How to work the career fair? There's an app for that!

Read well, because the Tufts Career Fair Plus App knows all. I was honestly amazed by how much the app can do, and I admit to playing with it for a good half hour. It knows who you could talk to, where to find them, how to impress them, and much more. If you use it wisely, the app can be your guide, your informant, and--in the nerve wrecking moments of the Career Fair--your moral support. Also, it's easy to install: The app can be downloaded from the Apple Store or the Play Store, and it's free! 

A look into the main menu of the Tufts Career Fair Plus App

The app can help you strategize your attack!

Are you ready? (www.cioresources.com)

In my last blog post, I mentioned the idea of figuring out who you wanted to speak to at the fair and organizing your approach. The Career Fair App is perfect for that!

On the app, when you click on "Companies", a list of all 180+ employers come up on the screen. Under every company, there are details describing the company, what positions they are offering, and what kind of applicant are they looking for. It's basically your cheat sheet to the company.

Of course, no one has time to go through 180+ companies. That's why the app has a filter function to organize your choices by industry, positions offered, desired major and/or location. You can narrow down your choices even further by favoriting the ones that you find most interesting. 

Once you find the companies you want to talk to, you can see where they are stationed using the Fair Map on the app. 

The app knows what you need to know, ya'know?

I promise it's less confusing than this...(rebloggy.com)

Announcements about the fair will be visible through the Announcements section of the app. Any updates about the fair will be posted here, as well. 

Finally, the app has a GOLD MINE of Career Fair Tips in the Career Fair 101 section of the app. These short articles give advice on how to dress for the Career Fair, offer your elevator pitch, and impress the recruiter. So basically, the Career Fair app is like a blogger that you can fit in your pocket.

So the moral of the story is: It's a better use of your time to scroll through the Tufts Career Fair Plus app during class than Facebook or Insta. The app is a great tool to make the most out of the Career Fair. It's perfect for preparing you and putting you in the best position to shine at the fair. So go out there today and be prepared for the fair--cuz now there's an app for that!

(www.cioresources.com)

Thanks for reading!

Nina Joung

Class of 2018