<p>I'm an engineering student without any prior job experience. I'd like to go to the fair but I have a ton going on this week. Is it worth my time for me to go to the career fair and handout resumes or should I just apply online? Like I said, I don't have any prior work experience so I don't really think I'm going to woo any of the representatives with anything. Is there any advantage in handing a resume in person rather than submitting it online?</p>
<p>Absolutely! GO! Tons of companies heavily recruit UF engineers, and as long as you have a decent GPA, can play up leadership experience, and can talk about experiences you’ve had in a team, you can get one. I know several companies like to get students before they get tons of experience so they can mold them into the employee they want. P&G does this, for example. Good luck!</p>
<p>DO IT, seriously. Huge mistake is a lot of people think they won’t get an internship or job so they don’t bother going. Just GO ANYWAYS. It’ll benefit you.</p>
<p>If you’re still exploring you can ask different people about their jobs and ask what they would suggest you do to build resume. If you’re a junior/senior ready to get a job you can stand out by being prepared and having some knowledge about the company/industry. Some companies are just sending you to the website and unless you’re really prepared to stand out it’s fairly pointless to go to those booths to get a job. Sometimes they ask you 1 or 2 interview question/make one comment on something on your resume and give you a chance to elaborate. </p>
<p>I am looking for actuarial summer internship. There were no actuaries there but I still felt there was some benefit to floating my resume into the big 4 and a couple insurance companies, and exploring a couple claims rep/sales positions as a possible fallback. I’d imagine it would be much much better as an engineering student.</p>