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From your first year on campus to your first job offer and beyond, the Smith Career Center is here to help you build your future. We connect you with valuable internships, career-ready experiences, and employer networks through personalized guidance and high-impact events—like our popular job fairs held throughout the year. Whether you’re polishing your résumé, preparing for interviews, or exploring career paths, our team is ready to support you every step of the way.

Upcoming Job Fairs

Fall Job & Internship Fair 2025

  • Thursday, September 25, 2025
  • 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
  • Renaissance Coliseum

Spring Job & Internship Fair 2026

  • TBD
  • TBD
  • Renaissance Coliseum

Graduate & Professional School Information Event 2025

  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD

Student FAQs

Attending a job fair is as much practicing your networking skills as it is about applying for a job. It is an excellent chance to practice asking and responding to job-related questions, learning about the job application process, and listening to employer needs. It is also the chance to let your personality stand out and give employers a reason to choose your application from the hundreds of applications they receive via their web site.

If you have planned ahead and identified potential employers of interest, you should be able to speak with most of them within 1-2 hours. Come early to avoid long lines.

Be open minded. Select at least 5-10 employers to visit.

Employers appreciate students who are prepared. Knowing a few facts about the employer and introducing yourself in a confident manner (including a firm handshake) will catch a recruiter’s attention. A short list of appropriate questions also helps spark conversation.

Nerves are understandable. Warm-up by starting with employers where you have interest, but are not necessarily at the top of your wish list.

Yes! Employers may have a wish list of majors, but will often consider candidates that have related experience that matches the job description. They may also have unexpected openings for positions not on the job fair list.

No. Cover letters are used after the fair when following up with employers.

No! Most employers today consider online applications step #1 in the hiring process. Though a resume is helpful for contact information, most recruiters cannot invite you to interview until an online application is completed.

Find a Smith Career Center staff member at the student help desk or on the floor and ASK! They will know which employers have cancelled and will give additional follow-up direction.

No! Employers that hire “any major” often have strong training programs. They are looking for hard working, smart, flexible individuals who have the desire to learn the operations of the organization and work their way up.