Active Generations ? Boomer Job Fair ~ Click Here for More ...

Job Fair Employers please fill out the form beow.

Thursday, September 20th, 2012
9:00 a.m. ? 1:00 p.m..
Co-sponsor South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation

Before the Job Fair

• Check the BRIDGES ERC web site frequently for a list of companies participating in the job fair.
• Make a list of the top five or ten companies attending that you would like to work for.
• Go online and research those companies and their current openings. Learn all you can about each company and how your skills match the company?s needs.
• Write a tailored cover letter and resume for each company attending the job fair that you would like to work for. Put your cover letter and resume into an envelope and hand deliver them to the appropriate company representative.
• Many companies attending the job fair will not accept resumes so preparing a networking business card will also be necessary. Networking cards are approximately the same size and shape of business cards but a networking card focuses on the job opening you seek and your top selling points for that position. Be sure to include all your pertinent contact information, including your name, phone number, email address, postal mail address.
• Prepare your 30-second commercial for each company tailoring it to each company?s individual needs the same as you do for a resume and networking card.

Things to Do While at the Job Fair

• Personal appearance and neatness is very important. Dress as you would for an interview. You are being evaluated by recruiters from the first hello.
• Get a list of employers attending the job fair and develop a strategy to ensure you are able to meet all the employers on your list.
• Approach the employers you have previously researched. Introduce yourself, hand them the cover letter and resume you have prepared for them and use your company specific 30 second commercial to tell them about yourself. If they are not allowed to accept your resume, hand them your networking card.
• Thank the employer for taking the time to talk with you.
• Collect the employer?s literature and business cards for follow up.
• Stay focused when you attend job fairs to be sure you get what you want out of them. Don?t be distracted by other people you may run into at the job fair that aren?t in a position to help you get a job.

After the Job Fair

• Immediately take the time to organize the information and business cards you have collected. Make notes so you can remember what you discussed with each recruiter.
• Follow up within one or two days with a personalized note to recruiters and organizations you visited. Thank the recruiter for his/her time and reiterate your interest in the position and company.

Be sure to check the Special Events Calendar for upcoming events offered by the BRIDGES ERC.

The following employers attended the 2011 Boomer Job Fair:

Advance Services Inc

Availability

Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center

Bethany Lutheran Home

Children?s Home Society

Citi

Comfort Keepers

Cracker Barrel

Good Samaritan Comm of SF

H & R Block

Healthy Lifestyles

Home Federal Bank

Homecare Services of South Dakota

JC Penney Unit 0211

JDS Industries

Key Staffing

Lifevantage ? Protandim

Midco Connections

Midcontinent Communications

S D Achieve

SMG / Sioux Falls Arena

Sanford Health

Senior Companions of SD

Sioux Falls School District 4905

South Dakota Department of Labor

Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT Inc.)

Wal Mart

Wells Fargo

YWCA

All events take place at:

BRIDGES ERC Active Generations 2300 West 46th Street Sioux Falls, SD 57105-6528 605-336-6722 BRIDGES ERC Direct line ? 605-333-3318 bridgeserc@activegen.org

Source: http://www.actgen.org/boomer-job-fair-click-here-for-more-information-5090.html

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