PREPARING FOR A JOB FAIR--Make this your best 90 seconds.

GOAL:
- Generate employer interest and job interviews by showing how hiring you will be their best choice. You have approximately 90 seconds with each recruiter to do this.

** Reread this goal periodically.**

RESEARCH:
- Do your homework. Find a list of the companies attending, look online or call the organization sponsoring the job fair.
- Find out what they do and the kinds of positions for which they staff.
- Check attending companies' online job postings.

Recently a friend was seeking a career change and asked me this question:
If a job ad says to include salary requirements, do you have to?
I paused and gave it some thought. Here is my reply:

Unofficial Recruiter-type Answer:

At the applicant level, you’re really in a catch-22 situation. And no, it is not fair, but you may save yourself from wasting time & effort on positions that may be either too junior or too senior for you to consider.