Career Fair Readiness
These locations are the primary locations where companies will be set up during the career fair.
Where is the activity center, eagle gym, and AC1?
This section of a resume should be at the top and the first thing a potential employer sees.
What is an education section or objective statement?
This practice of timid engineers results in the floor knowing more about them than the recruiter.
What is averting eye contact, looking down at the floor, or speaking softly?
This manufacturer of washing machines also developed the Gau 8 avenger for the A-10 Warthog
What is General Electric?
Concerning dress, the career fair would be considered this type of event.
What is business formal?
This format is common for date ranges of a position you've held or project you were a part of.
what is starting month Year - ending month year?
ex. (January 2023 - May 2024)
This pitfall usually has the United States military invading the students hair for its oil reserves.
What is not taking a shower (or any grooming)?
This common manufacturer of calculators also developed the guidance system for the Javelin rocket launcher.
What is Texas Instrument?
This introduction of your self should be one of the first interactions you have with a recruiter during the career fair.
What is an elevator pitch?
This number of bullet points per project/position is considered the standard for resumes.
What is 2-4 bullet points?
This common practice of Paris pickpockets is also utilized by students at the career fair.
What is merchandise snatching?
This manufacturer of climate control systems has also developed the CH-47 Chinook helicopter.
What is Honeywell?
This app on your phone or on ERNIE has the number and names of all companies that will be attending the career fair and who will be hiring at the career fair.
What is Handshake?
For technical resumes, the skills section of the resume should be placed in this location on the resume.
Where is near the top or below education?
This common occurrence usually has students running to the library and hoping that there is paper left.
What is running out of resumes?
This manufacturer of fitness watches and outdooring equipment also developed systems for the Navy's F-5 program
What is Garmin?
This location should be visited from Monday 9/30 - Wednesday 10/2 to collect a fast pass for the career fair.
Where is the help desk in STEM on the second floor?
This is a common formatting seen for bullet points on a resume.
What is [Verb] X by doing Y resulting in Z?
This common pitfall usually results in the student fumbling their elevator pitch in front of their favorite company.
What is going to your favorite company first?
This manufacturer of Mason Jars also designed laser intercept systems for ballistic missiles and electrical systems for the F-35
What is Ball Aerospace?