History and scholarship
Stigler (1961) on information costs and Mortensen and Pissarides (1994) on search and matching frame fairs as cost-reducing; Rynes (1991), Breaugh and Starke (2000) and Chapman et al. (2005) studied recruitment effects; Granovetter (1973) explains networking value.
Key points
Check exhibitors → prioritise → print résumés → prepare questions; on-site interviews may need pre-registration. Laws, programmes, visa rules and hiring practice change; check official notices, current law and actual postings.
In practice
Ask what postings don't say; follow up via LinkedIn or email.
FAQ
- Hired on the spot?
- Sometimes leads to next stages.
- Online fairs?
- Useful for information.
Sources reviewed: 2026-10-26
References
- Stigler, G. J. (1961). The economics of information. Journal of Political Economy, 69(3), 213–225.
- Granovetter, M. S. (1973). The strength of weak ties. American Journal of Sociology, 78(6), 1360–1380.
- Rynes, S. L. (1991). Recruitment, job choice, and post-hire consequences: A call for new research directions. In M. D. Dunnette & L. M. Hough (Eds.), Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (2nd ed., Vol. 2, pp. 399–444). Consulting Psychologists Press.
- Mortensen, D. T., & Pissarides, C. A. (1994). Job creation and job destruction in the theory of unemployment. Review of Economic Studies, 61(3), 397–415.
- Breaugh, J. A., & Starke, M. (2000). Research on employee recruitment: So many studies, so many remaining questions. Journal of Management, 26(3), 405–434.
- Chapman, D. S., Uggerslev, K. L., Carroll, S. A., Piasentin, K. A., & Jones, D. A. (2005). Applicant attraction to organizations and job choice: A meta-analytic review of the correlates of recruiting outcomes. Journal of Applied Psychology, 90(5), 928–944.
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