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Career and job fairs

Fall 2009
September  |  October  |  NovemberDecember

Most of the fall semester fairs are in September and October.

SHOULD I GO? CAN I GO? All students are welcome to all events, regardless of sponsor. Students should view each fair website and the list of attending employers to determine whether to attend each individual fair; the employment world is not perfectly divided by major and college.
More on: Should I go? How to prepare for a job/career fair.

Virginia Tech sponsored or affiliated event
indicates Virginia Tech sponsored or affiliated events.


SEPTEMBER
What / when / where Sponsor / Contact Recruiting of / for:

Computer Science Resources Consortium Career Reception
Mon. Sep. 14, 2009
4:00 - 7:00 pm
location tba

Virginia Tech sponsored or affiliated event

Sponsor:
Computer Science Resources Consortium
Contact:
Libby G. Bradford
bradford@vt.edu
540-231-3209

Computer Science majors, including undergraduate and graduate students

Engineering Expo
Two fair days:
Tues. Sept. 15, 2009
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Wed. Sept. 16, 2009
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Squires Student Center

Virginia Tech sponsored or affiliated event

Sponsor:
VT Student Engineers Council (SEC)
College of Engineering
Contact:
2009 Expo Chair
sec@sec.vt.edu
(540) 808-4472
www.sec.vt.edu

Permanent positions, internships & co-ops.

See event web site for complete info; employers register to attend one day (platinum or gold sponsors may attend both days). Interviews held after each fair day.

Wood Week Career Awareness Fair
Thur. Sept. 17, 2009
(No times stated.)
Big Top Tent on Virginia Tech Drillfield

Virginia Tech sponsored or affiliated event

Sponsor:
Department of Wood Science and Forest Products
Contact:
Wood Science & Forest Products
vtwood@vt.edu
(540) 231-8853

These majors: Marketing, management, information technology, industrial design, architecture, building construction, all engineering majors, biological systems engineering, forestry, wood science, ag & applied economics, chemistry, interior design.

Business Horizons
Thur. - Fr.
Sept. 17-18, 2009
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Squires Student Center

Virginia Tech sponsored or affiliated event

Sponsor:
Pamplin College of Business
Contact:
Mr. Gary Kinder
gkinder@vt.edu
(540) 231-6602

Recruiting business and related students seeking permanent positions, internships and co-ops.

Liberal Arts Career Expo
TBA for 2009
Fri. Sept. 26, 2008
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Shanks 1st Floor Atrium
Other concurrent events detailed on event website

Virginia Tech sponsored or affiliated event

Sponsor:
English Department
Contact:
Nancy Metz
nancy.metz@vt.edu
(540) 231-8467

Network with representatives from corporations, non-profits, publishing, media, technology who hire and promote liberal arts majors.

OCTOBER

What / when / where Sponsor / Contact Recruiting of:

Fall Focus Career Fair
Th. Oct. 1, 2009
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Squires Commonwealth Ballroom

Virginia Tech sponsored or affiliated event

4 sponsors:
- College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
- College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences
- College of Natural Resources
- College of Science
Contact:
Ms. Candace Broaddus
cbroad05@vt.edu
(804) 512-4154

Recruiting for permanent positions, internships & co-ops.
Wide variety of employers for majors from the four sponsoring colleges.

Women for Hire Career Fair
Thur. Oct. 29, 2009
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel,
Washington, DC

Directions on event website

 

Sponsor:
Women For Hire, a certified Women’s Business Enterprise
Additional sponsors listed on event website.

College students and alumnae by employers in a wide variety of fields.
Free admission
Register on-site
Resumes required for admittance
Business attire required

New River Valley Job Fair
TBA for 2009
Tues. Oct. 21, 2008
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
New River Valley Mall
Christiansburg, VA

Sponsors:
NRCC Workforce Development Services and many more listed on event website.

Job seekers do not have to register to attend the Job Fair.

Fall Construction & Internship Career Fair
Thur. Oct. 22, 2009
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Skelton Conference Center at The Inn at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech sponsored or affiliated event

Sponsor:
Myers-Lawson School of Construction
Contact:
Ms. Dannette Beane
gomezds@vt.edu
(540) 231-1924

All types of hires; students in building construction and engineering who are interested in a career in the construction industry.

Fall Civil and Environmental Engineering Internship and Career Fair
Tues. Oct. 27, 2009
11:30 am - 4:30 pm
Skelton Conference Center
Interviews on day after the fair.

Virginia Tech sponsored or affiliated event

Sponsor:
Via Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Contact:
Kara Lattimer
karalatt@vt.edu
540-231-7148

Students interested in employers dealing with civil engineering design (to include: environmental,  geotechnical, land development, structural, transportation, and water resources) and construction engineering & management.

University of Mary Washington Career Day
TBA for 2009
Thur. Oct. 23, 2008
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Woodard Campus Center, Fredericksburg

Sponsor:
University of Mary Washington
Contact:
Gary F. Johnson
Director of Career Services, Univ. of Mary Washington
gjohnson@umw.edu
540-654-1270

VT students are invited and welcome to attend.

Diversity Career Day
Wed. - Thur.
Oct. 28-29, 2009
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
John Paul Jones Arena,
Charlottesville
Prep seminar & transportation info for VT students

Sponsor:
University of Virginia Employers contact:
Ms. Sarah Van Vleet
UVa University Career Services
sv5d@virginia.edu
(434) 924-8908

All students welcome.
Recruiting and information sharing for a wide variety of fields.

NOVEMBER

What / when / where Sponsor / Contact Recruiting of:

 

 

 

DECEMBER

What / when / where Sponsor / Contact Recruiting of:

NACE Virtual Job Fair for International Students
TBA for 2009-2010
Employers post jobs 11.3.08 - 5.15.09. Candidates apply for jobs 12.1.08 - 6.1.09
Begin with online student registration.

Sponsor:
NACE, the National Association of Colleges and Employers

Virginia Tech international students are invited to participate, free of charge, because Career Services at Virginia Tech is a NACE member.

International students who are seeking:
- full-time, internship or co-op positions in your home country.
- 1-year Optional Practical Training (OPT) and/or long-term positions in the U.S.
- summer Curricular Practical Training (CPT) internships in the U.S.

Annual Roanoke Holiday Career and Lifestyle Fair
TBA for 2009 AND WEB PAGE NOT FOUND.
Tues. Dec. 30, 2008
9:00 am – noon
Roanoke Civic Center Exhibit Hall

Sponsor:
City of Roanoke
Contact:
Mr. Stuart Mease
stuart.mease
@roanokeva.gov

(540) 853-2384

College students and young adults who would like to return or locate in Roanoke; local employers, entrepreneurial orgs, and other quality of life orgs will showcase Roanoke’s professional, social and personal opportunities.

 

Career & job fairs

Fall 2009 fairs

Winter-spring 2009 fairs

Education fairs 09-10

Connection co-op & internship fair

Academic fairs:

Majors fair

Grad & prof school fairs

Other events:

Grad & prof school prep

FOR graduate students

Semester events calendar

Prep help for students:

How to prep for job fair

Contacts

Listed for each fair.

Complete information

Go to the event website for complete information, including attending employers, directions, and other details. You should contact the sponsor if you need further information.

 

Employers seeking advice

Not sure which fair to attend? See employer services and ask advice from our recruiting staff.

What if the link to the event website isn't good?

Sponsors: please notify me if your event URL changes!

Students & employers: Call or e-mail the event sponsor contact person.

Update needed?

Event sponsors who need updates to your event info listed on this page: send facts in body of e-mail (no PDFs, please), with your event as subject line, to copeland@vt.edu.

ABOUT CAREER/JOB FAIR WEBSITES TO WHICH WE PROVIDE LINKS:

Career Services does not own or maintain the websites for these events or for their sponsors and we are not always told if event details and web URLs change. Please place reliance on the website for the event (if one exists), and contact the event sponsor if you have questions. We provide information and links as a service to students and employers.
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