Career Fairs: How to Benefit from them?

A career fair holds many benefits for a student. It not only helps one find the right college/school but also helps a student find the right career for him or her. Here are the top 10 ways to get the maximum out of a career fair.

1. Be prepared: Carry all your documents like resumes and all the copies of your educational background. This shows that you are well prepared and organized.
2. Networking: You must try to interact not only with the employers but also with the employees as they might give you some important information.
3. Improve interview skills: You must try to take as many interviews that you can to improving your interview skills.
4. Trend analysis: Job fairs are the best places to learn about the array of qualifications an employer looks for in his employees.
5. Confidence: It is a key to be successful. Just be confident while being interviewed.
6. Attire: Dressing at times plays an important part in an interview so you must dress appropriately.
7. Industry analysis: This is just the place where you can get to know more about different industries, and companies in that domain. It is always a good idea to know about industries other than your domain.
8. Hiring process: It is the best place to understand the latest hiring procedure, and groom yourself to beat the process and get in.
9. Sharpen skills: There are certain seminars that take place in these fairs that you can attend. Each seminar passes on vital information about trends, companies preferences and speaker’s personal experiences.
10. Opportunities: Job fair brings you across latest opportunities that are there in the market.

Ameeta Pereira

Counselling Psychologist & Soft Skills Trainer

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10 Steps to Choose the Right Career

Choosing the right career is one of most important choices that often leave you pondering about what’s good for you and what’s not! Well, here are 10 vital steps that you must consider while deciding your career.

1. Know your interests and fervor. You may be surprised to know how your hobbies or interests may fit into a bright career.
2. Assessing your strength, skills and faults will help you understand better which way (career path) you should be heading for!
3. Your personality plays a crucial role in your career; hence pick up a career that suits your work style.
4. Try exploring the career that drives you by consulting the professionals to know about the scopes as well as limitations.
5. Don’t settle on anything unless you’re completely sure about it. Take your time in searching for what suits you the best!
6. Evaluate how your desired career will make your life different. Will it give you the things you want or not?
7. Be a volunteer or an intern. By this you’ll get an exposure to your desired profession and help you realize if you picked up the right career.
8. Go for a career that offers you a wider scope for your growth and a happy life. Or, you can also consider starting your own business.
9. Keep yourself open to changes in your career. Be flexible.
10. Consult EduGroomers for the right career guidance whether you are searching for the right career or embarking a career change!

Farzad Minoo Damania

Head Counsellor

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EduGroomers is a professionally managed educational organization offering Unbiased Career Assessment, Counselling, and various Empowerment Training Programs for students (school and college), teenagers, graduates, job seekers and working professionals.

Established with an endeavour to empower and groom individuals of all ages including students (school and college), teenagers, graduates, job seekers, working professionals, housewives and seniors, EduGroomers offers numerous integrated learning solutions and unmatched Career Advice with assistance of its adroit team of professionals and experts, who are always updated with the latest Career Opportunities and Career trends in India and abroad.

EduGroomers (Famous and Most Popular)Career Testing includes:

• Career Evaluation Test – Discover your natural career abilities
• Career Interest Test – Know your career interests
• Aptitude Test –Check if your aptitude supports your career plans
• Personality Test – Understand how your personality resonates with your career choice
• Emotional Intelligence Test – Learn if you can handle the nuances and pressure of job/ business

Benefits of EduGroomers Programs:

• Unbiased Career Counselling (We are not tied up with any institute, we are 100% unbiased)
• Identifies your strengths, passion, aptitude and career opportunities
• Individualistic approach and Personal attention
• Result oriented workshops and seminars
• Innovative out-of-box training programs
• Expert and knowledgeable guidance