do we drop resume at information session ?
I'm new to these informational session and stuff. At the end of the session, do students get a chance to talk to the presenters and/or drop off their resume ?
I'm new to these informational session and stuff. At the end of the session, do students get a chance to talk to the presenters and/or drop off their resume ?
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you can talk to presenters usually typically they'll make themselves available before/after to briefly talk to students and field questions you might have
Information sessions are not generally for resume dropping. While you may be eager to get your resume in front of people, it is important that you use the venues set up for you.
My list of important things to keep in mind in order of importance:
1) Be sure to sign the sheet to leave a record that you attended. If you can't make it, have a buddy sign in for you.
2) During your interview mention that you went to the presentation and were impressed by points X, Y, and Z that the presenter made.
3) Introduce yourself after the presentation. You will have a little time to chat. Be polite, show interest and ask a few questions. Don't talk about yourself too much or try to monopolize the presenter's attention. You probably won't be remembered unless you make an ass of yourself.
4) Bring tupperware. Once you have spoken with the presenter and are confident he/she is looking elsewhere, stock up on free food (if they have it).
So true. I stole a shit load of cookies after a boring presentation. Made it almost worthwhile but not.
tupper ware, GREAT Idea!!
Make sure you don't pair up with other kids and talk to them. You want to look like a socialite but not waste your time entirely away from the presenter!@
I am setting up info sessions at several schools this fall. It hasn't been very long since I was stealing cookies myself -- I remember when I could live for three days on the results of a successful info session raid. Thus, I'm ordering decent food and will absolutely look the other way if I see candidates raiding the buffet table. You gotta do what you gotta do to get through school. I've been there.
I do agree that it may be a little clumsy to stuff your resume into a recruiter's hand at an info session. However, it would be nice to have a way to put a name with a face immediately (since one of the primary uses of the sessions for me is to pinpoint both good and bad candidates so I can save valuable interview slots for the good ones). If you have a business card from your school with your name on it, that's a good way to make sure the recruiter remembers. If not, email the recruiter afterwards and ask a great question (not a bullshit question). That may also do the trick.
Final piece of advice: you probably shouldn't put on a suit if you don't have any other reason to be wearing one. We know that college kids don't walk around campus in suits. However, try to be at least somewhat presentable -- on interview day, it's tough to erase the mental image of an unshaven guy rocking sandals and a sloppy t-shirt. I think the classiest way to handle it would be to dress as mature people in the industry do on their days off -- perhaps a pair of weekend slacks, casual shoes, a shirt with buttons or a polo. (I'd give advice for girls too, but they usually already know what to do.)
Finally, don't monopolize the presenter. They are there to catalogue and file away first impressions of as many candidates as possible. Your potential yield from a conversation with the presenter goes up for the first three to five minutes. Then it begins to go down. At ten minutes, unless they absolutely love you (don't count on it), you're probably sunk. Your goal at the info session should be to get the interview, not get the job.
I talked with one guy during my college's visit to my bank last fall who cornered me for ten minutes. I was impressed for the first five minutes, but then it became clear that he was dragging out his banker vocabulary and his knowledge of the Financial Times like a well-trained circus dog and that as personalities went, his was pretty content-free. We didn't bring him in.
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