>> One of the big pieces is to actually do your homework on which companies are going
to be there because the last thing you want to do is enter into a great conversation
with someone at the career fair and have them ask you a simple question about their company
and if you're not able to answer it, it's not that they look down on you as someone
who just isn't qualified, but basically that says to the person who's going up there
and interviewing you is that you probably didn't do your homework and maybe you're not
as interested in this job as some of the other thousands of applicants who are walking around.
So also from a competence standpoint.
If you know a lot that is going on with that company, it's a lot easier to carry
on a conversation with someone who could potentially be the one
to pass your resume along or set up an interview for you.
So beyond actually just doing your homework about the different companies,
I think it's really important to narrow in on maybe four or five that you really want
and just make sure that you go over and pick out someone
who you think you would be most comfortable talking to and if the line is dying
down at some point, that's when you go over there and you actually engage in a conversation.