How to Get the Most out of Company Presentations

A guest post  from Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Company Presentations; some people love them and some people hate them, failing to see how effective and useful they really can be. The fact of the matter is; these are a fantastic way of getting face to face with your ideal company.

Some students see company presentations as an excuse to collect free pens and branded balloons when in actual fact they are the perfect opportunity to find out key information about a company and best of all you find out exactly what they are looking for in a graduate/future employee.

1-    Research.
This may be slightly obvious but never-the-less, it is very important. See if you can find the name of the recruiter presenting, companies like Enterprise Rent-A-Car have a list of all the recruiters in particular areas with the list of graduate jobs they are looking fill plus their LinkedIn profiles and blog posts, so a look on the issues they are talking about may be useful

 

2-    Ask the right questions.

This is your opportunity to find out exactly what the company are looking for from their staff. This is also a good chance to find out certain things about the company itself, the culture, the work demands and the day to day life of a person in your preferred role.

 

3-    Notepads.
Providing you ask the right questions you will be absorbing in a lot of information. Make sure you don’t miss any key information by writing it down.

 Make yourself recognisable.
Considering your pre-presentation research, you should have a good indication of the basic element recruiters are looking for from a candidate so why not customize your CV to fit the needs of the employer.

The combination of your targeted conversation pointers, questions and your customized CV should put you in good stead to winning the hearts of the recruiter and one step closer to getting your new graduate job.