Visiting a Nursing Career Fair
A career fair (also sometimes referred to as a job fair) is a way for employers and prospective employees to meet and connect with one another. Both sides can accomplish their own ends through a career fair. The employers can meet future candidates for work while the individuals attending the fair can learn more about what each employee has to offer. It is a win-win situation for everyone concerned and there you can consider all your nursing career options.
A nursing career fair provides a person who is either studying for a nurse or presently seeking employment the opportunity to meet a number of employers under the same roof. There will be booths set up by hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, pharmaceutical companies and so on. The key is to find eligible candidate for the jobs that are available at various medical settings. Your job as a career seeker is to be as qualified and skilled as possible and to be excellent at what you do. The employers at these job fairs are looking for the biggest and the brightest talents.
Come to the job fair prepared. In other words have an up-to-date resume and know everything that is on it. If you get some interviews thanks to the job fair you need to know your resume by heart. You should not need to consult your own resume in order to answer questions about your education and past job experience.
Bring a number of copies of your resume with you. Make sure it is professionally presented and is free of any grammatical or typographical errors. It also will work in your favor if your contact information is clearly visible and if you have included a list of references.
Be well aware of what your experience is as well as the skills you presently have that can support you in finding a job. For example, if you have worked in the emergency room of a hospital this can work in your favor and should increase your chances of receiving a job offer (or many job offers!).
As you are handing out your résumé to prospective employers make sure you keep a concise list of the companies you have given your resume to. You will need this list of contacts to follow up with at a later date. You must be proactive in your search for a nursing job after all.
Most nursing career fairs are announced a number of weeks in advance of the event. Check online for information of such. Many job fairs are posted over the web at online communities, forums and mailing lists. You should also check flyers posted on bulletin boards in hospitals, clinics, community centers and the like. Your local newspaper may also be a source for information about the job fair.
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