ask how you can schedule a job interview.
 9. Ask for the recruiter’s business card.
 10. Thank the recruiter, smile, and offer your handshake.

7. Practice!

8. Contact
Nikki Karabinis
nkarabinis@shawnee.edu

9. References
 Dahlstrom, H. (2009). Turn a job fair into a job
offer. Holliston, MA: Dahlstrom Company, Inc.