Preparing for a Career Fair

Follow these EASY steps to succeed at a career fair or any other networking event!

Before a Career Fair

Critique & finalize your resume Participate in walk-in-advising at Toppel- no

appointment necessary Have plenty to hand out

Register on HireACane.com or update your account Many companies will interview candidates after a fair,

so it’s important to have your account up & running Upload your resume to HireACane.com

Do your company research Review the Career Fair company list on

HireACane.com Research companies online & take notes!

During a Career Fair

Dress for success Professional dress is MANDATORY and strictly enforced! Review guidelines on our website by clicking on

Professional Dress Cards

Strategize Identify your top choices and use the company layout to

locate them at the Fair Give yourself time to visit all your top companies, but remain

flexible enough to visit others Never leave a booth without a recruiter’s business card!

Sell yourself Don’t’ wait for recruiters to pull it out of you – show them

what you have to offer! Use your research – tell them something interesting you

learned about their company (recruiters love this)

After a Career Fair

Follow up Send a thank you note within 24 hours–

make sure they remember you Always be professional

Start the application process Do they require you to fill out an online

application? Is testing involved?

On-campus interviews Are they interviewing on-campus? If so, get

on their schedule using HireACane.com

When in Doubt

Visit the Toppel Career Center to have your resume critiqued: Monday – Thursday,10:00 am-4:30 pm (Summer hours: Monday – Thursday, 2:00-4:00 pm) No appointment necessary

Attend an interviewing skills workshop

Schedule a mock interview with a career adviser on HireACane.com (must have attended an interviewing skills workshop beforehand)

Call us at 305-284-5451

Email us at toppel@miami.edu