2022/2023 AgCareers.com Career Guide (US)

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elevator pitch should introduce yourself
(including your major, university and year
in school), summarize your experience,
your career aspirations and why you are
at the career fair. Great elevator pitches
are 30-45 seconds and well-practiced.
The Health and Wellbeing of all is
a Top Priority
Virtual career fairs became the norm
to keep people safe and healthy. Even
as we transition out of the pandemic,
we should always care for our own and
others’ wellbeing.
As a rule of thumb, do not attend
a career fair if you are not feeling
well – COVID or otherwise. Spreading
illness, even the sniffles, is not the first
impression that you want to leave on a
potential employer!
Even if you are completely healthy
when you attend the career fair, it is
always best practice to respect others’
level of comfort at the career fair. We
want to be considerate of different
preferences for being around others,
space between people, etc. Next time
you attend an in-person career fair,
consider asking before shaking hands or
wearing a mask when speaking with an
individual who is masked up.
Virtual Career Fairs are Not
Going Away
Many organizations found that virtual
career fairs allowed their teams to
reach more potential employees while
spending less time and money traveling.
With the newly realized value of virtual
career fairs, we can expect that they
will remain a method of connecting to
employers for the foreseeable future.
Virtual career fairs are not going away,
so your participation in them should not
end either. Keep an eye out for virtual
career fairs hosted by your university,
AgCareers.com or individual companies.
These virtual experiences may be
especially helpful if you are trying to find
a job or expand your network past your
geographical location. Keep in mind, it
is much easier for employers to attend
a virtual career fair than an in-person
one, so attending virtual options will only
expand your opportunities.
The virtual experiences in the last
couple of years are great tools for us to
use as we go forward in our professional
careers. At your next in-person career
fair, keep these lessons in mind to build
your network and create opportunities.
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