Posted by vsarmiento, 1/10/2010 10:10:11 AM

May I add that in most Career and Trade Fairs, prospective employers do have interviewers available onsite.  That any applicant should be ready not only to talk the "I'm familiar" language but also be able to "walk the walk". Beside selling oneself using some verbal abilities, as in "sales",  one should also be prepared and able to demonstrate some of the basic technical abilities required by the position being applied for.

Posted by Andy Veeriah, 1/14/2010 8:20:36 AM

I believe the applicant has to plan in advance and be prepared for the first few interactions. Especially,the introduction part what you do currently what you have done in the past relevent to the positon. Do basic research about the company. One can communicate a lot non verbally and an expert recruitment manager can easily read it too. I have attended a seminar by Carol Goman on Non verbal communicatition and amazed to learn how much we communicate non verbally.

Posted by Mac McGeary, 3/24/2010 3:01:37 PM

A good stategy is to find out if you and the interviewer have people in common(think techs, managers, directors, vendors, FSE's, etc.).  The idea isn't to name-drop, but to give contact references.  Interviewers want to know more about you than your resume`. If you both know a particular person, the interviewer can check with them on your abilities.  In addition, if the common contact works where you're looking for a job, and you've worked well with them before, the interviewer may see you as a good personality fit, as well as technically proficient.