Career Fair Quarterly: How to Follow up with a Recruiter After a Career Fair

Having trouble viewing this email? View in Browser.  |   |   |   |  Welcome to the second edition of Career Fair Quarterly. We hope you find the career tips, expert advice from employers, and overall content useful and relevant. If there are any topics you'd like us to cover in an upcoming edition, please send an email to careerfairs@biospace.com. How to Follow up with a Recruiter After a Career Fair By Angela Rose You've searched the job boards, perused the classifieds and eagerly reviewed the "employment" section of your dream company's website. Now it's time for a new adventure -- the career fair. It could prove to be your most useful job search tool yet. With numerous hiring managers and recruiters from top companies attending the best career fairs, attendees can literally connect with more potential employers in a couple of hours than is possible in months using other methods. The difference between those who are hired and those who are forgotten is in preparation and follow up. Preparation is simple. Once you've identified the career fair you wish to attend, check out the event website. You should find a list of the companies attending as well as their disciplines of interest. You may find information on available positions as well. Make a list of the companies with which you particularly want to meet. Make notes as reminders about what each company does, where they are located and the positions that may be available. If necessary, visit their websites to gather these details. Read More >> back to top In this edition: How to Follow up with a Recruiter After a Career Fair Who's Hiring -- Featured Job Listings 7 Overused Resume Phrases to Avoid Featured Employer 5 LinkedIn Errors That Will Harm Your Job Search 7 Deadly Mistakes of Job-Seekers Warning! The Phone Interview Can be a Trap Hot Topic -- Advice from the Experts Who's Hiring -- Featured Job Listings Company Name View Jobs Visit our Booth at: EMD Millipore Advancing life while enhancing your career 2/21 Cambridge, MA Bayside Solutions We think recruiting is personal. 3/7 San Francisco, CA Cubist Pharmaceuticals There's something special about working at Cubist.  3/22 Bridgewater, NJ Watson Pharmaceuticals Bring your passion. 4/17 La Jolla, CA SAIC Frederick, Inc. Dedicated to Our Workforce 4/25 Bethesda, MD 7 Overused Resume Phrases to Avoid By Laura Smith-Proulx If you've constantly looked at other resumes to get ideas, you might find that employers are on to your game. Read More >> back to top Featured Employer ARIAD is engaged in the discovery and development of breakthrough medicines to treat cancer by regulating cell signaling with small molecules. Company Profile View Jobs back to top 5 LinkedIn Errors That Will Harm Your Job Search By Laura Smith-Proulx By now, you've certainly heard why a polished, professional LinkedIn Profile could actually be MORE important than your resume. However, you could spend hours perfecting your Profile, and still not receive results from it. Read More >> back to top 7 Deadly Mistakes of Job-Seekers By Trudy Byrnes I have been a professional career consultant for more than 20 years having worked with high school students, college students, graduates and professionals looking for career change. Job seekers consistently make the same mistakes but these can be avoided. Read More >> back to top Hot Topic -- Advice from the Experts What is the best way for a job seeker to position a gap in his/her work history? "One of the best ways to position a gap in work history is through a functional resume. In a functional resume you will be able to highlight skills and/or experience rather than focus on the length of time that has passed in between positions. If you used the time between jobs to enroll in further training, education, spend time with professional mentors and/or volunteer be sure to highlight those things." - Recruiting Manager, Aerotek "It is very rare in this economic situation to come across a job seeker that does not have at least one gap in their work history. There are a few things to remember when trying to explain a gap of employment: 1. Always be honest and do not try to hide it, however avoid over explaining. 2. Provide details on how you have stayed connected with the industry. 3. Don't overlook any transferrable skills gained during the gap of employment." -Director, Bayside Solutions, Inc. back to top February • 2/21 -- Cambridge, MA March • 3/7 -- San Francisco, CA • 3/22 -- Bridgewater, NJ April • 4/17 -- La Jolla, CA • 4/25 -- Bethesda, MD More about Career Fairs » Warning! The Phone Interview Can be a Trap By Skip Freeman Great news! All your job search activities have paid off and you've landed a telephone interview with a prospective employer. This is an opportunity, correct? Well, yes and no. Read More >> Reports show that about 60% of people find a job through networking. Thanks to technology, you can apply to jobs quickly and easily online... but it's who you know that can help give you that extra edge. Take every opportunity to meet new contacts in your industry. Career Fairs are great for speaking with recruiters about open positions, but they are also an excellent way to meet peers with similar experience. Follow-up with these new contacts through social media after a Career Fair and watch how quickly your network expands! Submit feedback about your career fair experience by sending an email to careerfairs@biospace.com. Questions? If you have any questions or a topic you'd like one of our experts to address, please send us an email. Contact Us: BioSpace Career Fair Team careerfairs@biospace.com 6465 South Greenwood Plaza, Suite 400 Centennial, CO 80111 You have received this email because you registered at BioSpace. BioSpace regularly sends emails to active subscribers on behalf of our advertising partners or to promote our own products and services. If you would like to stop receiving all email communications from BioSpace, you can unsubscribe at any time by clicking here. BioSpace 6465 South Greenwood Plaza, Suite 400, Centennial, CO 80111, U.S. (888) BIOSPACE