Good idea: Introducing YOURSELF at a career fair.
Bad idea: Introducing YOUR MOM at a career fair.
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Good idea: introducing yourself at a career fair
By Cassandra Jowett in What NOT to do on August 28, 2009
This article was written by Cassandra Jowett
Cassandra Jowett is the editor of TalentEgg publications, managing content production for the Career Incubator, LAUNCH Magazine, The Hatch and From Class to Career, TalentEgg's weekly column on The Globe and Mail’s GlobeCampus. Cassandra is a recent graduate of the Ryerson University School of Journalism, where she earned a Bachelor of Journalism with a focus in writing and editing for newspapers. She also writes at her personal blog, Every Bit of Ink.
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This is just helicopter parent enabling.
I love it – this is my new favourite section on the Incubator!!
omg epic fail.