Standing out at a Career Faire can make a difference in your job hunting. Career Faires are starting to pick up, and a major job search company is running some nice ones, called Targeted Job Fairs. At a SF Bay Area Career Fair in early 2010, 10 companies as showing up, and Dice has 82 career faires scheduled for 2010 across the United States.

How do you rise above the crowd at a Career Faire? The rivalry can be considerable, but you can help yourself leap out from the gang with early homework. At AA-Careers, we have a simple step-by-step process to prepare. Planning to go? Here’s how to prepare:

First, research the companies that are going and pick your targets. Use the web to research the companies that are there beforehand. Go to their internet sites and see if they have their job openings posted. Pick a limited number to go after, and get ready to spend up to an hour researching each one. It’s hard to do more than nine in a day, and five or six is a much more reasonable target. For each company, you want to know: key product lines, recent news, and executive names. Try to see if you know anyone at the target companies. You’ll end up with a page or two of research for each company/job.

Second, if there are job postings on the web, read them to see what the organization is looking for. Create a mapping of your achievements and skills to the prerequisites of the job. Make the nomenclature match. If the hiring company calls customers "clients", your resume should do the same thing. The achievements should be written in the style of the hiring organization.

Third, create a ‘mini sales pitch’ for each likely company/position combination. Write down a 90 second ‘thumbnail’ that you can repeat out loud depicting why you are a good prospect for that position. You’ll use this in your resume and when you meet the company at the job kiosk.

Fourth, modify your resume for each position. The objective on your resume should exactly match the job you’re want. The executive summary should be a written form of your “mini sales pitch” for the job. Then choose the achievements and skills that most clearly match the job prerequisites. Especially at a Job Faire, the purpose of your resume is a sales tool for you – to get you on-site job interviews. It should be quick to see that you’re a fit based on your resume.

Fifth, dress and prepare as if you’re doing on-site interviews. Dress well and be properly groomed. Don’t overdress (this isn’t a date!) and don’t underdress (no jeans or t-shirts, no matter how much you paid for them). Avoid strong cologne or perfume.

Finally, practice your ‘mini-sales-pitch’. Collect your research and the resume for each spot - bring a couple of copies for each – and put each in a intelligibly tagged folder. Keep them in a light briefcase or folio.

Remember to smile, and good hunting!

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The Horizon Elliptical is an affordably priced elliptical that
comes with a one year warranty. It is considered a good buy for
the money. People who have used it say that the ride is
comfortable because the pedals level on their own.

One of the problems with the Horizon Elliptical is that the
brakes, which are mechanical, break down and really need to be
periodically taken care of. The upper body workout, which you
get with the handlebars in motion, can be difficult and
uncomfortable for shorter people to reach and use.

The Horizon Elliptical doesn’t seem to be built as well as other
higher end type ellipticals and may require servicing often.
This machine may not be a really long lasting piece of
equipment, but it’s still considered to be worth buying. Because
of the problem with reaching the handlebars on the Horizon
Elliptical, you should really test out a demo in the store to
make sure that you can use it. If you decide to purchase a
Horizon Elliptical it would probably be a good idea to also
purchase an extended warranty.

The Horizon Elliptical will feel different then the elliptical
that you might use in a gym because the flywheel is on the
reverse end of the machine.

The Horizon Elliptical has four different models. They are the
Horizon e51, the Horizon e52, the Horizon e53, and the Horizon
e54hr.The main differences in these models are the extras, like
the heart rate monitors, which are part of the electronic system
of the machine.

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Elliptical machines are all the rage at the moment and they are one of the best ways to exercise at home, but how do they compare if you look at elliptical training vs. stationary bike riding in terms of getting in shape. Of course stationary bikes are a very good way to exercise, they have been around for a long time and are very popular. They are a very simple way to exercise and very familiar to many exercise consumers, after all, most people have owned a bike at some point or time in their life. Based on that it’s easy to see why they are a very easy concept for most people to understand. You just get on the bike and ride the same way that you would ride a normal bike, of course you don’t have to worry about the traffic or the weather. On the contrary you can actually watch TV while you are exercising with your stationary bike. Now that is something that you wouldn’t do if you were riding a real bike!

But when you compare elliptical training vs. stationary bike riding it can be just a question of what exercise machine you are more comfortable with using in order to burn calories, lose weight and improve your health. As you would expect, elliptical machines are of course not so familiar to many people. Although they are great machines for commercial gyms and fitness centers many people wouldn’t necessarily think of having one in their own home. After all they do look a bit strange when the users seem as though they are skiing at the same time as using a stair climber. But when people are used to the concept of them and actually try one out they quickly start to wonder how they ever did without them.

But does it compare when you balance elliptical training vs. stationary bike rides. Well you do get a much more complete and overall body workout from the elliptical machine since it not only works your legs and heart, but also your arms as well. However, bikes can give you a great workout too and a majority of exercising consumers prefers them over cross trainers because they are very straightforward and easy to use.

If you want a really good workout and are thinking of the merits of elliptical training vs. stationary bikes then the elliptical training would give you a much better overall workout. It is one of the most efficient ways of working out that can be used in the privacy and comfort of your own home. You not only get a good cardio vascular workout and strengthen your legs but you also work your arms and have the benefit of it all being very low impact. If you want a good overall workout then elliptical training machines are one of the best fitness and exercise machines that you can buy.

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