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Internship Fairs and Events

On-Campus Fairs | Off-campus Fairs

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 internships, post-graduate opportunities and emerging needs, and to collect resumes. A number of receptions and presentations, including the Diversity Business Summit, are typically scheduled around this event.

The Newhouse Career Development Center sponsors a September fair featuring local employers across many communications fields who employ SU students as interns. All students are welcome. Check our Calendar of Events for dates and times.

Spring Semester. The Spring Career Fair, a Retail Reception, and related activities kick off the spring recruiting season and focus as much on internship opportunities as more permanent positions. All feature a broad mix of employers and significant networking opportunities. The Environmental Career Fair, featuring environment-oriented organizations, occurs later in February, and Community Connections, an event focused on government and non-profit options, usually occurs in March before Spring Break.

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 Fairs

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. Several may occur during the winter semester break. 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. Internship seekers should develop other concurrent job search strategies to win their desired positions and should take advantage of all advising, seminars, and resources available.