During my time both as a student and a recruiter/engineer, I’ve spent quite a lot of time at career fairs, on both sides of the table. With career fair season upon us, I thought I’d share a few of my tips for making the most out of a career fair to give you your best shot at securing an interview with your dream company.

When writing a resume, it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that the more you include, the better. If that means using 10pt font and no whitespace, who cares, as long as I can include all six of the clubs I’m involved with. In my last post I explained how that line of thinking isn’t always the best way to go. Today, I’m going to give a few more items that you may reconsider including unless you want to put yourself at a disadvantage right off the bat.

When looking at a resume, one of the first things I look for is the place where the candidate enumerates their programming language proficiencies and other skills. I’m looking for two things: