Reflective Essay On Career Fair

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Self Reflection: The Career Fair Project that we have recently completed was a large undertaking. We, the students, had the task of planning the entire event. This entitled us to make decisions, contact organizations, perform advertising for the event, and coordinate the logistics for the career fair. Throughout this process, I have learned countless skills that have the potential to greatly increase my future success as an individual. The skills that believe will be the most helpful include formal email composition and professional phone call etiquette. In today’s world, email has taken over as the main form of business communication. Thus, an individual who knows how to write formal emails stands as an excellent asset to any company.

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