Redbird611

I went to several job fairs over the course of two years. The last job fair I attended resulted in two interview invites within a couple weeks. I'd had particularly good conversations with the recruiters from both companies at the job fair. That experience made it pretty clear to me that job fair attendance could make a difference, but it really depends. I had internal recommendations for both and it is possible the invites were coming anyway.

I will say that I felt like each job fair was good preparation for my eventual interviews. Suiting up and selling myself was something I needed to practice, and I was much more comfortable with it by my interviews than I was before my first job fair. I also tended to run into old friends at the events, which was a nice bonus. Overall I consider it time and money well spent. YMMV.