Recruiting Services for Employers
VT-affiliated career and job fairs
fall semester fairs | spring semester fairs
Contacts for questions:
For specific questions about a fair, or its website, contact the sponsor. Career Services posts dates we know, but, except for Connection, we do not own or control these event websites.
Sponsor contacts on event website, and career fairs more info.
Unsure which fair(s) to attend? Career services recruiting staff can advise which fairs may best meet your recruiting needs.
Sponsors: please notify me if your event URL changes; event name in subject line.
Fall semester
Fair | date | sponsors
Some fairs have a second day for interviews only for fair attendees; some are two-day open fairs. See each event website for details.
SEPTEMBER
- Computer Science Resources Consortium Career Night 2009 | 9.14.09 | Computer Science Resources Consortium
- Engineering Expo 2009 | 9.15-16.09 + intv days | Student Engineers Council
- CANCELLED Wood Awareness Career Fair 2009 9.17.09 | Dept of Wood Science & Forest Products
- Business Horizons 2009 | Change to one day only: 9.17.09. 2nd fair date scheduled earlier is cancelled. | Pamplin College of Business (if BH website is unavailable or out-of-date, of for any questions related to cancellation of 2nd fair date, contact Gary Kinder, gkinder@vt.edu)
OCTOBER
- Fall Focus 2009 | 10.1.09 | Four colleges co-sponsor:
Agriculture & Life Sciences, Liberal Arts & Human Sciences, Natural Resources, Science - Fall Construction & Internship Career Fair 2009 | 10.22-23.09 | Sponsor: Myers-Lawson School of Construction
- Fall Civil & Environmental Engineering Internship & Career Fair 2009 | 10.27&28.09 | Via Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Spring semester
Fair | date | sponsor
Some fairs have a second day for interviews only for fair attendees; some are two-day open fairs. See each event website for details.
FEBRUARY
- Computer Science Resources Consortium Career Night 2010 | 2.8.10 | Computer Science Resources Consortium
- Connection Co-op & Internship Job Fair 2010 | 2.9-10.10 | Career Services
- Spring Construction Internship & Career Fair 2010 | 2.18-19.10 | Myers-Lawson School of Construction
- School of Architecture + Design at Virginia Tech Career Day 2010 | 2.22.10 | School of Architecture + Design
- Spring Civil Engineering Career Fair 2009 (2010 tba) | 2.24.09 | Via Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Biological Systems Engineering Career Fair 2009 (2010 tba) | 2.27.09 | Student chapter of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
MARCH
- Annual National Capital Region VT Alumni Association Job Fair 2010 | 3.9.10 | National Capital Region Chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association
- Directions Spring Career Fair 2010 | 3.2.10 | Five colleges co-sponsor: Agriculture and Life Sciences, Pamplin Business, Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Natural Resources, Science
- CareerFest 2010 | 3.18.10 | Council for Advancement of Minority Engineering Organizations (CAMEO)
- Hospitality & Tourism Career Fair 2009 (2010 tba) | 3.26-27.09 | Hospitality & Tourism Management Department
MAY
- Hokies Helping Hokies Richmond Career Fair 2009 (2010 tba) |
5.20.09 | Richmond Chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association
FAQs:
How many VT-affiliated fairs are there?
- A bunch, and the number grows! Latest count: 6 fall semester; 11 spring semester.
- Each sponsored and run by an academic department, college, or student organization.
Which fairs should I attend?
- Career services recruiting staff are glad to advise you on which fairs may best meet your recruiting needs.
Who can answer specific questions about a fair?
- The sponsor for each fair. See the specific event website and/or the sponsor contacts on career fairs more info.
- See the event website (titles linked).
- Career Services does not own or control the websites of events sponsored by others!
- We DO endorse these events, we offer many preparation workshops and advising services for students, and we encourage student and employer participation!
What if the link to the event web site isn't good or it's old info?
- If the sponsor has not updated the event website, please contact the sponsor. Career Services lists dates we know, but we do not own or control the event websites (except for Connection).
- Employers: If contact information is not on the event website, you can find sponsor contacts on career fairs more info.
- Sponsors: Please notify me if your event URL changes! (Event name & date in subject line.)