How to Successfully Navigate a Virtual Job Fair
How to Successfully Navigate a Virtual Job Fair
How to Successfully Navigate a Virtual Job Fair
By Halley Bondy
July 08, 2020
Summary
At a virtual job fair, goers can meet recruiters and learn about the job-seeking landscape without traveling to crowded conferences.
In many ways, a virtual job fair is just like a real-life job fair, according to Brie Reynolds, career development manager at Flexjobs, which runs virtual fairs through the year.
Here are some of Reynolds' top tips for successfully preparing for and navigating a virtual job fair.
At a virtual job fair, recruiters can see your profile, which usually includes a resume, a photo, and some facts about your career goals.
At virtual job fairs, you'll be mainly interfacing with recruiters via typing, almost like a customer service chat, according to Reynolds.
"A job fair is a time to learn about the job and company and get as much detail as you can," Reynolds said.
"For people who are cringing at the idea of going to a virtual job fair, you can go into the chats and just watch and read and get a lot of really good information even if you don't interact," Reynolds said.
Virtual job fairs put you in direct contact with the recruiters or hiring managers for a position.
You're probably not going to walk away from a virtual career fair with a job offer.
"You don't get jobs at virtual job fairs," said Reynolds.
Reference
Bondy, H. (2020, July 08). How to Successfully Navigate a Virtual Job Fair. Retrieved July 14, 2020, from https://www.careertoolbelt.com/how-to-successfully-navigate-a-virtual-job-fair/