# Career fair 101 ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/career-fair-101/326497>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 16, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/career-fair-101/326497 "2005-10-16T19:24:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Aquafina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/50afbb/32.png) [@Aquafina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquafina)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/career-fair-101/326497/1 "2005-10-16T19:24:53Z")

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I am going to a career fair next week, hoping to get an interview or better, an internship but I have never been in one before.

I am thinking of a suit, my portfolio (resume, anything else?)

Any thought ?

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/career-fair-101/326497/2 "2005-10-16T19:28:07Z")

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You’re really looking for informed opinions. So, I’ll move this to IMHO.

**samclem**. GQ moderator

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/career-fair-101/326497/3 "2005-10-16T22:07:27Z")

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What types of jobs are you going for? That might make a difference in the best answer.

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**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/career-fair-101/326497/4 "2005-10-16T23:17:23Z")

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Research the companies before you go and have some intelligent questions to ask each company.