job fairs

Employment networking events

Job fairs are events where employers and job seekers gather, typically in a large venue, to connect about employment opportunities.

Companies set up booths or tables; candidates circulate, dropping off résumés and having brief conversations: I handed out thirty résumés at the job fair.

Also called career fairs, especially at universities.

Opposites
employment process stage

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Selecting new employees

employment contracts · onboarding · background checks · job interviews · salary negotiations

job search modality

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Recruiting talent from competitors

employee referrals · talent scouting · nepotism

career trajectory events

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Mass job eliminations

terminations · retirement parties · firings · exit interviews · resignations

Family

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