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IT’S HUNTING SEASON

By Joanna Cohen fairs are great opportunities for you to get critical information
Recruiter from employers about company culture, work environments
CIANBRO and inside information you may not want to ask in a formal
interview.

Now that fall is upon us, this The best way to approach these events is with a deep breath
is traditionally the time that and the perspective that we are there hunting for candidates
employers get out and visit and you are there hunting for a great company that meets
their target schools by way of your personal and professional goals. Do your research prior
career fairs. This is an exciting to the event and review who will be attending the fair. Do
time for recruiters, managers or a little extra investigating online about the companies you
HR personnel to get out of the think sound interesting. Take the time to stop by these booths
office and visit with students in and introduce yourself. Speak confidently and respectfully
their own territory. Employers to the employer. Don’t be afraid to smile and briefly share
like having this opportunity to further explore the educational your thoughts and experiences about your schooling or
environment that their potential new welders will be coming current work situation. Ask questions and don’t hesitate to
from and engage in casual conversation. These interactions get further clarification on aspects you are unsure of. If given
are typically short lived but can have a big impact on what the opportunity, share what you are looking for or what draws
happens next. you to that particular organization. All of which will help both
you and the employer figure out if there is a potential match.
If your school or training institute hosts a career day, I strongly
encourage you to participate regardless of how far into your These events are a great way to cover a lot of ground in a short
program you are. As an employer, we are there to share amount of time. Hunting for good team members is hard to
information about our organization to multiple candidates do. So remember, your ability to weld is only a part of the
and to hopefully identify some that we would like to further equation. Your attitude, team spirit and work ethic have a lot
explore either for employment or internships. Conversely, to do with how happy you are with the organization where you
as a welder, we expect (hope) that you are not only looking choose to work. Use these events to sort through the many
for opportunities but doing some soul searching about which options you have as a welder, engage in conversations and dig
company or industry you truly want to work. These career deep to identify work environments that will fulfill you, as that
will affect how successful you will be.

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