I’ve gone to a couple job fairs. I did not prepare for the first one at all. I had no idea what to wear so I had a wrinkled shirt and skate shoes with no belt on a pair of stained khakis. I’d printed 5 copies of my resume that had a couple spelling and date errors.. AND I’m pretty sure I gave every person whose hand I shaked a bath since I was so nervous. You could say it went terribly.

The second one was SO much better. I met with someone at my college’s career center to spruce up my resume, printed about 50 copies and put them in a nice padfolio. I picked out a blue button-down, matching dress pants & jacket, and shined my shoes. I even brought a small microfiber cloth that I kept in my right pocket so I could discreetly dry off my hand before handshakes. It went so much better - after following up with the few companies, I had two interviews lined up!

I would definitely make sure you prepare for a job fair. Trying to wing it WILL NOT work for you - there will be someone just as smart, and as qualified as you for the job who prepared more and will get chosen over you.