Career, Graduate Education, and Networking Events

This event brings together employers who want to help students from STEM-related majors (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) explore various career pathways in their industries and answer questions about what they can do with their majors and career interests. Additionally, for students who are seeking Summer Internships and Full-Time Jobs roles, these companies also are available to talk about their current openings and how you can apply.

This event is open to all UNC undergrad and graduate majors (except MBA, Law, Medical, and Dental), but is targeted for STEM-related majors that include: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Library and Information Sciences, Engineering, Earth Sciences, Economics, Exercise & Sports Science, Finance, Health Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Operations Research, Statistics and Analytics, and more!

Four Ways to Connect (Organizations)

We recognize that students have multiple competing priorities for their time on-campus (and off-campus) that don’t always allow for participation in recruitment activities hosted by University Career Services. Our goal is to foster events that meet students where they are. To that end, we are promoting four modalities that allow students to choose what works best for initial engagement with recruiters. We ask that our recruiters strive to take measures to not intentionally privilege one modality over another. Students need reassurance that there is no penalty to their applications or candidacy based on their chosen form of initial engagement.

Employers participating in on-campus recruitment events will have to commit to our four student connection modalities:

• Connect face-to-face at in-person fairs, or Connect by 1:1 or group sessions scheduling on Handshake Virtual Fairs with students desiring to learn about your organization, workplace, or job postings: whether they are job seeking or just want to expand their network for future opportunities at the on-campus event you’re at.
• Connect by virtual chatting on Handshake with students desiring to discuss job postings of interest: all recruiters should setup Handshake’s 15-minute virtual chats scheduling tool on each job posting 4-weeks prior to their on-campus event (or have a recruiter’s contact info available on their Handshake company page who can schedule a 15-minute virtual chat outside of Handshake).
• Connect by direct messaging on Handshake with students desiring to discuss job postings of interest: all recruiters should setup Handshake’s messaging tool on each job posting 4-week prior to their on-campus event (or have a recruiter’s contact info available on their Handshake company page).
• Connect by receiving direct applications on Handshake to job postings from your organization: all jobs that organizations have available for students should be posted on Handshake 4-weeks prior to their on-campus event.

Please contact Assistant Director of External Relations, Jamel Mallory at [email protected] to discuss if this event is right for you.

Benefits of the Fall STEM Majors Career Exploration and Experience Fair

• Connect via 1:1 or Group Sessions with a competitive talent pool of students representing various majors to bring a diversity of thought to your organization.
• Integrate your organization into students’ career planning process before campus recruiting application deadlines.
• Brand your organization as an employer of choice and build a diverse talent pipeline.
• Promote your full-time and summer internship opportunities to students studying STEM-related majors that bring technical, problem solving, data analysis, and decision-making skills.

Location

• Handshake Virtual Fairs Platform

Registration Fees

• $350 - Standard For-Profit
• $300 - Non-Profit / Government
• Note: Attend both virtual September Fairs and get the second at a 50% discount.
• Note: If you are a UNC Chapel Hill Department/Program, then please email [email protected] for special pricing.

Registration Deadline:

• Friday, September 8th at 5:00 PM.

Payment Deadline:

• Monday, September 11th at 5:00 PM.

How to Register:

Click here to register for the STEM Majors Career Fair. Keep in mind that registration does not automatically mean approval for participation (see our evaluation process at the bottom of this link). We will evaluate all registered employers and begin sending the first round of approvals and invoices by August 1st. UNC classes officially start on August 21st and we will open registration to students on August 28th so they can start signing up to your 1:1 Sessions and Group Sessions. So it's important to have all of that information updated on your Handshake fairs page by then. Checks are no longer accepted unless they can be delivered in person before the registration deadline. Questions? Please email Elyse Molewyk at [email protected].

This virtual event brings together employers who want to help students from All Majors explore various career pathways in their industries and answer questions about what they can do with their majors and career interests. Additionally, for students who are seeking Summer Internships and Full-Time Jobs roles, these companies also are available to talk about their current openings and how you can apply.

This event is open to all UNC undergrad and graduate majors (except MBA, Law, Medical, and Dental) which include: Business, Communications, Economics, English, History, Political Science, Public Policy, Military Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, African American Studies, Romance Languages, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Library and Information Sciences, Engineering, Earth Sciences, Health Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Finance, Operations, Entrepreneurship, Marketing & Sales, Real Estate, and more!

Four Ways to Connect (Organizations)

We recognize that students have multiple competing priorities for their time on-campus (and off-campus) that don’t always allow for participation in recruitment activities hosted by University Career Services. Our goal is to foster events that meet students where they are. To that end, we are promoting four modalities that allow students to choose what works best for initial engagement with recruiters. We ask that our recruiters strive to take measures to not intentionally privilege one modality over another. Students need reassurance that there is no penalty to their applications or candidacy based on their chosen form of initial engagement.

Employers participating in on-campus recruitment events will have to commit to our four student connection modalities:

• Connect face-to-face at in-person fairs, or Connect by 1:1 or group sessions scheduling on Handshake Virtual Fairs with students desiring to learn about your organization, workplace, or job postings: whether they are job seeking or just want to expand their network for future opportunities at the on-campus event you’re at.
• Connect by virtual chatting on Handshake with students desiring to discuss job postings of interest: all recruiters should setup Handshake’s 15-minute virtual chats scheduling tool on each job posting 4-weeks prior to their on-campus event (or have a recruiter’s contact info available on their Handshake company page who can schedule a 15-minute virtual chat outside of Handshake).
• Connect by direct messaging on Handshake with students desiring to discuss job postings of interest: all recruiters should setup Handshake’s messaging tool on each job posting 4-week prior to their on-campus event (or have a recruiter’s contact info available on their Handshake company page).
• Connect by receiving direct applications on Handshake to job postings from your organization: all jobs that organizations have available for students should be posted on Handshake 4-weeks prior to their on-campus event.

Please contact Assistant Director of External Relations, Jamel Mallory at [email protected] to discuss if this event is right for you.

Benefits of the Fall All Majors Career Exploration and Experience Fair

• Connect via 1:1 or Group Sessions with a competitive talent pool of students representing various majors to bring a diversity of thought to your organization.
• Integrate your organization into students’ career planning process before campus recruiting application deadlines.
• Brand your organization as an employer of choice and build a diverse talent pipeline.
• Promote your full-time and summer internship opportunities to students studying in Humanities, Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary majors that bring creative design, communication, critical evaluation, persuasion, and problem-solving skills.

Location

• Handshake Virtual Fairs Platform

Registration Fees

• $350 - Standard For-Profit
• $300 - Non-Profit / Government
• Note: Attend both virtual September Fairs and get the second at a 50% discount.
• Note: If you are a UNC Chapel Hill Department/Program, then please email [email protected] for special pricing.

Registration Deadline:

• Friday, September 8th at 5:00 PM.

Payment Deadline:

• Monday, September 11th at 5:00 PM.

How to Register:

Click here to register for the All Majors Career Fair. Keep in mind that registration does not automatically mean approval for participation (see our evaluation process at the bottom of this link). We will evaluate all registered employers and begin sending the first round of approvals and invoices by August 1st. UNC classes officially start on August 21st and we will open registration to students on August 28th so they can start signing up to your 1:1 Sessions and Group Sessions. So it's important to have all of that information updated on your Handshake fairs page by then. Checks are no longer accepted unless they can be delivered in person before the registration deadline. Questions? Please email Elyse Molewyk at [email protected].

This in-person event brings together the following:

• Employers who want to help students from All Majors (including STEM) explore various career pathways in their industries and answer questions about what they can do with their majors and career interests. Additionally, for students who are seeking Summer Internships and Full-Time Jobs roles, these companies also are available to talk about their current openings and how you can apply.
• Graduate/Professional Schools who want to help students from All Majors (including STEM) explore various graduate programs including professional schools (Law, Dental, Medical, etc.) and answer questions about what how to apply to their programs as well as other information such as scholarships, financial aid, fellowships, assistantships, etc.

This event is open to all UNC undergrad and graduate majors (except MBA, Law, Medical, and Dental) which include: Business, Communications, Economics, English, History, Political Science, Public Policy, Military Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, African American Studies, Romance Languages, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Library and Information Sciences, Engineering, Earth Sciences, Health Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Finance, Operations, Entrepreneurship, Marketing & Sales, Real Estate, and more!

Four Ways to Connect (Organizations)

We recognize that students have multiple competing priorities for their time on-campus (and off-campus) that don’t always allow for participation in recruitment activities hosted by University Career Services. Our goal is to foster events that meet students where they are. To that end, we are promoting four modalities that allow students to choose what works best for initial engagement with recruiters. We ask that our recruiters strive to take measures to not intentionally privilege one modality over another. Students need reassurance that there is no penalty to their applications or candidacy based on their chosen form of initial engagement.

Employers participating in on-campus recruitment events will have to commit to our four student connection modalities:

• Connect face-to-face at in-person fairs, or Connect by 1:1 or group sessions scheduling on Handshake Virtual Fairs with students desiring to learn about your organization, workplace, or job postings: whether they are job seeking or just want to expand their network for future opportunities at the on-campus event you’re at.
• Connect by virtual chatting on Handshake with students desiring to discuss job postings of interest: all recruiters should setup Handshake’s 15-minute virtual chats scheduling tool on each job posting 4-weeks prior to their on-campus event (or have a recruiter’s contact info available on their Handshake company page who can schedule a 15-minute virtual chat outside of Handshake).
• Connect by direct messaging on Handshake with students desiring to discuss job postings of interest: all recruiters should setup Handshake’s messaging tool on each job posting 4-week prior to their on-campus event (or have a recruiter’s contact info available on their Handshake company page).
• Connect by receiving direct applications on Handshake to job postings from your organization: all jobs that organizations have available for students should be posted on Handshake 4-weeks prior to their on-campus event.

Please contact Assistant Director of External Relations, Jamel Mallory at [email protected] to discuss if this event is right for you.

Location

• Rams Head Recreation Center

Registration Fees

• $750 - Standard For-Profit
• $600 - Non-Profit / Government
• $500 – Graduate/Professional School Program
• Note: If you are a UNC Chapel Hill Department/Program, then please email [email protected] for special pricing.

Registration Deadline:

• Friday, September 8th at 5:00 PM.

Payment Deadline:

• Monday, September 11th at 5:00 PM.

How to Register:

Click here to register for the Fall STEM/All Majors Career + Graduate/Professional School Info Fair. Keep in mind that registration does not automatically mean approval for participation (see our evaluation process at the bottom of this link). We will evaluate all registered employers and begin sending the first round of approvals and invoices by August 1st. When payment is successful you will receive a receipt through Handshake and your status will be approved. We strongly suggest employers complete and add their schedule before the registration deadline. Checks are no longer accepted unless they can be delivered in person before the registration deadline. Questions? Please email Elyse Molewyk at [email protected].

This is the 23nd Annual NC Master's and Doctoral Career Fair hosted by Duke University, NC State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Charlotte, UNC-Greensboro, and Wake Forest University.

This event continues to grow due to the participation of employers/organizations and the over 500 advanced degree candidates that usually attend each year. The event attracts diverse talent throughout the state and region.

Students and scholars from various academic disciplines will be in attendance, including Biochemistry, Biology, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Policy, History, Immunology, Mathematics Philosophy, Psychology, Statistics and many more! This is a great opportunity to share opportunities ranging from internships, postdoctoral and full-time positions with Master's, PhD Candidates, and postdocs.

As part of the fair, organizations receive at no additional cost:

*the option to have as many representatives as you'd like online to host 10-minute one-on-one chat sessions with applicants; each representative will be able to tailor their schedule within the hours of the fair itself

*the option to host 30-minute information sessions within the career fair hours; each information session has a capacity of 50 attendees (count includes organization representatives and students); you may use the Handshake platform to host the session or provide a link for an external platform (which allows you to surpass the 50 attendee capacity)

Location

• Handshake Virtual Fairs Platform

Registration Fees

• $450 - Standard For-Profit
• $350 - Non-Profit / Government

Registration Deadline:

• TBD

Payment Deadline:

• TBD

How to Register:

Click here to register for the 2023 N.C. Master’s & Doctoral Career Fair.

The 2023 Graduate & Professional School Day Fair will be hosted (virtually via Handshake) by N.C. State, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Wilmington & Wake Forest University on Thursday, Nov. 9 from Noon-6 p.m.

This joint event will allow representatives to set aside one day instead of four at a rate lower than normally paid to participate in each separate event, as a way to maximize return on investment (financial and time) for each program participant.

Features organizations will be able to take advantage of (at no additional charge) include:

(1)  An unlimited number of representatives who can do one-on-one 10-minute chat sessions with students; each “chat schedule” is personalized with representatives able to set their schedules (within the career fair time frame) based on their own availability;

(2) Thirty-minute information sessions (with a capacity of 50 students per session if you use the Handshake platform or you may choose to use your own WebEx or Zoom link and have no capacity limit). You choose the number of sessions you'd like to host as well as the times for the sessions.

(3) Or a combination of 1:1 chats and information sessions!

Location

• Handshake Virtual Fairs Platform

Registration Fees

• $250 - 2023 Fall Graduate, Law & Professional School Day Fair Booth (for programs at the consortium schools--NC State, UNC, UNCW, and WFU).
• $500 - 2023 Fall Graduate, Law & Professional School Day Fair Booth.
• $500 - Test Prep Organization - Test prep organizations may attend this fair to share information on their offerings.

Registration Deadline:

• TBD

Payment Deadline:

• TBD

How to Register:

Click here to register for the 2023 Graduate & Professional School Day Fair.

This is not an actual interview; this is an opportunity to do practice interviews that allow for constructive feedback with UNC students. Mock interviews bring together a variety of employers from all different types of industries and sizes to do a mock interview with UNC students. You will ask standard interview questions and provide feedback that might be helpful for students in the future. During your visit, you will have your own interview room at Hanes Hall in the UCS office.

• Benefits for participation:
  • Introduces you to quality of UNC students
  • Improves exposure and campus visibility with students and faculty
  • Increases your opportunity to become known as an employer of choice for UNC students
  • Maintains your presence on-campus
  • Provides career mentoring opportunities

Contact the Assistant Director of External Relations, Jamel Mallory, for more information at [email protected].