Career Fair Preparation Process

Each year during the fall semester there are multiple opportunities for students to apply to work for or interview with the company of their dreams. There is serious preparation involved in the process to appear as a perfect candidate for a desired company. Starting from my freshman year at Michigan State, I have taken various steps to prepare myself for the career fair. During my freshmen year I was required to attend the career fair for a grade, thus resulting in an early start to my career fair preparation process. When preparing for the career fair, I begin with the essential step of researching the companies that I will meet with, which companies I would like to interview with, and where in the Breslin Center my desired company booths will be located. …show more content…
In order to improve my process for a better chance of internship, I scour the company website and look for the overall business and marketing strategy and the goal objectives of the company. Following the company research, I generally touch up my resume before the fair by adding on the additional activities and jobs I have been involved with since the last career fair. Since my freshmen year I have added jobs, a study abroad program and an internship to my resume. After my various researching and my resume reviewing is finished, I create a general speech that I can pitch to almost every company I plan to meet with and I also rehearse it a few times to myself or roommates to make sure it is a solid introduction for myself. Lastly, I find something that is business-oriented and professional to wear to the career