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Confidence

A quality movie, check it out later. Also a skill you should build up or shape if you already have it. If you feel awkward or nervous going up to company reps at career fairs, then you are a normal human being. The more times you do it, the less it will bother you. You need to try not to show it, though, if you are feeling uneasy. That's why it's good to go up to companies that you have hardly any interest in, and just work on your skills. In time, you will be a natural. Some people get so nervous and worked up, and then go straight to the top company on their list and just give a horrible impression of their true self. Progressively work your way up to the companies that you really want to look at seriously. That's why I recommend spending several hours at a career fair experimenting and learning what to do. Another thing to remember is that you are interviewing these people as well because you will be dedicating at least a few years of your life to the company that you choose to work for. You want to make sure that they are really right for you. Take your time, build up confidence, and leave the most personable and natural representation of yourself with the reps working for the companies that matter most to you. Oh, and you'll probably end up getting interviews and offers from some of those "practice" companies. Take the interviews to gain experience, or leave them on the table if you honestly are studying that much for your history of bubble gum exam and can't spare a half hour of your time. Is that a real class? I don't know. It should be.

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