Thursday, January 29, 2009

Job Fairs

So anybody at the Employment Guide mad house today... Jeez.

I've been to that location before and when I saw the cars circling, and the hundreds of people outside waiting to get in I knew it would be a mad house. But I figured I was there so I'll check it out.

Don't be discouraged, this was not what I'd call a tier 1 event. I usually advise people to go to the tier 2 or 3 events as a way to practice your pitch, but this was so crowded that wasn't easy to do unless you wanted to spend the full 4 hours. Lucky the fire marshal didn't show up, he would have closed them down.

I didn't see all the companies listed on their advance brochure. Usually this would be a blue collar event, but I was surprised to see the number of suits, made even worse by a long wait outside.

The CSU event in a month is more of a tier one event. It may be crowded, but its in a bigger venue, the likelihood of no-shows is less, and there is a higher caliber of employer there too. Although with unemployment so high, who knows, you may want to get there early.

The LinkedIn CCPL group has a discussion on the schedule for upcoming jobfairs. I'll repeat them here for those who aren't part of the CCPL Job Club with thanks to Bonnie.

1. Lakeland Community College.
http://www2.lakelandcc.edu/nora/events/announcements.asp?ID=15#1710

Mini-Job Fair
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
careerservices@lakelandcc.edu
Time: 10 am to 1 pm
Location: A-Bulding (between Bookstore & Counseling)

Their career center is here: http://careers.lakelandcc.edu/


2. University of Akron
http://www.uakron.edu/ccm/students/expoinfo.php

Thursday, February 12, 2009
10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Student Union Ballrooms


3. Cleveland State University
http://www.csucareerfair.com/home.php

Career Services Center 30th Annual Spring Career Fair
Friday, February 27, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
216-687-4858

Their career center is here: http://www.csuohio.edu/offices/career/


4. Cuyahoga Community College
http://www.tri-c.edu/community/keycareerplace/pages/careerexpos.aspx

Western Campus on Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Metro Campus on Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Eastern Campus on Thursday, April 30, 2009
Times are 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Their career center is here:
http://www.tri-c.edu/career/workforce/keycareer/Pages/Home.aspx


5. Idealist Nonprofit Career Fair
http://www.idealist.org/careerfairs

Wednesday, April 8, 2009
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Case Western Reserve University Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations
Thwing Student Center


Status: Second Draft - CCC added 03/03/09

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