Top 10 Reasons To Attend The Career Fair

1. Explore career paths. The Career Fair is a great opportunity to gain an understanding of the types of employers that hire college graduates and their associated career opportunities.
2. Learn about the companies available to you. Attending the Career Fair can help you to become acquainted with companies that you may not have heard of before but that offer excellent jobs and provide many of the products and services you use every day.
3. Strut your stuff. Recruiters make a financial investment by attending career fairs, and strong student participation is what keeps them coming back. Your attendance reinforces the strength of our KU Business programs.
4. Develop your networking skills. The Career Fair is a great place to talk to lots of people who can give you a job.
5. Enhance your prospects for on-campus interviewing. By attending the Career Fair, you will have an increased likelihood of being invited for on-campus interviews in October.
6. Practice makes perfect. The Career Fair can be an overwhelming experience. That’s why you should plan to attend at least one career fair as a “trial run” so that you know what to expect when it’s time for you to kick your job or internship search into high gear.
7. Eventually, you will need a job. You may not be in need of a job today, but you will soon. And prospective employers may have the perfect position for you when the time comes.
8. It’s not just for full-time positions. Employers also hire students for summer, spring and fall internships.
9. It provides an excuse to go shopping. Be sure that you look your best at the Business Career Fair. Business professional is encouraged.
10. FREE stuff. Okay, in all seriousness, the Career Fair is about developing relationships and not the free stuff (but free pens, t-shirts, and stress balls make it fun).