The document provides information about upcoming career fairs in Seattle and Portland on February 3rd and 4th, including that 76 employers will be present at one or both fairs and over 525 students have pre-registered to attend. It offers tips for attendees on how to effectively participate in table talks with employers in the morning and interviews in the afternoon through confident engagement, being prepared with resumes, and following up afterwards.

1. How to Work a Career Fair

2. Details.
• Seattle Career Fair - February 3,
2012 at Seattle University.
• Portland Career Fair - February
4, 2012, in Templeton at the
L&C under grad campus.
• 76 employers some at both fairs.
• 525+ pre-registered students.
• Table talk in the morning.
• Interviews in the afternoon.

3. Employers are looking. Are you what they are looking for?

4. Attendees are connecting. Make your connection count.

5. Preparing for the fair.
Make a plan before you go, and
don’t forget to pack your resume.

6. Bonjour!
Table talk. Don’t be a wallflower.

7. Path to table talk.
• Approach confidently.
• Ask about the office, and ask
about the person.
• Be ready to talk about yourself.
• Do not monopolize.
• Give a resume.
• End strong.
• Check-in if you have an interview.

8. Follow through. Even for table talk.

9. Interviews.
It may be a little like speed dating
and it may “just” be a volunteer
position, but it is still an interview
and it is still a job.

10. Follow through. Always for interviews.

11. Gold Shoes? No!

12. Gold Suit? A hunk-a hunk-a burning no.

13. Questions? Ask.