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The Riley Guide: Places that Post Jobs
or Network, Interview, & Negotiate
Trade Shows, Conventions, &
Career Fairs
May 2008
Trade Shows & Conventions || Career Fairs
These are great places to not only network and meet people but to also find possible jobs. Many conferences and conventions will include vendor shows, and many professional associations will host "job resource centers" at their meetings.Our list of Unions, Associations, & Societies may also be useful.
Trade Shows & Conventions
- TSNN.com - Trade Show News Network
- ...very nice searchable database of trade show listings for all around the world. Search by industry or by location (city, state, country).
- Conventions and Trade Shows from Yahoo!
- ...Yahoo's usual listings of where to look to find information on meetings and greetings happening all over the place. This is mostly a centralizing of the listings under individual categories all over their directory.
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Career Fairs
We also have information on Working a Job Fair- Women For Hire
- ...an organizer of career events for professional women, promoting networking and offering career coaching and other job search support for women. This organization is out there to give women their best when it comes to the job search. The network with it's job leads and other resources (including conference calls) is available for a very moderate one-time fee.
- CFG, Inc.
- ...coordinates career fairs in over 35 cities around the U.S. You can search their database for events in your area, a list of companies participating in each event, and a list of positions that companies will be trying to fill at the events. Notice that you will not get a description for the positions, just a notice of who is trying to fill it and which career fair they will be attending.
Many online job banks and recruiters hold virtual career fairs or list announcements of job fairs on a regular basis, so check them regularly for announcements and opportunities.
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