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Candidates: Search for Job Postings on Experience


Other Job Fairs:
Michigan Collegiate Job Fair

Call to Serve Federal Government Career Fair




Do People Really Get Hired By Attending This Job Fair?


Each year, candidates question whether anyone ever gets hired by attending a job fair. We wish to set the record straight: jobs are available through the Michigan job fairs! Candidates need to understand the job fair process, how it works and the follow-up procedures. The first step is to attend the fair and meet the employers. Without this, you eliminate the possibility of receiving a job offer.

Consider this: You decide to deliver your résumé to 20 school districts. You would like to meet with each personnel director to share your teaching experience and commitment to education.
Accomplishing this on your own could take several hours of calls and follow-ups, not to mention the days-off needed to visit each district.

Now, consider the job fair: You will have the opportunity to talk with more than 100 representatives in one day. Although it is not a complete interview, it does move you one step closer to getting a job.


RECOMMENDATIONS: View two short videos "Career Fair Success" AND "The Elevator Pitch" located at: career.emich.edu (Select the Careerspots icon)


"I wanted to thank you very much for all of your assistance in our school district's search for quality teachers. By hiring the best, I can usually forget the rest!!! The teachers that we hired during the past several years from EMU are absolute aces. The education preparation is second to none. Over the years, I have recruited at just about every University in the country. The organization, professionalism, and courtesy exhibited by you and your staff is what separates EMU from the rest." 

Steve Zimmerman, Superintendent, Coolidge, Arizona


"Candidates were well prepared with resume information and also interviewed with poise" 

James Shaw, Dean of Students, Taylor MI


"Livonia Public Schools counts on special education graduates from Eastern to fill openings each year. We are consistently pleased with the quality teacher candidates we meet each year." 

Jack Bauman, Director of Personnel, Livonia MI