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Charles RB
03-06-2009, 06:17 PM
Today, I want to a Graduate Job Fair in London. The idea here is that going here will be invaluable in finding vacancies, applying for jobs, getting contacts, etc.

Every single company and organisation there pointed you to their website to apply for the vacancies.

The thing we are encouraged to travel to, costing us time and money in a recession, is full of groups telling us "apply via that thing that is at your house".

What was the fucking point in making the trip then?
DocAbsurd
03-06-2009, 06:44 PM
Been to many many of these when I was on unemployment. It's always the same companies: school bus, banks, collection agencies, nursing homes. We had to go when notified (or lose benefits), sign in at the door and fill out at least 3 applications. Even got a slip to have signed by the hiring companies.

I'm qualified for not a single one. Hell, I don't know of anyone in the groups I went with who actually got employment outta those job fairs. Always walked out with a folder fulla papers pointing to their website as well.

I swear, the only ones making good on the job fair are whoever is renting out the space.
Tobias March
03-06-2009, 06:46 PM
Hate job fairs. Feck....I see one coming in my near future.
Charles RB
03-06-2009, 06:50 PM
We had to go when notified (or lose benefits), sign in at the door and fill out at least 3 applications. Even got a slip to have signed by the hiring companies.

I'm lucky here, I don't have to go to them. I sort of assumed it might have some benefit though - silly me. (Last one I went to got me signed up on job-alert services, which have resulted in no jobs, and free pens. And less money.)


I swear, the only ones making good on the job fair are whoever is renting out the space.

Fuck yeah. The whole way they're set up is ludicrous, especially when to register for this one you go onto a website - just fucking redirect us to the employer's sites!

Hate job fairs.

The one bright spot? Overhearing two other graduates grousing, in probable earshot of employers, about how pointless it was. I wasn't alone!