Dear fellows,
As you might have heard, the career calling job fair took place in Vienna last Thursday, which is only one example of tons of similar fairs in Austria.
Maybe you visited one of those, and I am interested in your opinion.
Since a job fair provides its participants with the possibility of getting in contact easily with representatives of a large pool of national and international businesses, it seems as a successful trigger in order to build up your future career.
However, do you personally think that a job fair such as career calling is a good and, as the most important reason, an effective mode of constructing networks on the job market? Since we do not live in Utopia, we should be aware that statements like "oh you perfectly fit our team" has been said hundreds of times before to other visitors. Of course, such a fair is also for companies a pre-selection tool of potential applicants, although it sometime seems as an alibi-interest the representatives pretend to have in their visitors. What do you think?
I just read one corresponding article in this manner which I would like to share with you.
Thx
http://www.examiner.com/article/job-fairs-pros-and-cons-for-seeking-employment
Dear Michael,
AntwortenLöschenpersonally I think that such job fairs can provide a good overview if somebody wants to start a job but is not entirely sure in which direction to head. It is easy to gather information about the company, one can speak to employees and maybe leave a good impression.
However, if one is already sure about his/her future carreer such a job fair might not be of great advantage.
As you already mentioned, companies will have a "standard sentence" they will tell to almost every one who is interested. Nevertheless they might also remember certain people, hopefully in a good way :) .
To conclude, I would say that job faires are a nice thing to get a broad overview. Still, one should not rely on the personal contact established as there are hundreds of people and you might be just one of them. Make sure to have a memorable appearece.
Networking might not really work at those faires as there are just too many people trying to do so.
I fully agree with Petra. I also think that it is a good way to find one´s direction for the future. People who already know what they want to do in their professional life, will hardly use these fairs.
AntwortenLöschenNevertheless, it is also a big advantage for companies, which are not that famous and well-known to present themselfes beside the "obvious" companies and attract new employees as well as gain recognition.