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WHAT IS THE ASHESI CAREER FAIR?• THE ASHESI COMMUNITY
AND EMPLOYERS FROM SEVERAL INDUSTRIES ACROSS AFRICA GET TO NETWORK, HAVE ENRICHING FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTIONS AND SEEK POTENTIAL CANDIDATE TO ORGANIZATION MATCH
• OVER 50 COMPANIES ATTEND EACH YEAR
BEFORE CAREER FAIR• CURRICULUM VITAE• PROFESSIONAL OUTFIT• COMPANY RESEARCH• PREPARATION FOR COMPETITIONS• ELEVATOR PITCH
CURRICULUM VITAE
• IT IS YOUR CAREER BIOGRAPHY• IT CONTAINS YOUR
ACHIEVEMENTS• ITS YOUR SELLING PLATFORM• IT’S A DEAL-BREAKER
PROFESSIONAL OUTFIT• ITS TIME TO GO CAREER
SHOPPING• FORMAL ATTIRE• THERE SHOULD BE NO;• SNEAKERS, T-SHIRTS, JEANS
COMPANY RESEARCH• COMPANIES SUCH AS GENERAL ELECTRIC,
IBM, GNPC, AND BARCLAYS WILL BE PRESENT• YOU CANT VISIT ALL STANDS• RESEARCH ON;• WHAT THE COMPANY DOES• THEIR WORK CULTURE AND ACHIEVEMENTS• INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
PREPARE FOR COMPETITIONSCOMPETITIONS• ELEVATOR PITCH
COMPETITION• PERSONAL BRANDING• MOST ENTERPRISING
BUSINESS CHALLENGE
ELEVATOR PITCH• YOUR OPENING
STATEMENT• SELLING YOURSELF• IT SHOULD BE
DETAILED BUT STILL CONCISE
• FOCUS ON A SINGLE CAREER
SENSIBLE QUESTIONS!!
• DO ASK ABOUT• THE PERSON’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE COMPANY• WHAT THEY LOOK FOR IN A CANDIDATE• POSITIONS AVAILABLE
• DON’T ASK ABOUT• WHAT THE COMPANY DOES• HOW MUCH THE INTERNSHIP PAYS• HOW THE COMPANY CAN HELP YOU
ATTEND COMPETITIONS AND PRESENTATIONSPRESENTATIONS• ATTEND THE COMPANY PRESENTATIONS YOU ARE INTERESTED IN• GO WITH RELEVANT QUESTIONS• NETWORK WITH PROFESSIONALS• GAIN CONTACTS
COMPETITIONS• ATTEND COMPETITIONS YOU ARE LIKELY TO TAKE PART IN NEXT
YEAR• SPEAK TO THE WINNERS ABOUT HOW TO PREPARE