With the right preparation and follow through, career fairs can be good places to find new employees. But if businesses are not ready for the stream of job seekers and piles of resumes they will get, fairs can also quickly become boondoggles.

To get the most out of a job fair, companies need to be prepared. You need to make sure that those who are sponsoring the fair have an accurate description of your business and that they have also listed the location of your booth accurately as well. To help things along, you can also post the positions you are trying to fill on the fair’s website.

Make sure you have the right people staffing your booth as well. These people should be able to provide any background about the company to job seekers. These employees should also know what kinds of skills and experience are needed for the open positions and be able to explain these to the job seekers, as well as the steps in the hiring process.

With the sheer number of people submitting resumes, it will be tempting to take shortcuts to your hiring process to accommodate all of the people. But this is a recipe for trouble. You should make sure that your prescribed hiring process is followed here as well.

You also want to make your booth look as inviting and attractive as possible. This might attract talented people who otherwise might pass you by. You want to make sure you have exciting graphics, pictures, and demonstrations, along with giving away free merchandise.

Make sure you spend a little time with each person who shows up, even if at first they don’t look like someone who would fit in at your company. You never know what may appear on their resume that might change your mind. And everyone who shows up is also a potential customer.

You also want to be as courteous as possible, as a sign of respect to the people who stop by. You should stand rather than sit, and spend at least a few moments to chat with each person who stops by. Give everyone your complete attention – it is simply rude to have one eye on a mobile device while your having a conversation with someone. And always make sure there is someone at the booth at all times.

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