Event Highlight: 2019 Career Fair

As recruiting and application season is underway for many professions, the JHU Life Design Lab is here to help. Next week, two on-campus events will be offered for all JHU students to get prepared for the 2019 Fall Career Fair happening on Thursday, September 26.

A Humanities Guide to the Career Fair:

When: Monday, September 23 from 3:00pm-4:00pm

Where: Gilman 377

What: Many humanities majors believe that career fairs have nothing to offer for them, but this isn’t true. During this event, humanities students can chat with the team of Humanities Life Design Educators about the best way to approach the career fair, and how they can utilize their experience to make a lasting impression.

Pre-Fair Prepare:

When: Tuesday, September 24 from 10:00am-7:00pm (lunch break from 2-3pm)

Where: Glass Pavilion (Levering Hall)

What: This preparation event will be broken down into several stations at which students can organize the different parts of the career fair game plan and gain early access to employers at the career fair later in the week. By visiting the each of the following stations are receiving a stamp, students can enter the career fair earlier than their peers. The stations are as follows:

1. Resume Review: Bring a printed copy to get it fixed up on the spot

2. Perfect Your Pitch: Work with a Life Design Lab representative to perfect that elevator pitch

3. Professional Dress: Go over the basics of professional dress and put together an outfit for the fair. This station also has a raffle to win a gift card to a local retailer and/or hair dresser!

4. Career Fair Game Plan: Download the Career Fair Plus app, and figure out which employers will be represented at the fair. Create a strategy with a Life Design Lab representative for the most effective approach to navigating the fair.

There will also be an International Student Services Station that is optional but will be offered by the Office of International Student Services for specific questions!

Remember that the Career Fair is geared towards all JHU students at any point in their academic career. There are still benefits to going and simply asking questions as a first-year student or as someone who has graduate school plans in mind. Be curious, and learn something new next week!