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There are many ways to search for positions. Career fairs are one highly visible way\u2026 but they are, by no means, the only way. The old clich\u00e9 is true when it comes to job searching: Don\u2019t put all your eggs into one basket.<\/p>\nThere are many ways to search for positions. Career fairs are one highly visible way\u2026 but they are, by no means, the only way. The old clich\u00e9 is true when it comes to job searching: Don\u2019t put all your eggs into one basket.<\/p>\n
If you came out to the Career Fair and connected with employers, here are a few things to do that will help you stand out from other candidates:<\/strong> Didn\u2019t see the employer of your dreams at the Career Fair?<\/strong> Your job search is an on-going work-in-progress.<\/em> <\/strong>Take active steps to develop the relationships you made with recruiters at the Career Fair and beyond, identify other methods for connecting with opportunities, and remember that CES can help you at any step along the way.<\/p>\n \u00a9 2009 Career and Employment Services, University of Puget Sound Save<\/span><\/p>\n Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are many ways to search for positions. Career fairs are one highly visible way\u2026 but they are, by no means, the only way. The old clich\u00e9 is true when it comes to job searching: Don\u2019t put all your eggs into one basket. If you came out to the Career Fair and connected with employers, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":204,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[20,82],"class_list":["post-178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-events","tag-career-fair","tag-job-search"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5018,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178\/revisions\/5018"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Send a thank you note: you\u2019ll look good and it will help you reiterate your interest in the position.
\n\u2022 Follow-up: If you said you\u2019d send your resume, send it.
\n\u2022 Continue to research the organization in case you get called for an interview.
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\n<\/em><\/span>If you missed the Career Fair and want to connect with some of the employers:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Send a letter and resume stating that you were unable to attend the Career Fair and are interested in their position, etc.
\n\u2022 Check out the ASK Network<\/a>. See if Puget Sound alumni work for the organization and contact them as well.<\/p>\n
\nThat\u2019s not a big surprise. Employers who participate in career fairs tend to be larger, local employers (because they can spare a staff member to attend the event). Here are some tips to connect with employers who didn\u2019t attend the Career Fair:
\n\u2022 Check out the ASK Network<\/a>. See if Puget Sound alumni work for the organization and contact them.
\n\u2022\u00a0Use social media. Many employers have Facebook fan pages, Twitter about job opportunities, and manage LinkedIn pages.
\n\u2022 Visit the websites of employers you\u2019re interested in. Most have a \u201ccareers\u201d or \u201cemployment\u201d section on their homepage. Sometimes positions are listed on the website and nowhere else.
\n\u2022 See if there are professional associations related to your career field of interest (we have a directory in CES that can help you find them). Many have career information for students, and post jobs\/internships.
\n\u2022 Looking for a specific geographic region? Search the ASK Network by state\u00a0and try local business journals or Chambers of Commerce for leads.
\n\u2022 Network! Network! Network! Who do you know who might know somebody who knows somebody? Tell everyone you know what you\u2019re looking for. Be prepared to explain who you are and what you want to do at any moment. Wondering how to be prepared? Check out the \u201cConnect & Impress in 15 Seconds or Less<\/a>\u201d blog post.<\/p>\n
\nPhoto: Kris Hay<\/p>\n