ACES + LAS Career Fair
The 2023 ACES + LAS Career Fair will be an in-person fair on September 20 and a virtual event on September 26.
- Select your career fair attire at least a week before the event.
- Don’t let anything pull a recruiter’s focus or attention from you and your skills and experience. You may want to cover tattoos, and if you choose to wear earrings, make sure they are not distracting.
- Hair should be pulled away from the face. It is important for recruiters to be able to see your eyes.
- Dark suits with light shirts are standard, but what’s most important is that you look professional.
- Make sure your clothes are ironed and neat. If you don't have access to an iron, covering a wrinkled shirt with a sweater is a good option.
- Wear the right shoes—the fair is big and you might do a lot of walking and standing! Additionally, make sure your hem is the appropriate length for the shoe you plan on wearing.
- If you wear a tie, practice tying using an online video. If no tie, button your shirt to at least second to top button.
- Research the companies attending the fair. See the list in Handshake.
- Update and polish your resume—you can get assistance at the Lisnek LAS Hub with a peer mentor, or by using resume review services at LAS Career Services or The Career Center.
- Ready your professional attire.
- Review Career Fair prep resources on the LAS Career Services website.
- Don't forget a padfolio to carry your resumes, business cards, and note paper.
- Don't wait until the last hour. Ensure you have time to meet with your ideal company. Remember: Not all companies will be attending the entire day, so be sure you're ready to talk to specific employers while they're at the fair.
- While teamwork is a great skill, you'll want to navigate the fair alone. Gather with friends in the student prep area, but speak to companies by yourself.
- Bring 10 to 20 copies of your resume if you're attending in person, and be prepared to submit your resume as an electronic copy for either fair.
- Being personable will go a long way!
- Show the recruiters you did your research. Talk about their company websites or something positive you learned about the company.
- Write down the names of recruiters from the companies you speak with.
- Create a file of the companies and contacts you spoke with and of the potential opportunities you learned about at the fair. Maintain it.
- Connect with new contacts on LinkedIn.
- Send thank-you messages.
- Favorite companies in Handshake and get notified when they post opportunities or come back to campus.