VT-affiliated and more career fairs

All fall semester 2021 VT career fairs will be virtual, or perhaps hybrid.
ALL TBA as of mid-May 2021.

• Virginia Tech career fair sponsors will act in accordance with Virginia Tech Ready guidelines for safety, health, and well-being of all members of the community.
• For details and questions about a specific fair, see its website and contact the sponsor.
• Details are under control of sponsor and are subject to change.
• CPD has no control over fairs sponsored by other departments, colleges, or students organizations, and CPD has no control over those event websites.
• Employers who are new to attending a fair: PLEASE contact CPD Employer Relations staff for advising on which fair(s) might best meet your needs.

FAIRS ARE LISTED BELOW IF THE SPONSOR HELD THEIR EVENT LAST FALL 2020.
FALL 2021 DATES WILL BE POSTED WHEN THE SPONSOR PUBLISHES THAT INFORMATION ON THEIR EVENT SITE.

Fall Business Horizons Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: Pamplin College of Business.
TBA fall 2021. VIRTUAL on Brazen: Thursday, September 10, 2020.

Engineering Expo
Sponsor is a student organization: Student Engineers Council.
Faculty advisor: Dr. Bev Watford.
TBA Sept. 2021. Last year: VIRTUAL on Brazen.

Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Job Fair
Sponsor / contact: VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine.
TBA fall 2021. Last year: VIRTUAL on Brazen: September 18-19, 2020.

Natural Resources & Environment Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: College of Natural Resources & Environment.
TBA fall 2021. Last year: VIRTUAL on Brazen: Tuesday, September 22, 2020.

REAL Fall Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: Real Estate Program at Virginia Tech.
TBA fall 2021. Last year: VIRTUAL on Brazen: September 30, 2020.

Aerospace, Defense, and Intelligence Career Fair
Sponsors / contact: Aerospace & Ocean Engineering Department, and Hume Center.
TBA fall 2021. Last year: VIRTUAL on Brazen: Thursday, October 1, 2020.

CareerScope Hospitality & Tourism Management Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: VT Hospitality Management Association.
TBA fall 2021. Last year: VIRTUAL on Brazen: Thursday, October 1, 2020.

Fall Construction Industry Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: Myers-Lawson School of Construction.
TBA October 2021. Last year: VIRTUAL on Brazen: October 5-6, 2020.

Mining and Minerals Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: Mining & Minerals Engineering Department.
TBA fall 2021. Last year: VIRTUAL on Brazen: Tuesday, October 13, 2020.

Fall Civil Engineering Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: Civil Engineering Department.
TBA fall 2021. Last year: VIRTUAL on Brazen: Wednesday, October 14, 2020.

Fall RVA Career Expo
Sponsor / contact: Richmond Alumni Association Chapter.
TBA for future. Last year: VIRTUAL: Tuesday to Friday, October 13-16, 2020. VT fall break date; no classes.

Spring semester 2021 VT career fairs

• For details and questions about a specific fair, see its website and contact the sponsor.
• Details are under control of sponsor and are subject to change.
• CPD has no control over fairs sponsored by other departments, colleges, or students organizations.
• Employers needing advice on which fairs may best meet your needs, please contact CPD Employer Relations staff who are happy to advise you.

REAL Spring Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: Real Estate Program at Virginia Tech
Virtual on Brazen
Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Business Horizons Spring Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: Pamplin College of Business
Virtual on Brazen
Thursday, February 4, 2021

CAMEO Career Fest
Sponsor is a student organization, CAMEO (Council for Advancement of Minority Engineering Organizations)
Faculty advisor: Ms. Taylor Cupp
Virtual on Brazen
Monday, February 15, 2021

Connection job fair for all career fields
Sponsor / contact: Career & Professional Development
Virtual on Brazen
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Destinations in Hospitality & Tourism Management
Sponsor / contact: Hospitality & Tourism Management Department
Virtual on Brazen
Thursday, February 18, 2021

Construction Internship and Career Spring Fair
Sponsor / contact: Myers-Lawson School of Construction
Virtual on Brazen
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Civil Engineering Spring Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: Civil Engineering Department
Virtual on Brazen
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Natural Resources & Environment Spring Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: College of Natural Resources & Environment.
Virtual on Brazen
Wednesday, March 3, 2021

School of Architecture + Design Career Day
Sponsor / contact: School of Architecture + Design / Kelly Cooper
Virtual on Brazen
Monday, March 15, 2021

Property Management Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: Property Management major in Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management Department
Virtual on Brazen
Wednesday, March 24, 2021

SEC-ACC Virtual Career Fair: All majors & academic levels
Sponsor: CareerEco
Career & Professional Development is the Virginia Tech contact office for this event.
Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Other spring career fairs, typically annual; 2021 status:

Materials Science & Engineering Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: Materials Science & Engineering Department
2021 spring event plans are being determined. Will be virtual, if held.
Last year's date: Monday, March 2, 2020

National Capital Region Job Fair
Sponsor / contact: NCR Alumni Association Chapter
Not being held in spring 2021.
Last year's date: Monday, March 9, 2020; during VT spring break. Their website says they intend to bring the event back in 2022.

RVA Spring Career Expo 
Sponsor / contact: Richmond Alumni Relations Chapter
Not being held in spring 2021.
They typically hold an RVA career expo in both spring and fall. Their fall 2020 event was virtual. Their website says they plan to hold their event again in the future when safe to do so in person.

All fall semester 2020 VT career fairs are virtual

• In accordance with Virginia Tech plans for fall 2020 in light of COVID-19, the highest priority is safety, health, and well-being of all members of the community.
• Departments at Virginia Tech who sponsor career fairs are committed to connecting students and employers while maintaining student, employer, and university employee health. All VT-affiliated fall 2020 career fairs are virtual.
• FAIRS ARE LISTED BELOW IF THE SPONSOR HAS PUBLISHED THEIR FALL 2020 DATE OR FORMAT ON THEIR FAIR WEBSITE.
• For details nd questions about a specific fair, see its website and contact the sponsor.
• Details are under control of sponsor and are subject to change.
• CPD has no control over fairs sponsored by other departments, colleges, or students organizations.
• Employers who are new to attending a fair: PLEASE contact CPD Employer Relations staff for advising on which fair(s) might best meet your needs.

Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center Career Summit
Sponsor: Virginia's New River Valley
Host: Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center
VIRTUAL: August 24-26, 2020

Fall Business Horizons Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: Pamplin College of Business.
VIRTUAL on Brazen: Thursday, September 10, 2020.

Engineering Expo
Sponsor is a student organization: Student Engineers Council.
Faculty advisor: Dr. Bev Watford.
VIRTUAL on Brazen: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, September 15-17, 2020.

Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Job Fair
Sponsor / contact: VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine.
VIRTUAL on Brazen: September 18-19, 2020.

Natural Resources & Environment Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: College of Natural Resources & Environment.
VIRTUAL on Brazen: Tuesday, September 22, 2020.

Careers in Science
Sponsor / contact: Career & Professional Development.
VIRTUAL on Brazen: Wednesday, September 30, 2020.

REAL Fall Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: Real Estate Program at Virginia Tech.
VIRTUAL on Brazen: September 30, 2020.

Aerospace, Defense, and Intelligence Career Fair
Sponsors / contact: Aerospace & Ocean Engineering Department, and Hume Center.
VIRTUAL on Brazen: Thursday, October 1, 2020.

CareerScope Hospitality & Tourism Management Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: VT Hospitality Management Association.
VIRTUAL on Brazen: Thursday, October 1, 2020.

Fall Construction Industry Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: Myers-Lawson School of Construction.
VIRTUAL on Brazen: October 5-6, 2020.

Mining and Minerals Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: Mining & Minerals Engineering Department.
VIRTUAL on Brazen: Tuesday, October 13, 2020.

Fall Civil Engineering Career Fair
Sponsor / contact: Civil Engineering Department.
VIRTUAL on Brazen: Wednesday, October 14, 2020.

Fall RVA Career Expo
Sponsor / contact: Richmond Alumni Association Chapter.
VIRTUAL: Tuesday to Friday, October 13-16, 2020. VT fall break date; no classes.

Multimedia Journalism Career & Internship Fair
Sponsor / contact: Department of Communication.
Fall 2020 info "coming soon," per website. Last year's date: Friday, October 18, 2019.

Teaching & education job fairs

2020-2021 academic year dates.

Listed alphabetically by sponsor.
Details subject to change by sponsor.
For complete info and questions: Visit event website and contact the sponsor.
To learn about opportunities in specific counties or cities, visit that county or city school system website.

• American Association for Employment in Education (AAEE)  Education Job Fair
  TBD virtual or hybrid, October 2021; see event website for details.
  
• George Mason Univ. Education Recruitment Day
  Wednesday, March 17, 2021.
• Radford Univ. Education Career Fair
  Friday, February 22-26, 2021.
• Southern Teachers Agency Job Fair
  Virtual: February 5 and April 16, 2021
  
• Univ. of Virginia Educators' Expo
  Virtual: Friday, February 19, 2021.
  
• Virginia State Univ. College of Education Career Expo
  Virtual: Thursday, March 25, 2021.

Sponsor/contact for questions: CareerEco.

See the CareerEco Virtual fairs list for all specific fairs and details.

CareerEco hosts a wide variety of career fairs, many of which have focused on populations and career fields. As universities move to hosting career fairs virtually, CareerEco is also the platform for some university-hosted career fairs. There are STILL some population-focused and career-focused fairs. Past CareerEco virtual career fairs have included fairs for:

• Internship and co-op
• Finance
• Orthotics and prosthetics
• Bank talent
• Retail careers
• Public school system
• Higher education careers
• Diversity and inclusion
• Veterans
• Students with disabilities
• College athletes
• International students
• Retail careers
• ...and many more

Virtual career fairs on Jobfairsin.com.

Roanoke County IT and engineering job fair, Wed. Oct. 28, 2020.

For employers with questions about a specific fair

• There is a different contact for each fair. 
• Each fair in the VT fairs list above is linked to its website, and the sponsoring organization is listed. Visit the event website to find complete details and contact information.
• Career and Professional Development has no control or authority over fairs that are sponsored by another department, or college, or student organization. However, our employer relations staff in Career and Professional Development are happy to advise you in determining which fair(s) may best meet your recruiting needs.

Which VT fairs should employers attend?

• Employers are encouraged to visit the websites of all fairs of interest, and to speak with the sponsors of those fairs.
• For advice on which VT fair(s) may best serve your need, please contact our employer relations staff in Career and Professional Development. We are here to advise and assist you. We know your time is valuable, and that you incur expenses to participate in fairs. There are many VT-affiliated fairs, and choosing among them can be confusing. We want to assist you in selecting events that will work best for your recruiting goals!

Which VT fairs should students attend? There is no short-cut answer!

• At each fair, a wide variety of employers may participate, and each employer specifies their own hiring needs for majors, academic levels, and types of hires including internships, co-ops, and post-grad jobs.
• Some employers seek very specific majors, and some employers seek a wide variety of majors, both in and outside the sponsoring college or department.
• The employment world is not organized like universities, by majors and colleges, and many employers seek professional qualities and personal characteristics that are not exclusive to a specific major.
• Investigate the website for each fair to learn which employers are participating, their hiring needs, and other protocol of each fair.
• Be aware that the specific individuals representing an employer during a fair might not know about all the hiring needs of the whole organization, especially if the reps are not from their HR department!
• The best way to have success at a fair is to do two things:
  • First, plan in advance which employers to connect with based on your research, and have a customized introduction (Example: I’m interested in your organization because of the opportunity to work in a project team….” Never ask, “what does your company do?”).
  • Second, participate with willingness to be flexible and adaptable in connecting with employers. Be ready for the unexpected, and be personable, friendly, and a good listener.
• Unsure if you are ready to participate in a fair? Then be a volunteer. Should events return to in-person formats when safety permits, being a volunteer gives you a reason and purpose to be there, and structure on how to interact (helping employers carry supplies, delivering water, etc.). That will help you see the event from a different viewpoint, and demystify the event, helping you when you are ready to participate as a job-seeker. To find out about volunteering, look at each fair website, and/or contact the sponsor, and watch for publicity seeking volunteers.
• More on how to prepare for a career fair.