Career Development CenterCareer Development CenterDivision of Student Affairs & ServicesDepartment of Student ServicesUniversity of Cincinnati

Career Development Center

Career Fairs

The Career Development Center coordinates eight annual career fairs, all of which are open to all students regardless of college or class standing. Participants have the opportunity to learn about the job opportunities and the work world, investigate career options, and interact with Employers. Connections made at career fairs often lead to interview opportunities!


P
art Time Job Fair - September 5, 2012

The Part-time job fair is an on/off-campus job fair offering UC students of all majors the opportunity to talk with a variety of UC on-campus departments and off-campus employers about on-campus employment, part-time, temporary and internship job opportunities.

Who attends:
This fair is open to ALL UC STUDENTS from all colleges and majors, both undergraduate and graduate students seeking  part-time or internship opportunities. Students are encouraged to bring a resume.

Time: 
Location:

List of Participating Employers


Contact: Arthur Walton
             
email  waltonab@ucmail.uc.edu -- phone (513)556-0316

 

Advance Diversity Networking Reception -
                                                              September 25, 2012


This reception was created by students in the ADVANCE Organization over seventeen years ago as a pre-fair activity to market activities related to the Ethnic Student Career Fair and to promote Ethnic students' understanding of "The Art of Networking." The objectives of this event are to encourage the professional development of students, to learn more about business protocol and the dynamics of the world of work. The ADVANCE reception recognizes the new officers of ADVANCE and its sponsors, while giving the students the opportunity to put into practice networking skills by interacting with recruiters and other professionals in attendance.

Time: 6:00 p.m - 8:30 p.m.
Location:  TBA 

Contact: Arthur Walton

              email waltonab@ucmail.uc.edu -- phone (513)556-0316



Diversity Career Fair & Graduate School Expo -
                                                                September 26, 2012



The Diversity Career Fair & Graduate School Expo is open to all students from all colleges and majors, and is designed to attract students who have not traditionally utilized our services. This event provides UC's diverse student population with a career information handbook.  Students are encouraged to bring their resumes and talk with employers about career opportunities within their organizations.  First and second year students are encouraged to attend to expand their career awareness and to locate internship opportunities.  Please remember to dress professionally.  This event is FREE
to all students.

Location: Great Hall, Tangeman University Center

Contact: Robin Broadnax

              email robin.broadnax@uc.edu -- phone (513)556-0308


Corporate Sponsors

List of participating employers (updated daily)

Listing of job opportunities (updated daily)



Don't miss out on CDC career fairs
-- sign up for a CDC listserv (there's one for each college at UC) to get email announcements about upcoming career fairs and other
career-related events.

 

Big East e-Fair - November 5, 6, 7, 2012

The Big East Career Consortium is offering the Big East e-Fair to the students and alumni of participating colleges and universities among the Big East Conference schools.

An e-fair is an entirely Internet based job fair. Thousands of students and alumni from Big East colleges and universities will be invited to use the e-fair to search for permanent jobs, summer, co-op, or internship positions.

Employers submit information about their organizations and hiring needs.

Candidates search for positions online and submit resumes directly to employers.

Click here for more information.

Contact:  Patti Carroll
              email patricia.carroll@uc.edu -- phone (513)556-0313

 

Virtual Career Fair - January 22 - 28, 2013


The Virtual Career Fair is CDC's online career fair, facilitated through the World Wide Web  and email. The Career Development Center's Virtual Career Fair 1999 was hailed as the first paperless VCF in the nation!  It is open to students from all majors and colleges as well as alumni and is conveniently accessible to students, UC alumni,
and employers 24 hours a day for a period of eight days.  Companies of all sizes and types  participate.  The Virtual Career Fair is an excellent opportunity for job-seeking students to connect with employers on an informal, convenient basis.  Hundreds of students take advantage of this event each year!

Location:

Contact: Robin Broadnax

              email robin.broadnax@uc.edu -- phone (513)556-0308

Registration Information

Listing of the participating companies

 

Bearcat Trackers CareerFest - February 20, 2013

The Bearcat Trackers Careerfest is CDC's final career fair of the academic year.  It is held on-campus and offers UC students the opportunity to talk with a variety of employers about their organizations and possible career opportunities.  This career fair is especially beneficial to employers who want to do advance searching for UC's upcoming seniors and to fill their unfilled college hiring positions. This fair is open to ALL UC STUDENTS from all colleges and majors, both undergraduate and graduate students and alumni seeking full-time, part-time or internship opportunities. First and second year students are encouraged to attend to expand their career awareness and to locate internship opportunities.  Students are encouraged to bring a resume. Professional dress is recommended.

Location: Great Hall, Tangeman University Center -- 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Contact: Robin Broadnax

              email robin.broadnax@uc.edu -- phone (513)556-0308

Listing of the participating companies

 

Big East Career Fair - March 8, 2013

Career Centers from the Big East Conference schools have joined together to form a Big East Recruiting Consortium and will hold a live job fair in March.

The Career Fair will bring current students and alumni from participating Big East schools together with employers who are offering employment and internship opportunities in a variety of industries.

Location: Madison Square Garden, New York City, 10am to 3pm

Contact: Patti Carroll
              email patricia.carroll@uc.edu -- phone (513)556-0313

Pre-register for this exciting event!

 

2012 Education Career Fair - March, 2013


Mark your calendars to attend the 2012 Southwest Ohio/Northern Kentucky Education Career Fair connecting employers with teaching and counseling candidates from the College of Mount St. Joseph, Northern Kentucky University, Wilmington College, the University of Cincinnati, and Xavier University.  Only students and alumni from these schools  are eligible to participate in this 2012 Education Career Fair.

The Fair will provide students the opportunity to meet and possibly interview with local and nationwide school corporations.  All graduating Education majors and alumni seeking full-time employment are invited to attend this Education Career Fair.  No pre-registration is required to attend the fair, however, it accelerates the check-in process.
Pre-register now!

Time: 9:00 AM – Noon --  Networking session. Recruiters and teaching/counseling candidates may meet informally and schedule afternoon interviews.

         12:30 – 5:00 PM --    Interviews

Location: Cintas Center, Xavier University

Please Bring:
• Student ID (current students)
• Multiple copies of your resume

Candidates should dress professionally and be prepared to speak with recruiters regarding employment opportunites.

Contact: Theresa Aberle
              email Theresa.Aberle@uc.edu -- phone (513)556-5253