How to Prepare for a Virtual Job Fair and Land an Interview
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Virtual job fairs are more popular than ever and are happening across all industries. These events are an opportunity to learn more about companies, pitch yourself for a job, land an interview, and grow your network. The key to success is being prepared for any and all of these...
Virtual job fairs are more popular than ever and are happening across all industries. These events are an opportunity to learn more about companies, pitch yourself for a job, land an interview, and grow your network. The key to success is being prepared for any and all of these outcomes.
Join Kelly Kugler, Founder of Allora Collective, along with Rachel Meda as they answer your questions, and share their best advice to stand out and make the most of online career events and networking sessions. During this conversation, Kelly and Rachel will give you the tools to prepare for the events that you can use at any point in your career. They coach Allora Collective clients from around the globe and will answer your pre-event questions and those from the live chat during this free event.
They will answer your questions about:
- Pre-event research
- Practice and adapt your pitch for these events
- Tips to be camera ready
- How to follow up with speakers to move forward
- How to make new connections and grow your network
- Expectations for these events
Sign up and submit your questions; they will also answer your questions in the live chat!
Meet The Speakers
Kelly is a career coach and global talent acquisition and recruiting operations leader. She is the founder of Allora Collective, a team of coaches that helps people navigate the job search process, career pivots, and managing relocations. She guides her clients through career changes in roles, or companies and plans relocations.
Kelly developed scalable talent acquisition programs and created job search programs for Booking.com, the NFL, and General Assembly. She works with teams to improve their hiring programs with structured and adaptive solutions focused on the quality of the experience.
Connect with Kelly on LinkedIn, follow @alloracollective on Instagram, and book a free session at AlloraCollective.com.
Rachel Meda grew up in France as well as the UK and enjoyed life in London for many years. Her expat experience included living in Hong Kong then Bangkok, Thailand and is now living in Paris, France. Her career expertise lies in recruiting and hiring global talent for Sales, Commercial, Finance, HR and other corporate positions at all levels of seniority, across markets such as APAC, Europe and Dubai. She advises on relocation and will help you prepare and practice for your next interview.
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Q&A
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How do you get in touch with the right hiring manager/recruiter for the job you want?
By: Saba, UX researcherPosted on 2023-04-24 -
How to finesse when only representatives from other departments of the company are at the job fair?
By: Stacey, Quality SpecialistPosted on 2023-04-24 -
How do you handle the frustration of being turned down for a promising job and you don't know "why"?
By: Miriam, TeacherPosted on 2023-04-24 -
No question at the moment. Overall, I would like to learn how it compares to an in-person fair.
By: Faisal, Director Agile Delivery and Technical Program ManagementPosted on 2023-04-23 -
What are some tips on connecting via LinkedIn before a virtual job fair?
By: Sonya, UX|UI Design InstructorPosted on 2023-04-23 -
How can I connect with recruiters at a job fair and be remembered?
By: Stacey, Software EngineeringPosted on 2023-04-23 -
Should you bring up the salary and benefits you want or like or should you wait until the interviewer brings it up first.
By: MerishaPosted on 2023-04-23 -
Often job fairs I register for I don't see have no relevant positions for me until after I attend. How can I guard against this or find fairs more suited to wider opportunities? Is there a way I...
By: Min, Operations SpecialistPosted on 2023-04-23 -
What type of opportunities are available for the non-graduate candidates
By: Denise, RetiredPosted on 2023-04-23 -
How do you overcome the feeling of imposter syndrome?
By: Brittany, Escalation Support SpecialistPosted on 2023-04-21 -
How do I get the attention of potential recruiters in an online session? What questions should I ask to get the attention of hiring managers and how do I stand out? What qualities are hiring...
By: YakubuPosted on 2023-04-21 -
How can I stand out from the crowd in a virtual room?
By: ShenazPosted on 2023-04-21 -
How do you start off a conversation over video? Very hard to see nonverbal cues from the other person.
By: Tannie, Graphic DesignerPosted on 2023-04-20 -
How do I rebrand myself in a convincing way inspite of previous career missteps
By: Simone, Credit AnalystPosted on 2023-04-20 -
What are the strategic necessary for a virtual Job interview
By: OsobasePosted on 2023-04-18 -
How to interview in virtual fair and land a job?
By: Zedikiah, Desktop Support SpecialistPosted on 2023-04-18 -
What are some things you can do if you can't get in at the table with your chosen companies because it's so busy? How do you use your time productively?
By: Marie, Data AnalystPosted on 2023-04-17 -
What is the best way to stand out at a virtual job fair?
By: Sara, Social Media &Posted on 2023-04-17 -
How important is charisma when trying to stand out to hiring managers?
By: Tauri, SalesPosted on 2023-04-15 -
How to make resume better
By: SeepPosted on 2023-04-13 -
How to follow up with recruiters connected with during a virtual job fair?
By: Bhargavi, Artist & DesignerPosted on 2023-04-13 -
How soon should I follow up with a recruiter after a virtual event? And should I follow up more than once if I don't get a response or is that just annoying?
By: Jenn, Graphic DesignerPosted on 2023-04-12 -
I'm changing careers from healthcare to tech and recently finished a front-end web development boot camp. How do I make myself stand out/market myself without any prior tech experience?
By: CarolPosted on 2023-04-12 -
how to find virtual job fairs?
By: Balqeyso, UX Design ApprenticePosted on 2023-04-09 -
How to connect with the right people
By: Akshita, Human Resources ExecutivePosted on 2023-04-07 -
What should you never do?
By: Leena, WriterPosted on 2023-04-07 -
What to say when they don't have jobs that fit my skills?
By: Jennifer, Project managerPosted on 2023-04-07 -
How do I approach virtual job fairs as a bootcamp grad?
By: RachelPosted on 2023-04-06 -
What is the single key prep for Virtual Job Fair?
By: NickPosted on 2023-04-06 -
What is a good strategy to land a good job with a great relocation package?
By: jhjPosted on 2023-04-06 -
How to talk openly and with confidence about salary, payment expectations and deduction issues depending the countries you work for. And how to research about a fair salary for each type of job. Thanks
By: Claudia C.Posted on 2023-04-06 -
What questions do employers like to hear students or young professionals ask during career fairs or networking questions
By: KathleenPosted on 2023-04-06 -
Tips for attending tech job fair for career shift to tech industry seekers
By: AhmedPosted on 2023-04-05 -
Please discuss background and lighting
By: Shareema, AttorneyPosted on 2023-04-03 -
How to introduced yourself professionally without saying too much?
By: MelissaPosted on 2023-04-02 -
Shouldn't my preparation for a virtual interview be the same as for an in-person interview?
By: David, Director of HRPosted on 2023-03-27 -
How relaxed should I be in an interview?
By: Teodor, Bilingual Customer Service RepresentativePosted on 2023-03-13
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