Is your resume Career-Fair ready?
With just over two weeks until
Fanshawe Career Services' annual
Career Fair, you've got plenty of
time to pump up your resume to
impress nearly 90 employers from
a variety of sectors.
But do you know what to include (and what not to include) on a resume for a career fair? Career Services has got you covered.
One of the best things you can do is bring your resume to a Resumania session with the experts from Career Services. “Bring your resume, drop in for five or 10 minutes, and a consultant will look through it and suggest any changes,” explained Deb Bomans, who is spearheading the team behind the Career Fair. “They will look for spelling mistakes, they will look to make sure that everything is in the correct tense.”
Career Services is also hosting a series of workshops to help students; topics include how to prepare for the Fair, cover letters and references. See the sidebar for a full schedule.
If you're unable to attend one of these events — or even if you can, but you want some extra help — students are always welcome to make an appointment with a Career Services consultant in D1063 for some one-on-one assistance.
“The whole reason most of the students are here at school is to get a job at the end of it,” Bomans said. “Sometimes they get so caught up in life and in our studies or part-time job or family that they don't really give [the future] much weight until almost the end [of their time at Fanshawe].”
“It's really important to take advantage of these supports that are available throughout the semester, particularly, if they can, in time for the Career Fair.”
Check the Career Services web page at www.fanshawec.ca/careerservices for a full list of employers who will be attending the Fair.
January 21
Career Fair Prep Workshop
D1061, 10 to 11 a.m.
January 22
Resumania
Oasis, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
January 23
Career Fair Prep Workshop
D1061, 12 to 1 p.m.
January 29
Resumania
International Office E2025, 1 to 3 p.m.
January 30
Cover Letters and References Workshop
D1061, 1 to 2 p.m.
January 31
Career Fair Prep Workshop
D1061, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
February 3
International Resumania
F Hallway, 1 to 3 p.m.
February 4
Career Fair Prep Drop-In
D1061, 10 to 11 a.m.
But do you know what to include (and what not to include) on a resume for a career fair? Career Services has got you covered.
One of the best things you can do is bring your resume to a Resumania session with the experts from Career Services. “Bring your resume, drop in for five or 10 minutes, and a consultant will look through it and suggest any changes,” explained Deb Bomans, who is spearheading the team behind the Career Fair. “They will look for spelling mistakes, they will look to make sure that everything is in the correct tense.”
Career Services is also hosting a series of workshops to help students; topics include how to prepare for the Fair, cover letters and references. See the sidebar for a full schedule.
If you're unable to attend one of these events — or even if you can, but you want some extra help — students are always welcome to make an appointment with a Career Services consultant in D1063 for some one-on-one assistance.
“The whole reason most of the students are here at school is to get a job at the end of it,” Bomans said. “Sometimes they get so caught up in life and in our studies or part-time job or family that they don't really give [the future] much weight until almost the end [of their time at Fanshawe].”
“It's really important to take advantage of these supports that are available throughout the semester, particularly, if they can, in time for the Career Fair.”
Check the Career Services web page at www.fanshawec.ca/careerservices for a full list of employers who will be attending the Fair.
January 21
Career Fair Prep Workshop
D1061, 10 to 11 a.m.
January 22
Resumania
Oasis, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
January 23
Career Fair Prep Workshop
D1061, 12 to 1 p.m.
January 29
Resumania
International Office E2025, 1 to 3 p.m.
January 30
Cover Letters and References Workshop
D1061, 1 to 2 p.m.
January 31
Career Fair Prep Workshop
D1061, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
February 3
International Resumania
F Hallway, 1 to 3 p.m.
February 4
Career Fair Prep Drop-In
D1061, 10 to 11 a.m.
