Career Fair Playbook
How to Prepare, Read the Room, Ask Better Questions, and Turn Career-Fair Conversations Into Better Career Decisions
A recruiter’s view from behind the booth, so you can walk into the room differently.
Written for college students and early-career professionals, this playbook goes beyond what to wear and how many résumés to bring. It helps you understand who is behind the table, what they may be listening for, and how to make better decisions before, during, and after the fair.
Free
- Format
- PDF book · 52 pages
- Best for
- College students, interns and early-career professionals attending campus or professional career fairs
- How to use
- Read on any device, or print the field tools and worksheets to bring with you. Jump straight to the part that matches where you are: before, during, or after the fair.
What’s inside
Inside the playbook.
- Before the Fair: know what you are going there to do, research the room and build your employer shortlist
- Know what you have to talk about, even without an internship, and an introduction that opens a conversation
- In the Room: who is actually behind the table, questions that move the conversation forward, and reading the moment
- After the Fair: the 60-second debrief, from conversation to application, and following up without becoming transactional
- Field tools: a 48-hour preparation plan, target list, introduction builder, question bank and day-of checklist
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