{"id":18743,"date":"2022-05-14T23:35:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T23:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=18743"},"modified":"2023-04-10T20:20:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T20:20:24","slug":"how-to-write-a-follow-up-email-after-a-career-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/how-to-write-a-follow-up-email-after-a-career-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write a Great Follow-up Email after a Career Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:150%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}<\/style><p>A career fair can be a great way to make connections and maybe even find your next job.<\/p>\n<p>You probably did a lot of preparation ahead of time, working on your resume and your online profile.<\/p>\n<p>However, you can&rsquo;t sit back and relax once the fair is over.<\/p>\n<p>You need to follow up with an email to the people you connected with and want to remain in touch with.<\/p>\n<p>This article will help you write that email.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Preparing to write your follow-up email after a career fair<\/h2>\n<p>During the career fair itself, you should take some notes on the specifics of your conversations.<\/p>\n<p>This will help you remember anything you discussed that you want to make reference to in your email.<\/p>\n<p>It will also simply be a good reminder of the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>With this information, you can personalize the email and provide concrete details that will help the recipient remember who you are.<\/p>\n<p>The other thing you should do is research the companies that you are planning to write to.<\/p>\n<p>You probably did some research beforehand as well, but you should brush up on that to refresh your memory and see what may be relevant after talking with a representative at the fair.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18752\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-Write-a-Great-Follow-up-Email-after-a-Career-Fair-1.jpg\" alt=\"How to Write a Great Follow-up Email after a Career Fair (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-Write-a-Great-Follow-up-Email-after-a-Career-Fair-1.jpg 924w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-Write-a-Great-Follow-up-Email-after-a-Career-Fair-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-Write-a-Great-Follow-up-Email-after-a-Career-Fair-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-Write-a-Great-Follow-up-Email-after-a-Career-Fair-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-Write-a-Great-Follow-up-Email-after-a-Career-Fair-1-735x1103.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-Write-a-Great-Follow-up-Email-after-a-Career-Fair-1.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18752 eager-load\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%201500'%3E%3Crect%20width='1000'%20height='1500'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"How to Write a Great Follow-up Email after a Career Fair (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-Write-a-Great-Follow-up-Email-after-a-Career-Fair-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-Write-a-Great-Follow-up-Email-after-a-Career-Fair-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-Write-a-Great-Follow-up-Email-after-a-Career-Fair-1.jpg 924w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-Write-a-Great-Follow-up-Email-after-a-Career-Fair-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-Write-a-Great-Follow-up-Email-after-a-Career-Fair-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-Write-a-Great-Follow-up-Email-after-a-Career-Fair-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-Write-a-Great-Follow-up-Email-after-a-Career-Fair-1-735x1103.jpg 735w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>When to send your follow-up email after a career fair<\/h2>\n<p>You should send your follow-up email within 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Sooner is better than later.<\/p>\n<p>The person you&rsquo;re writing to will probably receive a flood of emails.<\/p>\n<p>If you are in an earlier batch, they may be more likely to remember you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Choosing a subject line for your follow-up email after a career fair<\/h2>\n<p>Your subject line should make the purpose of your email clear.<\/p>\n<p>It should be something specific and straightforward.<\/p>\n<p>Something like &ldquo;[Name of Career Fair] [Date] Follow-Up&rdquo; or &ldquo;Enjoyed meeting you at [Name of Career Fair]&rdquo; would work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What to put in a follow-up email after a career fair<\/h2>\n<p>This type of email is a fairly straightforward thank-you note, but there are a few things you should keep in mind as you compose it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep it short. Remember that the recruiter is busy.<\/li>\n<li>Do include something personal so they remember you.<\/li>\n<li>Use a formal greeting, and be professional throughout.<\/li>\n<li>Reinforce the type of job that you are interested in.<\/li>\n<li>Thank the recruiter again for their time.<\/li>\n<li>Include contact information. You can do this as a signature block at the end of the email and also if you attach a resume.<\/li>\n<li>Once you have written the email, wait a few hours. Then proofread it at least once to make sure there are no errors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The purpose of this email is to make sure that the recruiter keeps you in mind when opportunities arise.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, it is important that you remind them who you are in a positive way and not because you were overly casual or otherwise unprofessional in your follow-up email!<\/p>\n<p>Although you may write to your friends with openings such as &ldquo;Hey,&rdquo; you should begin this as you would a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/how-to-write-a-formal-letter\/\" title=\"formal letter\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">formal letter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You should begin with &ldquo;Dear&rdquo; and then follow with their name.<\/p>\n<p>Use &ldquo;Mr.&rdquo; or &ldquo;Ms.&rdquo; and their last name unless they asked you to call them by their first name.<\/p>\n<p>It is always best to err on the side of being more formal.<\/p>\n<p>If they sign off using their first name when they respond to you, you can address them in this way going forward.<\/p>\n<p>In your introductory paragraph, you should thank them for their time or the opportunity to meet them and say the name of the place where you met.<\/p>\n<p>This is where you can also include a personal detail to jog their memory.<\/p>\n<p>That might be something in common that you shared: &ldquo;It was so funny to meet someone else who had an orange cat named Bosco.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Or, it might be a more professional detail as long as it is memorable and isn&rsquo;t something that could be said by most of the people that they met:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I really enjoyed the opportunity to discuss my thesis on big data analytics and smart health care.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>You should then reinforce your interest in working with their company.<\/p>\n<p>You might introduce this with a phrase like &ldquo;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/as-per-our-conversation\/\">as per our conversation<\/a><\/strong>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For example, you might say &ldquo;As per our conversation, I will be graduating in May with my degree in finance and am interested in working with a company like yours.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>You may want to attach a copy of your resume even if they already have one, and if so, you should say you are attaching it.<\/p>\n<p>You may want to read about <strong>whether you <a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/staple-resume-job-fair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">should staple your resume for a job fair<\/a><\/strong> and a few other tips for presenting the resume in person.<\/p>\n<p>You can then thank them again.<\/p>\n<p>If you discussed a specific position with them, it may be appropriate to say that you are going to follow up with them by phone call.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you did not talk about a specific position they are filling soon and that you are interested in, it is best to leave this open-ended.<\/p>\n<p>You can see examples of both types of emails below.<\/p>\n<p>In total, your email should not be more than about three paragraphs, and those paragraphs should have no more than three or four sentences each.<\/p>\n<p>Sign off with &ldquo;Sincerely,&rdquo; or you can use <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/yours-truly-meaning-usage-examples\/\">yours truly in business correspondence<\/a><\/strong> or another appropriate formal word or phrase.<\/p>\n<p>Include your contact information in your signature block.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Example 1 of a follow-up email after a career fair<\/h2>\n<p>What you put in the email will vary based on the specifics around your meeting with the recruiter.<\/p>\n<p>The example below is for one where you made a general sort of contact with the recruiter.<\/p>\n<p>In this email, your purpose is just to keep yourself near the front of the contact&rsquo;s mind, so you will not be assertive about following up as you will see in example two.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p>Dear Mr. Gonzales,<\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to me at the Arch Street Career Fair on March 5. I enjoyed meeting someone else who enjoys stand-up paddleboarding as much as I do.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the real pleasure was in talking to you about ABC Company&rsquo;s work in the field of artificial intelligence and big data analysis. As I said, this is a field I am passionate about, and with my degree in data science, I am seeking a position that will allow me to use those skills at a forward-thinking, innovative company like yours.<\/p>\n<p>I really appreciated the opportunity to talk with you. Although I handed my resume to you at the job fair, I have attached another copy to this email. Please do consider me for any job openings that arise with your company.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<br>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alice Wilson<\/p>\n<p>333 Third Street<br>\nAnytown, STATE 22222<br>\n(555) 555-1212\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Example 2 of a follow-up email after a career fair<\/h2>\n<p>This is the type of follow-up email you would write if you talked more explicitly about a particular position at the company.<\/p>\n<p>In this situation, it would not be inappropriate to say that you are going to follow up if you discussed applying for the job with the person you are writing to.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p>Dear Ms. Taylor,<\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for taking the time to discuss the counseling position with me at the Arch Street Career Fair on March 5. I really enjoyed talking with you about the role that art and animals can play in helping children be more comfortable in a therapy setting.<\/p>\n<p>I am very interested in working with the CBC Organization. The organization&rsquo;s approach to working with children is very much in line with my own philosophy and training. I would love the opportunity to further the mission of your organization, providing care to children in difficult circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>I have attached my resume, and I also filled out the application on the website as you suggested. Please let me know if you need any additional information from me at this time. I will follow up next week about making an appointment to discuss the position further.<\/p>\n<p>Again, thank you so much for the opportunity. I look forward to speaking with you about it further.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<br>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Priscilla Wells<\/p>\n<p>357 Harris Avenue<br>\nAnytown, STATE 99999<br>\n(222) 222-2222<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions about writing a follow-up email after a career fair<\/h2>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>How soon can you expect to hear back from your contact after writing a follow-up email after a career fair?<\/h3>\n<p>Don&rsquo;t worry if you don&rsquo;t hear something right away. It may be weeks or months before any positions are filled.<\/p>\n<p>You&rsquo;ve done what you can in the meantime, which is making sure they have all the relevant information about you and know that you are interested.<\/p>\n<p>The follow-up email helps to reinforce that interest as well as to demonstrate your familiarity with professional norms and courtesy.<\/p>\n<p>If you discussed a specific position with the recruiter that they plan to fill at an earlier date, you might want to follow up with a very brief email after about a week.<\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>Are there other ways to connect with recruiters while you&rsquo;re waiting to hear back?<\/h3>\n<p>You can also add the recruiter on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p>This gives you a low-pressure to way to interact with them professionally and helps to keep you at the front of their mind.<br>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Question\",\n      \"name\": \"How soon can you expect to hear back from your contact after writing a follow-up email after a career fair?\",\n      \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n        \"text\": \"Are there other ways to connect with recruiters while you&rsquo;re waiting to hear back?\"\n      }\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Question\",\n      \"name\": \"Are there other ways to connect with recruiters while you&rsquo;re waiting to hear back?\",\n      \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n        \"text\": \"You can also add the recruiter on LinkedIn.\\n\\nThis gives you a low-pressure to way to interact with them professionally and helps to keep you at the front of their mind.\"\n      }\n    }\n  ]\n}\n<\/script><br>\n<!--FAQPage Code Generated by https:\/\/saijogeorge.com\/json-ld-schema-generator\/faq\/--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A career fair can be a great way to make connections and maybe even find your next job. 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