Post Job Fair Tips

For help with Post Job Fair Tips, please contact your home campus job prep or career center: Hawai’i Community College Career and Job Development Center (808) 934-2731, cdamate@hawaii.edu Honolulu Community College Career Services (808) 845-9204, honcs@hawaii.edu Kapi’olani Community College Employment Prep Center (808) 734-9066, gethired@hawaii.edu Kaua'i Community College Career Services (808) 245-0132, mshenry@hawaii.edu Leeward Community College Job Prep Services (808) 455-0240, jobprep@hawaii.edu UH Maui College Career Link (808) 984-3318, careerLK@hawaii.edu Windward Community College Career Center (808) 235-7460, paganj@hawaii.edu --------------- Step 1: Reflect, reflect on how well you prepared for the virtual career fair, you can also reflect on things like how well your elevator pitch went, or you can reflect on things that you learned from speaking to the employers. Step 2: Organize, review the information that you gathered, you can also start organizing your business contacts and keep a record of any job leads and applications that you may have completed. Step 3: Update your resume. Double check your resume for any mis spellings and check your resumes for any names, dates and information. Another tip is to customize your resume so that it meets the needs of the job description that you are applying for. Step 4: Practice Interviewing, Continue practicing your interviewing skills, you can do this by asking a friend or family member to practice with you. Step 5: Thank you, It's a simple gesture that goes a long way, you can either send a simple email or a hand written thank you card thanking the employer for their efforts and for their time and don't forget to also include your information. That's it for today! Thanks for tuning in and we hope you enjoy the job fair! Aloha!