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OK, maybe it's a rhetorical rant, but my husband went to a job fair on April 2. He dropped resumes with THE 4 districts hiring for his position. He got interviews with all 4!! Yeah, he said they went VERY well, but in the end, they said, we'll be in touch.
He followed up with the 2 that actually currently have openings. And they still aren't ready to schedule interviews yet. The other two said that he should look on their websites and when he sees the jobs posted, do what they tell him to do.
So, my question is: What was the purpose of the job fair? Some of these schools are going to be at 6 job fairs this spring! All for the same openings?! And I'm not sure what value the school gets out of it, or the candidates.
What did I expect? We expected that this would be a screening process and if they liked you, they would schedule you to meet with the powers that be inside the school. Maybe it is and my husband didn't make the cut? But that's not what they are sa...See More
He followed up with the 2 that actually currently have openings. And they still aren't ready to schedule interviews yet. The other two said that he should look on their websites and when he sees the jobs posted, do what they tell him to do.
So, my question is: What was the purpose of the job fair? Some of these schools are going to be at 6 job fairs this spring! All for the same openings?! And I'm not sure what value the school gets out of it, or the candidates.
What did I expect? We expected that this would be a screening process and if they liked you, they would schedule you to meet with the powers that be inside the school. Maybe it is and my husband didn't make the cut? But that's not what they are sa...See More
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i believe (i don't know, just speculating) as far as university sponsored job fairs, there is probably some sort of agreement....it looks good for a university to have a ton of school districts "actively recruiting" their graduates.
On 4/24/09, EV wrote: > OK, maybe it's a rhetorical rant...See More