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<blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 4596555" data-attributes="member: 35909">Yes.&nbsp; I go to all of them that have employers looking for engineers (about 3 job fairs a year, on average) and have since sophomore year.&nbsp; That is where I tend to get the bulk of my local opportunities.&nbsp; In case it wan't clear: I've had interviews.&nbsp; I just haven't gotten a job.That said, job fairs aren't very reliable IME.&nbsp; It gives some leads due to sheer bulk of companies there, but is only about twice as likely to go anywhere as online applications.&nbsp; The companies sign up to attend beforehand, o when they show up, a solid 1/3 aren't actually hiring at the moment.&nbsp; Half of the rest tell you to apply online.&nbsp; Which is funny...could've done that without the job fair....heh...&nbsp; Some are so insistent on doing everything online they won't even take a resume!&nbsp; But I digress, I've never actually had an interview at a job fair.&nbsp; I've heard of people doing that.&nbsp; Some do grill you with completely random technical questions to test you or something, which I hate.&nbsp; I learned to avoid a particular Sensata rep. any job fair I saw him after two straight such experiences talking to him at previous job fairs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="StreamOfTheSky, post: 4596555, member: 35909"] Yes. I go to all of them that have employers looking for engineers (about 3 job fairs a year, on average) and have since sophomore year. That is where I tend to get the bulk of my local opportunities. In case it wan't clear: I've had interviews. I just haven't gotten a job. That said, job fairs aren't very reliable IME. It gives some leads due to sheer bulk of companies there, but is only about twice as likely to go anywhere as online applications. The companies sign up to attend beforehand, o when they show up, a solid 1/3 aren't actually hiring at the moment. Half of the rest tell you to apply online. Which is funny...could've done that without the job fair....heh... Some are so insistent on doing everything online they won't even take a resume! But I digress, I've never actually had an interview at a job fair. I've heard [i]of[/i] people doing that. Some do grill you with completely random technical questions to test you or something, which I hate. I learned to avoid a particular Sensata rep. any job fair I saw him after two straight such experiences talking to him at previous job fairs. [/QUOTE]

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