<p>I am a graduate student at a great University in the Bay Area, and I’m working hard to get my foot in the door at big engineering companies. There is a particular prestigious company that only visits one school in the Bay Area: UC Berkeley. I do not attend this school, but I really want to see if I have a shot at this company. Do you think I would be allowed to attend Berkeley’s career fair? Thank you for any input!</p>
<p>no reason you can’t just walk in the door…</p>
<p>best case: it shows initiative to the company
worst case: they look at your resume and say they have no interest in people from your school</p>
<p>Generally, you can’t be admitted to the school fair. They check ID at the entrance, but even if you got in, it would be really awkward when you’re talking to the recruiter and he/she finds out you’re not a Cal student.</p>
<p>You’re trying to get a job. If you can get in the fair, DO IT!</p>
<p>So what if its ‘awkward’? If they like you and like your skills / background, they might not care about what school.</p>
<p>Both of the schools I’ve attended have had a policy against allowing outside students to come to their job fairs. Apparently this request has come from the companies, as they come to that particular school in order to recruit that school’s students.</p>
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<p>but anyone can just walk in, yes?</p>
<p>I would say give it a try. I have been trying to talk my daughter into doing just that. There are plenty of recruiters who are only looking for certain majors, so job fair attendees get told no thanks more than once. If you can get in the door, be upfront with the recruiter. Job fairs are often staffed by HR people and they want to find the best people.</p>
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<p>No, they check your ID at the door. They also don’t allow current students to pass out resumes for friends that go to other schools.</p>
<p>not every job fair follows the same rules.</p>
<p>interesting… that said, I’m pretty sure if you wanted to go, you could find a way. But you might want to check around, because at some point it becomes not worth it.</p>
<p>“I don’t have my student ID on me, sorry”</p>
<p>I just looked at the job fair page at my daughter’s university. There was a notice on the page that said that the job fair was for the students and graduates of her university. I do not know how they control it.</p>
<p>I agree with the poster who said that you are trying to get a job. Get in that job fair and impress the hell out of those recruiters!</p>
<p>well if it’s open and anyone can walk in, why not? the end goal is to get a job with that company</p>