2018 Job Fair Report
By Mike Pafford
Participants of the January 29, 2018 reStart job fair event: L-R: George Anderson, ESEP, Membership committee member, Mike Pafford, 2018 Chesapeake Chapter Past-President, Mark Kaczmarek, ASEP, Membership Director, James Hubbell, ESEP, member-at-large. Photo by Sarah Lawrence.
Throughout the year INCOSE Chesapeake Chapter attended the most reStart job fairs held in the Maryland. Some of the events even included a panel discussion which provided tips as well as current methods that employers look for in their hiring process.
Now I tell all those I meet to “Amp-up their career with INCOSE” – membership along with the pursuit of a SEP (Systems Engineering Professional) certification helps to distinguish them in their job search.
Also included in the job fair package is a booth that has a quick review of your resume with tips and guidance on what works in today’s market. Additionally, there is a job recruiter onsite to help those beyond the job fair with multi-state assistance.
I encourage any job seeker to attend reStart Job Fairs since there is much to gain. Personal presence is much more robust than just sending in a resume to a company web site.