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11:31

Jane - Hi Gloria, Welcome to our online chat.

11:38

Gloria Leidel - Hi Jane. Thanks for having me.

11:55

Jane -

Just to introduce Gloria -- she's a job counselor and job developer at Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia in Maple Shade. She also runs a job club there. Gloria is an expert in the practical basics of a job hunt. You can read about them in today's Philadelphia Inquirer in the business section or you can check on this website by going to go.philly.com/jobbing. Her approach is very common sense. So please send in your questions. We'll be here for about half an hour to 45 minutes or so.

12:00

Jane - Gloria, here's my first question. Sometimes I've covered stories at these big job fairs and truthfully, they seem like a waste of time. No one seems to be actually hiring and a lot of times the recruiters won't even accept a resume. What's the deal with that? Is there a point to going, and if so, what is it?

12:02

Gloria Leidel - Jane: Job Fairs are not only for the employer but are also for potential workers to ask questions to the Recruiters. Ask many questions including the application process.

12:03

Jane -

What kind of questions?

12:04

[Comment From Guest]
Gloria, I just completed my master in applied economics at Temple University. Temple hasn't provided me any assistance in my job search, any strategies you can suggest?

12:05

Jane - Gloria is the right person to ask.

12:05

Gloria Leidel - Where do I apply. Are your applications online. Who do I follow Iup with. How long will it take before I receive a response.

12:06

Jane - Those are good questions -- you are talking about job fairs, right?

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