Resources for Career Fairs
Getting the Most Out of a Career Fair
Learn about Career Fair best practices from this BYU Design Review article
Career Fair 101: Prepare, Prepare, Prepare
Each fall and winter semester, over 300 employers come to BYU to collect resumes and vet potential future employees at the BYU Career Fairs! Learn how you can prepare for them here!
Research: Are You Ready?
Researching a company can help convey to a recruiter your enthusiasm for what they do. Adequate company research will prepare you for the interview question, “Why do you want to work for our company?”
Handshake: Complete Your Profile
In order to show off your skills at the fair, you will need to fill out your Handshake profile . Learn how to do that in this video.
Stand Out From the Stack: Resume Tips
Recruiters will receive oodles of resumes, each from potential employees just like you. Make sure your resume is what they are looking for. Here are some general tips on how to structure your resume to make it great!
How to Impress the Best: Interviewing 101
Would you ever consider going on stage without practicing? An interview is one of the biggest stages you will ever experience. Learn how you can perform best here!
How Good Manners Could Land You a Job
Thank-you notes may be what makes the difference between you and the next job candidate! Learn the best strategy for writing one after your fair experience.
Get the Most Out of Your Virtual Career Fair
This virtual webinar training will help you be prepared for an online career fair through Handshake. Watch it to get the best tips for rocking this fair so you can get to your dream job.
Five Ways to Stand Out at Virtual Career Fairs
This infographic lists the five most important things that Handshake suggests every student should do as they seek to network or look for jobs at the career fairs,
Locating and Registering for Virtual Fairs
With this system, you will need to understand how to register and get access to the fair. This video will tell you about your first steps to getting in and being ready.