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Career Fairs and Events

Alumni are generally welcome at any career fairs. Attending employers, of course, are more oriented to meeting current students whose availability is not immediate, but, depending on their needs, may welcome interactions with interested recent graduates.

On-Campus Career Fairs | Off-campus and Virtual Fairs | Preparing for a Fair

Fall Semester.

A Fall Career Fair is held in either September or early October to start the recuiting year. Employers from all types of industries, businesses and government agencies have an opportunity to meet students and faculty in an informal setting to discuss hiring and internship projections and emerging needs and to collect resumes. A number of receptions and presentations, including the Diversity Business Summit, are typically scheduled around this event.

A local internship fair is also scheduled in September of each Fall to give all levels of students a fuller sense of opportunities to gain expereince in the Syracuse area.

The Whitman School stages a number of field-specific career fairs (accounting, marketing, etc.) during the Fall semester which are open to any SU student.

Spring Semester.

The Spring internship and Career Fair and related activities kick off the spring recruiting season. All feature a broad mix of employers and significant opportunities for networking as well as discovering internship and permanent positions.

The College of Engineering and Computer Science hosts a career fair in February as part of their Engineering Week celebration. The Environmental Career Fair, featuring environment-oriented organizations, occurs later in February on the ESF campus and welcomes SU students. Community Connections, an event focused on government and non-profit options, usually occurs in March before Spring Break.

April brings the CNY Communications Consortium, a Newhouse-coordinated chance for any student interested in communications internships or permanent positions to interview on campus for specific positions. This event requires students to review position offerings and to submit letters and resumes by a deadline typically set before the end of February.

Other special career information fairs are held throughout the year. As new events are planned, details will be available at the Center, on this site's Calendar of Events, and on OrangeLink

Off-Campus and Virtual Fairs

Big East Career Fair. SU collaborates with other members of the Big East to stage a career fair in New York in the same March week as the Men's Basketball Championship. Details can be found on our Calendar of Events.

Big East Virtual Career Fair. In recent Springs, an online career fair has been offered to Big East member colleges. Positons are advertised for a specific length of time and students log on to a special web site to view and apply for the positions. Watch our Calendar of Events and OrangeLink for details.

International Student e-Fair. Begun in 2008, this online fair affords international students a chance to review and pursue opportunities around the world.

Preparing for Career Fairs

Alumni should prepare to succeed at career fairs. They can watch a video on preparing for a fair which was produced as part of a career development series for the iSchool in the Spring of 2008.

Career Fairs and an Overall Job Search Strategy

Additional career, intern and job fairs, targeted at both broad audiences and special student groups, are held throughout the year across the country and are sponsored either by colleges, nonprofit organizations, or private companies. Not all are intended for current students or recent grads, but the thorough job seeker should stay abreast of such fairs. Watch our Calendar of Events for links and metropolitan newspapers for publicity.

NOTE: Career and job fairs provide great chances to connect with great opportunities. Competition for employer attention, however, can be very stiff. Alumni should develop other concurrent job search strategies to win their desired positions and should take advantage of all advising, seminars, and resources available.