After attending and pretty much owning the career fair today I wanted to pass on some tips to some of my younger, more inexperienced readers…

How to Work a Career Fair

  • Research is for losers.  There are hundreds of companies at career fairs, and if you know even the slightest detail about any it just screams out "desperate."
  • Dress for Success.  Cargo pants and a wife-beater with bowtie just scream out "Professional."  Suits are for losers.
  • Lighten your load.  Ignore all this hype about "resumes."  Companies
    will discover all they need to just by talking to you at the career
    fair.
  • Make a good first impression:  Lighting up a stoge as you approach the HR person will let them know that you don’t mess around.  Don’t forget to display your confidence by blowing smoke rings in their face.
  • Lighten the occassion.  "Yo’ mama" jokes always win over recruiters.

With these simple tips you are sure to score some interviews at any career fair.  Or be removed promptly by security.