Warehouse and Operations as a Career, Marty here with you again and WAOC\u2019s been invited to attend a large job fair hosted by Belmar Integrated Logistics at their Garland Tx Recruiting Office and Training Center. We\u2019re set up in the Training Center where they train and instruct their 29 CFR 1910.178 certifications and the OSHA 10hr and 30hr classes and several others, Belmar is truly committed to Safety and the training of their Associates. I can tell ya there all set up to put us to work here today, I\u2019m hearing they have 54 positions to fill and there\u2019s Recruiters interviewing for every one of them! Please forgive my voice, I guess I\u2019m coming down with something but I just couldn\u2019t miss the good time here today! Maybe one of those donuts would help me, what you think? They\u2019ve got the doors open, the music playing, balloons for the little ones and a whole table of pastries up against the wall over there!
\nYou know, I think Job fairs can be our quickest ticket to a position. I mean when any agency or company puts on a Job Fair we know they have position with an immediate start available. I\u2019m sure it cost quite a bit for the venue and having recruiters or hiring agents present for all the interviews right. Another great thing is we have a chance to check out the hiring company as well. We\u2019ve discussed the importance of doing our own research on the companies we\u2019re interested in. At job fairs we have the opportunity to ask questions of them and size them up just as their sizing us up. I feel by asking questions like how does the company feel about Safety, or asking the recruiter how the company feels towards their employees and such. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything wrong with asking an associate how they like working for them either. If there\u2019s a benefits coordinator or manager their have them explain all the benefits offered and what they think of the company too!
\nSHARON
\nWhat do you feel are some of the best ways for us applicants to seek employment?
\nHow can we, applicants, better prepare when attending a large job fair?
\nCan you give me a "Do Not" thing to do when we're at a Job fair?
\n While out mingling, visiting and networking a bit earlier I had the opportunity to meet several job applicants and quite a few individuals that just wandered in to see what all was going on. It\u2019s always so cool to talk with everyone, hear their stories and to try and connect them with people that can help them in their job searches. At a job fair I always see applicants that are really prepared, they\u2019ve showed up with Resumes or Job Histories in hand, addresses and contact phone numbers with them and any beneficiary\u2019s or dependents names and information with them and ready to fill out their hiring documents. I\u2019d have to think these people would be the dream applicants for a hiring agent as it\u2019d have to make their jobs much easier! I know, for me anyway it\u2019d be much easier to get them on boarded and put to work! Of course, not all of us are quite as organized and many of us may not know exactly what all we need with us to actually apply for employment. It can be stressful for us, and I know myself I can easily get lost in everything that\u2019s thrown at me. I almost get the impression a recruiter or hiring agent prefers this applicant over the organized group. Maybe because they end up spending more time with us, they probably can learn much more about us as there helping turn all our work histories into summary\u2019s and learn much more about our skills, what we feel we\u2019re good at and they probably pull more of our weaknesses out of us as well! Recruiters need those people skills and I guess they really enjoy helping us or others, I\u2019ve honestly never seen one get too frustrated with an applicant that\u2019s truly doing their best to get a job.
\nWe\u2019ve talked in previous episodes how important it is to be prepared for the questions and information that\u2019ll be needed for our job interviews,