Mosnter.com Job Fair Downtown...How was it?

[roncorey1]

Originally Posted by jmana

I really don't understand the purpose of a job fair. If they put an ad on any job board, they aren't going to have any trouble getting resumes from qualified people. Most of the people who attend these job fairs are not exactly the best people, I went to one before and it seemed like these were bottom of the barrel people who think they can put on a suit, go to a job fair, and get hired by someone. I can see job fairs for lower level work, like maybe restaurant jobs, but anything else just seems like a waste.

Nothing personal, but this is about the most pretentious and condescending statement as I've ever seen on this forum!

Apparently you have never been laid off from a job before.

[des1rees]

Originally Posted by tluv00

Company culture, work/life balance, career lattice, growth potential and employee reviews. Not all of them are crap but with the companies listed and the jobs they are most likely hiring for it was crap (like last year).

Of course I am working so I see it different than those not working.

The last line summed it up...you are working, so you do not have the same urgency as others do. To make an off-handed comment "long lines and crap companies: like that especially knowing the economy, could be taken as harsh. Over 1800 people showed up. Majority of these people do not have jobs. All companies in the list were hiring, so there was no harm in doing their bit in networking.