By RO
One of the major access that provides information on employment opportunities at job seekers, whether they come from the professional or student or fresh graduate is a job market or job fair. This is an event that presents a lot of companies are recruiting employees at one place, at the same time.
Today more companies are realizing that the job market is a powerful way to recruit more employees within a relatively short time. Generally they use the job fair to recruit employees and conduct preliminary selection for the entry and middle levels. For them, the job market to save time, effort and funds to recruit and conduct initial screening of candidates.
In this event they can even do initial interviews. The recruitment process runs quickly and efficiently on the job market for job seekers who come have been filtered according to the type of job market itself. Job market also often be an event to do branding for companies that have a target market according to the job fair visitors.
In Indonesia, the job market is often held by companies that are struggling in the workplace, government institutions, several leading public and private universities and even large national companies.
Job fair is a chance that if you do not miss job hunting. In addition to getting the job information, you can use this event to expand the network and obtain information on developments in your field. In order for your visit effective and efficient there are a few things worth noting.
1. Job fair is no place for 'window shopping' jobs. If you only intend to walk and look around with the thought that everyone knew there was a suitable job, then believe that you only spend time and energy just throw away. Job fair in Indonesia can be sure will always be filled with visitors. Moreover, at this time when global and national economic conditions are not too profitable, and many companies have to 'lay off' their employees. Come to this event with serious intent and preparation to find work.
2. Know the type of each job fair. Sometimes the event is specifically organized to accommodate the need for manpower in certain areas. Some universities often hold job fair specifically for the field of information technology, there is also a special job fair for job seekers the field of marketing. Not infrequently also a special company held a job fair to meet the recruitment needs of their own. That's why knowing the importance of clear information about the type of job market you will visit to make sure you target the right of the job market.
3. Find out as much as possible about the job fair is addition to the type, place, time, registration fee, you also should know the plan of the job market, booth location of your target companies. Thus you do not need to get around a time when you try to apply at your target company.
4. Update your CV and cover letter create general. Before you visit a job fair, a time to update your CV. Print some of your CV and cover letter on paper and bring your representative with hard plastic folder so as not to 'crumpled'. If the job fair will be visited using a paperless method, then you only need to prepare a soft copy of your CV and cover letter. JobsDB.com is usually held a job fair with this method. Store in a flash disk and make sure it does not exceed the applicable provisions. Make sure also that the flash disk is virus free because although there is usually a help desk who are willing to help clean up your files, but doing so will spend a lot of your time. Besides can upload your CV on the spot, visitors are also strongly advised to first register and register / upload their CVs on the web site job fair. This will save much time and you'll avoid the snaking queue.
5. Appearance is one thing important in applying for work in the job market. The first impression you give will inevitably be created by your appearance. You do not need to wear a blazer / jacket complete and high boots (if you're female). Dress neatly and formally like material pants, shirt and shoes neatly closed. For a while, take lip piercings, eyebrow, tongue or places other unusual.
6. Prepare yourself if you turned out to be directly facing the interview. Do not panic if you are asked to directly interview, this would indicate that the company is interested in your qualifications. Make a list of answers to the following questions:
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. What makes you feel fit for this job.
3. What are your strengths and weaknesses.
4. How do you see yourself in five years.
7. Prepare your physical with enough rest and do not forget to eat before you visit the job fair. Low blood sugar will make you lose your concentration so that would make it difficult later when answering questions from the interviewer.
One of the major access that provides information on employment opportunities at job seekers, whether they come from the professional or student or fresh graduate is a job market or job fair. This is an event that presents a lot of companies are recruiting employees at one place, at the same time.
Today more companies are realizing that the job market is a powerful way to recruit more employees within a relatively short time. Generally they use the job fair to recruit employees and conduct preliminary selection for the entry and middle levels. For them, the job market to save time, effort and funds to recruit and conduct initial screening of candidates.
In this event they can even do initial interviews. The recruitment process runs quickly and efficiently on the job market for job seekers who come have been filtered according to the type of job market itself. Job market also often be an event to do branding for companies that have a target market according to the job fair visitors.
In Indonesia, the job market is often held by companies that are struggling in the workplace, government institutions, several leading public and private universities and even large national companies.
Job fair is a chance that if you do not miss job hunting. In addition to getting the job information, you can use this event to expand the network and obtain information on developments in your field. In order for your visit effective and efficient there are a few things worth noting.
1. Job fair is no place for 'window shopping' jobs. If you only intend to walk and look around with the thought that everyone knew there was a suitable job, then believe that you only spend time and energy just throw away. Job fair in Indonesia can be sure will always be filled with visitors. Moreover, at this time when global and national economic conditions are not too profitable, and many companies have to 'lay off' their employees. Come to this event with serious intent and preparation to find work.
2. Know the type of each job fair. Sometimes the event is specifically organized to accommodate the need for manpower in certain areas. Some universities often hold job fair specifically for the field of information technology, there is also a special job fair for job seekers the field of marketing. Not infrequently also a special company held a job fair to meet the recruitment needs of their own. That's why knowing the importance of clear information about the type of job market you will visit to make sure you target the right of the job market.
3. Find out as much as possible about the job fair is addition to the type, place, time, registration fee, you also should know the plan of the job market, booth location of your target companies. Thus you do not need to get around a time when you try to apply at your target company.
4. Update your CV and cover letter create general. Before you visit a job fair, a time to update your CV. Print some of your CV and cover letter on paper and bring your representative with hard plastic folder so as not to 'crumpled'. If the job fair will be visited using a paperless method, then you only need to prepare a soft copy of your CV and cover letter. JobsDB.com is usually held a job fair with this method. Store in a flash disk and make sure it does not exceed the applicable provisions. Make sure also that the flash disk is virus free because although there is usually a help desk who are willing to help clean up your files, but doing so will spend a lot of your time. Besides can upload your CV on the spot, visitors are also strongly advised to first register and register / upload their CVs on the web site job fair. This will save much time and you'll avoid the snaking queue.
5. Appearance is one thing important in applying for work in the job market. The first impression you give will inevitably be created by your appearance. You do not need to wear a blazer / jacket complete and high boots (if you're female). Dress neatly and formally like material pants, shirt and shoes neatly closed. For a while, take lip piercings, eyebrow, tongue or places other unusual.
6. Prepare yourself if you turned out to be directly facing the interview. Do not panic if you are asked to directly interview, this would indicate that the company is interested in your qualifications. Make a list of answers to the following questions:
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. What makes you feel fit for this job.
3. What are your strengths and weaknesses.
4. How do you see yourself in five years.
7. Prepare your physical with enough rest and do not forget to eat before you visit the job fair. Low blood sugar will make you lose your concentration so that would make it difficult later when answering questions from the interviewer.
