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Hiring continues in Northeast Ohio as employers prepare for the StarkJobs.com Spring Job Fair. Over thirty employers will flock to the University Center at Kent State Stark on April 17, hoping to fill their job openings.

“Job seekers will be pleasantly surprised by the variety of local job opportunities,” says Stacey Richardson, Sales Coordinator for StarkJobs.com.

The Spring Job Fair includes full-time and part-time job opportunities around Stark County.

Job fairs increase in popularity

Now, more than ever, employers attend job fairs to get an impression of the local candidate pool.

“Job fairs allow candidates to break away from the competition,” says Richardson. “ Candidates the opportunity to meet the person who is in charge of hiring. A good conversation at the job fair will make an employer want to follow up with you.”

How else can a job seeker get an edge over the competition? Richardson says professional dress and pre-event research will leave a great impression with employers. “Job Fairs are considered an informational interview. Employers expect a professional presentation from job seekers.”

About StarkJobs.com

Locally owned by CareerMarketplace, Inc., StarkJobs.com is an online job board serving Stark County. The local job board enters its seventh year of hosting job fair events for Stark County.

To learn more about the Spring Job Fair, visit http://jobfairs.careermarketplace.com. Employers can purchase a booth by calling StarkJobs.com at (330) 454-5627.

StarkJobs.com Spring Job Fair
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
11:00 A.M. to 3:00 PM
The University Center at Kent State Stark
Free Admission & Parking

In this article from Mashable, Chelsea Gladden lists, 4 Tips to Make Your Resume Stand Out.

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There it is: a stack of 150 resumes, received in the first hour of posting a job, piled up in the hiring manager’s email inbox. How will you stand out? These four tips for creating an effective, well-organized resume, should help you stay at the top of the pile and in the top of the hiring manager’s mind.

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In this article from Simply Hired’s Simply Blog, Tess Pajaron lists, 8 Inspiring Ways to Salvage a Negative First Impression on Your Job Interview.

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Let’s face it. The process of proving your worth against a pool of other candidates is an overwhelming task. While you know you have enormous potential and would be a great fit for the position, you don’t know what your competition is saying or doing to get their foot in the door.

You prepare, buy a new outfit so you can feel your best and walk into the room to face your potential future bosses with confidence. Suddenly, you freeze and everything you remembered about being on top of your game goes out the window. Now, you are left with the sad realization that your first impression in the interview for the job of your dreams was less than fantastic.

Many people struggle with the first few minutes of an interview. The nerves you experience alone are enough to throw off your natural talent and ability to present yourself well.

Fortunately, not all hope is lost. Here are eight ways you can redeem yourself from a negative first impression on your job interview. This can well be applied on face-to-face interviews as well as phone or Skype interviews.

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In this article from U.S. News and World Reports On Careers, Alison Green lists, 5 Interview Questions You Should Always Prepare to Answer.

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While you can never predict with certainty exactly what questions you’ll be asked in a job interview, some questions get asked so frequently that you’d be foolish not to prepare answers for them in advance. Here are five of the questions that you’ll most likely be asked.

(And even if these don’t come up, you’ll be better prepared by having rehearsed your answers to them, because you can easily weave them into the conversation to engage and impress your interviewer.)

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In this article published in USA Today College, HerCampus.com lists, 4 questions you should never ask in a job interview.

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By: Her Campus

So you scored an interview with the company you’ve been dying to work for next summer! You showed up on time, dressed to impress and your answers to every question the interviewer asked you were flawless. Now the end of the interview is drawing near, and the interviewer is about to ask you his last question: “Do you have any questions for me?” Before you open your mouth to answer, make sure that you’re not asking one of the following “illegal” interview questions.

In this article for the Huffington Post, Carolyn Thompson explains how colleges are helping students clean up for their Social Media image prior to their job search.

Read an excerpt of Thompson’s article, Google Yourself: Colleges Help Students Scrub Online Footprints, below. Read Full Article

Samantha Grossman wasn’t always thrilled with the impression that emerged when people Googled her name.

“It wasn’t anything too horrible,” she said. “I just have a common name. There would be pictures, college partying pictures, that weren’t of me, things I wouldn’t want associated with me.”

So before she graduated from Syracuse University last spring, the school provided her with a tool that allowed her to put her best Web foot forward. Now when people Google her, they go straight to a positive image – professional photo, cum laude degree and credentials – that she credits with helping her land a digital advertising job in New York.

“I wanted to make sure people would find the actual me and not these other people,” she said.

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In this article from the Simply Hired blog, learn how to “Field Curveball Interview Questions Like a Pro“.

Read an excerpt of Weiler Reynolds’ article below. Read Full Article

So you’re nearing the end of a job interview and so far, everything has been coming up roses. You’ve been able to show that you researched the company and its competitors and through your responses you’ve demonstrated that you clearly possess all of the requisite skills for the position. It seems like a job offer is imminent. But then your interviewer catches you totally off guard.

“What was the biggest failure of your career?” He asks, “and what would you do differently if you got a second chance?” Your palms begin to sweat. Your collar tightens. You didn’t have a chance to prepare for this one. How do your react?

That’s precisely what we employers are trying to judge. As someone who’s interviewed plethora of job applicants over the past twenty years, I’ve come to love curveball questions because they help me get a glimpse of a candidate’s true demeanor by forcing them to think on their feet. I’m not analyzing the answer you give so much as how you give it. With that said, here’s how you can answer these curveball interview questions like a pro.

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In this article from Forbes.com, learn the “4 Essential Questions to Ask At The End of a Job Interview“.

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“I am always surprised how some interviewees tend to trail off towards the end of an interview instead of finishing strong and leaving a lasting impression,” says Zachary Rose, CEO and founder of Green Education Services, a green jobs training firm in New York City. Whether you’re a senior preparing for campus recruiting or a recent graduate still hunting for a job, here are the top questions experts recommend asking at the end of a job interview to leave a great final impression on hiring managers and establish yourself as a top candidate.

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In this article from U.S. News & World Reports On Careers blog, Miram Salpeter describes how to “Make Your Body Language Work for You During an Interview”.

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You’ve been practicing what to say at an interview, but have you considered what signals your body language is sending? Research suggests up to 93 percent of communication isn’t transmitted via our words, but is broadcast through our actions and attitude.

Patti Wood, author of SNAP: Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language, and Charisma, suggests the following tips to help you wow your interviewer:

In this article from Mashable, Brie Weiler Reynolds describes “5 Common Job Interview Mistakes to Avoid“.

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In a time when job seekers can send literally hundreds of applications without hearing back from employers, the invitation to a job interview can feel like winning the lottery. The odds are long, the chosen ones few. Once you’ve been invited to come face to face with your potential employer, you don’t want to mess things up by committing a common, easy-to-avoid job interview mistake. Here are five common job interview mistakes, and how to avoid them.

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