Please note that career fairs are open to the students, postdocs, and alumni served by the Career Services office. Students in online degree programs may attend consortium fairs, fairs hosted by their program, and all virtual fairs unless otherwise noted. On campus career fairs hosted by our office are for on-campus students and alumni only. All Penn-specific virtual fairs will be held on the Handshake platform. (Students can learn more about the virtual platform hereEmployers can learn more here.)

Upcoming Career Fairs

PENN SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES AND FUNDING FAIR (in-person)

  • Penn offers MANY programs to help students connect with and fund summer internship and research experiences. Attend this fair, organized by Career Services and the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, to talk with  organizations coordinating, hosting or funding these opportunities.

In-Person: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Information for Students

SPRING CAREER & INTERNSHIP FAIR (in-person)

  • Opportunities across all industries, open to undergraduates, graduate students and postdocs served by Career Services.

In-Person: Friday, January 31, 2025
Information for Employers
Information for Students

DESIGN CAREER FAIR (in-person)

  • Opportunities for students in the Weitzman School of Design and students interested in design fields.

In Person: Thursday, February 6, 2025
Information for Employers
Information for Students

DESIGN CAREER FAIR (virtual)

  • Opportunities for students in the Weitzman School of Design and students interested in design fields.

Virtual: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Information for Employers
Information for Students

STEM CAREER FAIR 2025 (in person)

  • Opportunities across STEM fields for undergraduates, graduate students and postdocs served by Career Services

In-Person: Thursday, February 13, 2025
Information for Employers
Information for Students

SPRING ALL INDUSTRY VIRTUAL CAREER FAIR

  • Opportunities across all industries, open to undergraduates, graduate students and postdocs served by Career Services.

Virtual: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Information for Employers
Information for Students – Registration opens Thursday, February 13th at 9:00 AM

ALL-IVY ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CAREER FAIR (in-person)

  • The eight Ivy League schools come together to produce a unique and inspiring career fair that provides companies unparalleled access to students who have the skills and knowledge to address the complex sustainability and climate challenges of our global economy.
  • Students will have the opportunity to attend virtual employer information sessions on Wednesday, February 21st and Thursday February 22nd – topics and exact times TBD.

In-Person: Friday, February 28, 2024 – at Columbia University
Information for Employers – registration is now open and early bird registration fees are in place until December 15th
Information for Students – registration opens November 6th

GRADUATE CAREER CONSORTIUM PHD & MASTER’S VIRTUAL CAREER EXPO

The GCC-sponsored VCE is a virtual recruiting and networking experience designed to connect graduate students, postdocs, and alumni from STEM, Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences fields, to employers using the vFairs platform.

Virtual: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Information for Employers
Information for Students

VIRTUAL IVY+ CONSORTIUM JUST-IN-TIME CAREER FAIR

Date TBD (More information to follow closer to event date) 

Looking for a summer internship or full-time job? Don’t miss this great opportunity to meet top employers from various industries at the Ivy+ Just in Time Virtual Career Fair in April! 

Bene​fits of Participating:

  • Many diverse employers and opportunities! 60+ registered employers who are hiring NOW for opportunities beginning in 2025 from across industries, including biotech, education, real estate, nonprofit, financial services, government, startups, healthcare, consulting (and more!) are eager to meet and recruit students.  
  • It’s convenient! Set your schedule in advance of the event so it fits your schedule. Upon registering, students can sign-up for employer group sessions (~ 30 minutes) and/or 1:1 chats with an employer (10 minutes). While the event lasts three hours, you can attend as much or as little as desired within the timeframe.
  • Make connections and expand your network and knowledge of the opportunities available to you.

Undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs, and recent alumni of participating schools are welcome to attend.

Don’t forget to sign up for our optional Resume Book event, where employers attending the fair can access your public resume and proactively reach out to connect. Employers will have access prior, during, and after the event. Be sure to update your privacy settings to “community” or “employers” and upload your document to your Handshake profile and set it to be “visible”.

Information for Employers (coming soon!)

Information for Students (coming soon!

Past Career Fairs

CAREERLINK

In-Person: Friday, September 6, 2024

  • Opportunities in a wide range of industries including Consulting, Communications/Marketing, Consumer Products, Education, Finance, Government, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Nonprofits, Real Estate, Retail and more! Open to all on-campus students, postdocs, and alumni served by Career Services.

Information for Employers
Information for Students

ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY CAREER DAYS

Virtual: Thursday, September 12, 2024
In-Person: Friday, September 13, 2024

Two days, two formats, both focused on careers in Engineering, Technology and related industries!

VIRTUAL ALL-INDUSTRIES CAREER FAIR

Virtual Event: Friday, September 20, 2024

Information for Employers
Information for Students

BIOSCIENCES CAREER FAIR

In-Person: Friday, September 27, 2024

  • This fair is open to all on-campus students, postdocs, and alumni. With Penn’s strong reputation for biomedical research, this career fair has a particular emphasis on the life and physical sciences, and we invite employers from a diverse range of industries and career fields to participate (including the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, consulting firms, science writing and publishing organizations, patent law and intellectual property firms, government and non-profit institutions, start-ups, policy think tanks, and more!)

Information for Employers
Information for Students

VIRTUAL GOVERNMENT & NONPROFIT CAREER FAIR

Virtual Event: Friday, November 22, 2024
Information for Students and Employers

  • Opportunities in government, nonprofits and NGOs. A consortium fair open to all Penn students with a Handshake account, including online students.

NURSING CAREER DAY (in-person)

In-Person: Friday, December 6, 2024

Information for Employers
Information for Students