Application activity 3 Career Conference Career Conference Application Activity Two Parts: 1) Engage in a conversation with an employer of your choice and record notes of your conversation (details regarding question prompts below). You may attend at any time, and class time is provided for you on Tuesday, Sept. 26th. 2) Write a Reflection Paper describing your reactions as a potential applicant. Again, details regarding question prompts to respond to below. Purposes of Recruitment To develop an appropriate number of applicants (e.g., ten for each open position) while keeping costs reasonable. To meet the organization’s legal and social obligations regarding the demographic composition of its workforce. To help increase the success rate of the selection process by reducing the percentage of applicants who are either poorly qualified or have the wrong skills. 8–3 3 Impression Management 8–4 4 Definition – Those actions applicants take to make themselves appear attractive to recruiting organizations Examples of actions Improving personal appearance Exaggerate previous job titles, responsibilities, achievements Respond “Open” when in fact geographical limits exist Organizational impression management: to create a favorable impression among job seekers Examples of actions Imply that applicants would be on career fast-track Employment brochures depicting most desirable locations Your Task First, do a mini-information interview. *Bring paper and something to write one so that you can record notes during your conversations. Walk around and find an organization YOU would like to work for. Approach their representative(s) and inquire about opportunities they might have available now or in the future for someone majoring in (YOUR MAJOR). Ask them what they feel makes their company stand apart from other companies that do/offer the same product/service. Pay attention to the whole experience and your reaction to it. Reflection Second, reflect on your experience (500-700 words in total). Respond to these specific questions below. What did the company do in their efforts to gain your interest? For example, did he or she appear interested in sharing information with you, or perhaps interest in learning about your qualifications? Was their recruitment tactic effective in your opinion or not? What made this company’s approach more or less effective. Based on your experience with the recruiter, would you choose to pursue employment (actually apply) with this company? Why or why not? Submit your response to the dropbox by Saturday, Sept. 30th, 11:59 p.m. .

1. Application activity 3
Career Conference
Career Conference Application Activity
Two Parts:
1) Engage in a conversation with an employer of your choice
and record notes of your conversation (details regarding
question prompts below). You may attend at any time, and class
time is provided for you on Tuesday, Sept. 26th.
2) Write a Reflection Paper describing your reactions as a
potential applicant. Again, details regarding question prompts to
respond to below.
Purposes of Recruitment
To develop an appropriate number of applicants (e.g., ten for
each open position) while keeping costs reasonable.
To meet the organization’s legal and social obligations
regarding the demographic composition of its workforce.
To help increase the success rate of the selection process by
reducing the percentage of applicants who are either poorly
qualified or have the wrong skills.
8–3
3

2. Impression Management
8–4
4
Definition – Those actions applicants take to make themselves
appear attractive to recruiting organizations
Examples of actions
Improving personal appearance
Exaggerate previous job titles, responsibilities, achievements
Respond “Open” when in fact geographical limits exist
Organizational impression management: to create a favorable
impression among job seekers
Examples of actions
Imply that applicants would be on career fast-track
Employment brochures depicting most desirable locations

3. Your Task
First, do a mini-information interview.
*Bring paper and something to write one so that you can record
notes during your conversations.
Walk around and find an organization YOU would like to work
for.
Approach their representative(s) and inquire about
opportunities they might have available now or in the future for
someone majoring in (YOUR MAJOR).
Ask them what they feel makes their company stand apart from
other companies that do/offer the same product/service.
Pay attention to the whole experience and your reaction to it.
Reflection
Second, reflect on your experience (500-700 words in total).
Respond to these specific questions below.
What did the company do in their efforts to gain your interest?
For example, did he or she appear interested in sharing
information with you, or perhaps interest in learning about your
qualifications?
Was their recruitment tactic effective in your opinion or not?
What made this company’s approach more or less effective.
Based on your experience with the recruiter, would you choose
to pursue employment (actually apply) with this company? Why
or why not?
Submit your response to the dropbox by Saturday, Sept. 30th,
11:59 p.m.