Do job fairs really make a difference?
08-09-2017, 09:00 AM
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Got an interview at Delta directly because of a job fair. Lightening struck when Plato Ryan (a legendary figure there) walked up to the table just as I was next in line. Triaged my resumé as "interview". It can definitively work.
08-10-2017, 08:46 AM
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08-11-2017, 11:16 AM
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Not only that...but an easier post in thread talks about buying a nice "Suite" and wear it proudly!
pretty suite if you ask me!
08-11-2017, 03:02 PM
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I think the only company where job fairs are a waste of time (for civilians at least) are at American. I met them at two (keep in mind this was over 4 years ago). At the first one, I got a "keep up the good work" after waiting 11 hours. At the second one, the recruiter told me that I had too many fighter pilots ahead of me for a job. That's almost verbatim. I was there with many colleagues, some with stellar qualifications, and ZERO got calls from AA.
I remember when I did Emerald Coast interview prep, at least half if not more of my group were fighter pilots, and if I recall, all had an interview with American. The rest of us were still waiting for a call or had a call with UA and DL, or an LCC.
That all being said, I HIGHLY recommend going through ECC prep to get polished before going to a job fair if you can. My first job fair, I hadn't done any formal prep, and I was asked TMAAT questions on the spot and I did NOT have polished answers. I only made that mistake once.
Best of luck.
I remember when I did Emerald Coast interview prep, at least half if not more of my group were fighter pilots, and if I recall, all had an interview with American. The rest of us were still waiting for a call or had a call with UA and DL, or an LCC.
That all being said, I HIGHLY recommend going through ECC prep to get polished before going to a job fair if you can. My first job fair, I hadn't done any formal prep, and I was asked TMAAT questions on the spot and I did NOT have polished answers. I only made that mistake once.
Best of luck.
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