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Just please stop with all everything is a scam nowadays. Don't like something---must be a scam. The bookstore that offered you $3 for a used book, but you think you should have been offered $8, clearly it's a scam. Well no, it's not scam. There is no expectation the bookstore should offer you $8 for your used book.
The same thing is for college job fairs, there is no expectations that there is a guarantee you will get a job by attending a job fair. Clearly you will have to weigh the cost and benefits of attending a job fair. The cost of attending (e.g. Gas, perhaps a entrance fee), vs the benefit. You get to talk to employers---perhaps develop a rapport with the representative for that company. That same representative that knows the hiring manager which can give you advantage when interviewing. Of course the other option is just to stay at home and hopefully something will happen. I would rather hedge my bets and attend a job fair, then not.
Its not a scam exactly but not very fruitfull either. My son tried to find a job at these things and he was told to apply on line too. Also the people at the fairs are not in a position to hire. They are there representing their companies and to drum up applicants but the percentage that actually get jobs through a job fair is very few. However in this market you have to try everything you can.
I never had luck with these fairs so I think they're a scam. It feels more like a bunch of vendors coming to a convention to sell people stuff instead of looking for employees.
It depends on the job fair and company. I just went to an on-campus fair where some told me to apply online and some were legit. I think the larger fairs that are open to the public seem to have more of the employers who just want you to apply online. In those cases I just look up the companies who are attending, don't actually attend, and just apply directly on their websites.
I went to a top research university, and the school job fairs were legit. Companies did on-site interviews and either followed up or hired on the spot.
It depends on the school, the current job demand for your field, and whether the company is hiring or just wants to get the name out.
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yeah, some companies are just there for PR. they are not hiring. Companies that want to recruit new college graduates do give on site interviews and/or exames. Sometime they hire like 20 people at the same time, that's how i got my first job.
i can only speak about college job fair, not sure about job fair for exprienced workers.
I found my college job fairs to be mostly a scam. The majority of the jobs being advertised were unpaid sales positions and the jobs that actually paid you something included the likes of Hertz or Enterprise (two of the worst companies in America to work for).
I found my college job fairs to be mostly a scam. The majority of the jobs being advertised were unpaid sales positions and the jobs that actually paid you something included the likes of Hertz or Enterprise (two of the worst companies in America to work for).
How are 100% commission sales jobs scams?
How are jobs at Hertz and Enterprise consider scams?
All the job fairs I have been to (not college job fairs), mostly are jobs for selling insurance, selling financial services, home healthcare, and staffing agencies and light industrial/factory.
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