Top universities’ virtual career fairs to attend this fall

Looking to recruit college talent? Employers might consider attending one (or more) of these virtual career fairs this fall hosted by some of the top colleges and universities in the country.

This compilation includes scheduled virtual career fairs at local schools including George Mason University and James Madison University and reputable, out of state universities such as Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), to name a few. If you would like to tap into bright, young talent that is eager to enter the workforce, a college virtual career fair is the perfect way to retain talent already in the region or recruit Gen Z talent to Northern Virginia. 

August 2020: 

2020 Welcome2Mason Virtual Part-Time Job Fair 

• School: George Mason University  
• Date:  Aug. 26
• About: Meet virtually with middle-market and boutique investment firms hiring for full-time jobs and internships in financial services for summer 2021. This career fair is open to all Georgetown University juniors and seniors. Dress code is Business.
• Learn more here.

September 2020: 

Virtual Finance Fair (Boutique & Middle Market)

• School: Georgetown University
• Date:  Sept. 3
• About: During Welcome Week, we are inviting local employers with part-time jobs to attend this fair. This fair is virtual using group video and text chat with a virtual booth for each employer.
• Employer Fee: $100 per registration
• Learn more here.

Virtual Consulting Niche Night

• School: Georgetown University
• Date:  Sept. 10
• About: Meet virtually with Consulting Firms from a wide variety of industries. These firms are hiring for both internships and full-time positions beginning summer 2021. This career fair is open to all Georgetown University juniors and seniors. Dress code is Business.
• Learn more here.

VIRTUAL AU Job & Internship Fair

• School: America University
• Date:  Sept. 16
• About: Each semester, the AU Job & Internship Fair attracts more than 110 public, private, and nonprofit organizations eager to recruit AU students and alumni. The AU Job and Internship Fair is open to AU students and alumni and registered employers only.
• Employer fee: $175-$425
• Learn more here.

College of Integrated Science and Engineering Virtual Career & Internship Fair

• School: James Madison University
• Date:  Sept. 16
• About: Our fair gives organizations an opportunity to connect with and recruit our biotech, computer science, engineering, geographic science, intelligence analysis and integrated science and technology students. Complementing their strong technical background, our students also focus on the human element of STEM and the context in which STEM solutions are implanted in our society and around the globe.  Our graduates stand ready to take on the challenges facing us now and in the future and they’re prepared to use their STEM knowledge and toolkit wisely as they enter a variety of professions. 
• Employer fee: $100-$600
• Learn more here.

Health, Science, Analytics, & Tech Virtual Career Fair

• School: Georgetown University
• Date:  Sept. 17
• About: This event is offered exclusively for degree-seeking Georgetown University students and degreed alumni of Georgetown University. All majors are welcome. This fair will focus on industries and skillsets in health, science, technology, and/or quantitative analysis. Registration is required in order to sign up for specific employer sessions.  
• Employer fee: $100-$600
• Learn more here.

Undergrad Business School

• School: University of Maryland
• Date:  Sept. 17 & Sept. 18 
• About: The Smith School Office of Career Services is excited to host its annual fall Smith Undergraduate Career Fair – virtually! This event brings together top employers and talented undergraduates from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. This year’s fair will be a two-day virtual event, with full-time hiring happening on day one and externship and internship hiring happening on day two. The fair on Sept. 17 is for full-time entry-level hires. The second fair (on Sept. 18) is for externships and internships. 
• Employer fee: $100-$750
• Learn more here.

Virtual Annual Fall Career Fair (All) 

• School: Georgetown University
• Date:  Sept. 18 
• About: Please join on Friday, September 18, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. our annual flagship event! This event is offered exclusively for degree-seeking Georgetown University students and degreed alumni of Georgetown University. Undergraduate and graduate students from all majors and programs are invited. Each year nearly 1000 students attend.
• Learn more here.

Computer Science Career & Internship Fair

• School: University of Maryland
• Date:  Sept. 21 
• About: The University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science Internship and Career Fair is a bi-annual event in which over 130 high-profile companies gather to meet undergraduate, graduate, and PhD computer science students who are looking for challenging and rewarding internships, co-ops, and full-time careers that will value and foster their technical capabilities.
• Learn more here.

Stanford Virtual Fall Career Fair (Three-Day Event) 

• School: Stanford University 
• Date:  Sept. 22-24
• About: In response to the changing way that we work and look for work, Stanford has pivoted our traditional Fall Career Fair into a 3-day Virtual experience.Each day will feature different employers (some may overlap) with a focus on different types of roles and industries.
  • DAY 1: Employers with roles or industries that fit with consulting, creative work, education, finance, and non-profit.
  • DAY 2: Employers with roles or industries that fit with aerospace, auto, energy, environment, government, healthcare, mechanical engineering, oil & gas and many more!
  • DAY 3: Employers with roles or industries that fit with tech, public interest tech, software, hardware, and all tech crossover from other days.
• Learn more here.

Fall Career & Internship Fair (Three-Day Event) 

• School: University of Maryland
• Date:  Sept. 22-24
• About: Our Fall 2020 Virtual Career & Internship Fair will connect employers with talented Terps, both current students and alumni,  from all majors, seeking full-time and internships positions. We encourage employers who are currently hiring for Fall 2020, Spring 2020 and Summer 2021 to participate. 
  • DAY 1: Engineering/STEM Focused Recruiting       
  • DAY 2: Engineering/STEM and All Majors Recruiting
  • DAY 3: All Majors Recruiting
• Employer fee: $100-$500
• Learn more here.

Government, Non-Profit, and Social Impact

• School: MIT
• Date:  Sept. 25
• About: Connect with MIT students from a wide range of disciplines, degree levels, and skills seeking to find internships and jobs that align with their values and desire to have a positive impact. Employers from a wide range of fields such as government, education, media, policy, research, technology, and more are invited to participate in this fair. Please register for this fair through Handshake.
• Learn more here.

Applied Economics Career & Networking Fair

• School: University of Maryland
• Date:  Sept. 29
• About: Employers and UMD alumni working in the fields of applied economic research, consulting, policy analysis, and financial services/wealth management are welcome to participate in the Applied Economics Career & Networking Fair. This event offers an excellent opportunity to interact with talented students in a more relaxed setting. If your organization is recruiting, contacts made at this event could lead to new hires! However, even if positions are not currently available, we hope you will attend and share career advice, identify skills students should be cultivating while in college, and answer questions about the work you do.
• Employer fee: $50
• Learn more here.

Campus-Wide Career Fair 

• School: James Madison University
• Date:  Sept. 29
• About: We have transitioned to host our Fall 2020 Campus-Wide Career Fair virtually; this decision was made with the safety of our students and employer partners in mind. This fair is still designed for attendance across all majors.
• Learn more here.

October 2020

2020 Fall Career Fair Series- Consulting, Data Analytics, Finance, Investment and Trading 

• School: MIT
• Date:  Oct. 1
• About: The MIT Fall Career Fair Series is a collaboration between Career Advising & Professional Development, Academic Departments, and the Fall Career Fair student leaders to connect students with employers. This is MIT’s largest recruiting event of the year and will be attended by approximately 5,000 students and 300+ employers. Connect with MIT students from a wide range of disciplines, degree levels, and skills seeking to find internships and jobs in consulting, finance, investments, and trading. Please register for this fair session through Handshake.
• Learn more here.

2020 Fall Career Fair Series- Consulting, Data Analytics, Finance, Investment and Trading 

• School: MIT
• Date:  Oct. 1
• About: The MIT Fall Career Fair Series is a collaboration between Career Advising & Professional Development, Academic Departments, and the Fall Career Fair student leaders to connect students with employers. This is MIT’s largest recruiting event of the year and will be attended by approximately 5,000 students and 300+ employers. Connect with MIT students from a wide range of disciplines, degree levels, and skills seeking to find internships and jobs in consulting, finance, investments, and trading. Please register for this fair session through Handshake.
• Learn more here.

2020 Fall Career Fair Series- Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Sciences

• School: MIT
• Date:  Oct. 6
• About: The MIT Fall Career Fair Series is a collaboration between Career Advising & Professional Development, Academic Departments, and the Fall Career Fair student leaders to connect students with employers. This is MIT’s largest recruiting event of the year and will be attended by approximately 5,000 students and 300+ employers. Connect with MIT students from a wide range of disciplines, degree levels, and skills seeking to find internships, research positions, and jobs in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and general sciences. Please register for this fair through Handshake.
• Learn more here.

2020 Fall Career Fair @Mason

• School: George Mason University
• Date:  Oct. 8-9
• About: This is a campus-wide fair for organizations that have internships, full-time jobs, and part-time jobs. It is open to all students and alumni of George Mason University. This fair is virtual using group video and text chat with a virtual booth for each employer.
• Employer fee: 200-$500
• Learn more here.

GW & Georgetown Media, Journalism, & Public Affairs Networking Fair

• School: George Mason University
• Date:  Oct. 8-9
• About: The virtual fair provides you a smaller and more intimate networking opportunity than a larger career fair, in which you will meet with representatives from dozens of communications-related organizations to learn about their companies, discuss your career plans and learn about possible internships and jobs. This fair is co-sponsored by the Center for Career Services, Graduate School of Political Management, School of Media & Public Affairs, and the Cawley Career Education Center at Georgetown University.
• Learn more here.

If you have any questions on how FCEDA can help you get involved with virtual career fairs, please contact Talent Initiative Director, Mike Batt at [email protected].