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Events for students

Fall 2021 events will each indicate whether virtual, in-person, or hybrid.

Virginia Tech continues to provide information for the VT community on the Virginia Tech Ready site.

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Career prep: CPD-hosted workshops

Real-time upcoming
On-demand
FOR graduate students
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Career fairs: meet multiple employers

VT-affiliated career fairs
CPD-hosted career fairs
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Major and grad school fairs

Virginia Tech majors fair
Grad & professional school fairs
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Employer info sessions: in-depth with specifc host employer

Employer-hosted events

Upcoming CPD-hosted real-time workshops, presentations

Real-time; attend at set, scheduled time. Click an event title for more information, and to log in to Handshake to register.

Fall 2021 events will be posted by the start of fall semester.

CPD-hosted presentations

Any events hosted by the Cooperative Education and Internship Program (CEIP) will be explained on the CEIP webpage.

Cooperative Education & Internship Program

Events hosted by Health Professions Advising (HPA) are explained on the HPA webpage.

Health Professions Advising
CPD event cancellation and closing policy

Employer-hosted sessions

  • Information and training sessions about career opportunities with a specific employer, hosted by that employer.
  • Events with a past start date display if end-date/time are not in the past.

Upcoming employer-hosted events

On-demand presentations

Watch any time.

Careers 101: resumes and cover letters video image

Presented by CPD Peer Career Advisors:
Careers 101: Resumes and cover letters
(23:58)

Careers 101: virtual career fair prep and interviewing video image

Presented by CPD Peer Career Advisors:
Career course 202: Virtual career fair prep and interviewing
(11:29)

Careers 303: virtual networking and LinkedIn video image

Presented by CPD Peer Career Advisors:
Career course 303: Virtual networking and LinkedIn
(29:37)

Careers 404: job and internships searching video image

Presented by CPD Peer Career Advisors:
Career course 404: Job and internship searching
(8:33)

Job searching during a pandemic alumni panel
Hosted by Career & Professional Development
Live date: January 11, 2021
(43:10)

Liberal Arts & Human Sciences Alumni Industry Panel

Liberal Arts & Human Sciences alumni industry panel
Hosted by Career & Professional Development and the Department of English
Live date: November 10, 2020
(1:14:03)

Career Q&A roundtable for recent graduates
Career & Professional Development
Live date: July 29, 2020
(1:00:24)

COVID-19 impact on employers: July 2020 - Part 2
Career & Professional Development
Live date: July 14, 2020
(35:46)

COVID-19 impact on employers: July 2020 - Part 1
Career & Professional Development
Live date: July 14, 2020
(27:07)

COVID-19 impact on employers: June 2020
Career & Professional Development
Live date: June 11, 2020

(1:04:14)

Brief videos by CPD advisors answering questions from students.

Career Q&A Today videos