Career Fairs & Events
Log into Handshake to create or update your profile prior to career fairs.
Employers participate at career fairs to recruit Cal State East Bay students and alumni for jobs and internships. Academic Advising and Career Education (AACE) hosts four career fairs throughout the year.
All students are welcome to engage with representatives from various organizations and industries about their open positions, hiring practices, and their work culture.
Check out the Make the Career Fair Work for You Guide-to-Go for helpful hints.
Career Fairs
- Explore open positions and new career paths
- Learn about organizations hiring in specific industries
- Gather information from employers
- Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively in a professional environment
Each employer you meet can eventually lead to a job, an internship, new prospects, and new connections.
- Explore accounting options and new career paths
- Gather information from accounting representatives and agencies
*Entrance Fee: $25 for non-candidates/members of Beta Alpha Psi.
Candidates and Members are free, and the cost is included in your dues.
Please contact execvp.csuebbap@gmail.com with any questions or comments
- Explore open positions and new career paths
- Learn about organizations hiring in specific industries
- Gather information from employers
- Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively in a professional environment
- Explore graduate school options and new career paths
- Gather information from graduate school representatives and current graduate students
*Hosted by the Graduate School
- Explore open positions and new career paths
- Learn about organizations hiring in specific industries
- Gather information from employers
- Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively in a professional environment
Each employer you meet can eventually lead to a job, an internship, new prospects, and new connections.
*Hosted by the Construction Management Department, please email or inquiry about questions or participation to farzad.shahbodaghlou@csueastbay.edu.
- Explore open positions and new career paths
- Learn about organizations hiring in specific industries
- Gather information from employers
- Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively in a professional environment
Each employer you meet can eventually lead to a job, an internship, new prospects, and new connections.
*Hosted by the Criminal Justice Department, please email or inquiry about questions or participation to michelle.rippy@csueastbay.edu
Events
Thursday, August 24th 2023
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Info Session
Any Handshake student with a link to this event can view and RSVP
OUSD is hiring teachers for this 2023-24 school year! We hope you can join us for our next Teacher Recruitment Event on Thursday, August 24, 2023. We have non teaching roles available as well! You can register at: https://tinyurl.com/August24JobFair
OUSD Teacher Recruitment Events: At our events you can: 1) Talk with Schools: Meet school leaders and hear about their school's available job opportunities in teaching, school support roles, and after-school programs. 2) Substitute Interviews: We are offering drop-in interviews for substitute positions--teachers, para-educators, instructional support specialists, Early Childhood Education, clerical, custodial, food service, and more. Everyone is welcome! 3) Spread the Word! The event flyer is attached, so please share with anyone who might be interested. OUSD is Hiring! You can begin by applying here (https://ousd.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx), and also to school specific positions as they continually become available. Please visit https://www.ousd.org/Page/18194 to search for your career in OUSD!
Career Fair Preparation
- Research the organizations and opportunities before attending the Career/Internship Fair. Mention your research as you ask questions.
- Dress professionally. Employers will make decisions based on professional appearance.
- Make a strong first impression. Introduce yourself, offer a firm handshake, make eye contact, state your purpose, ask questions, listen, and act professionally.
- Communicate your purpose. State the type of position that interests you. Doing research in advance, such as job descriptions and open positions, can help develop targeted questions.
- Expand your focus. Approach employers that appear unrelated to your major. A technical company may have openings in human resources, marketing, public relations, computer science or accounting. Employers do look for candidates with a strong liberal arts background and internship experience.
- Highlight your strengths. Be prepared to discuss your qualifications that are most related to the job. Include clear, concise examples to demonstrate your qualifications. Practice your verbal presentation (a 30-60 second "elevator pitch" about you) so you can approach employers with confidence.
- What entry-level positions for graduates are available in your organization?
- What kind of background do you look for when filling these positions?
- What advice would you give for someone looking to break into this field?
- How did you get involved with this industry/organization? What are some highlights of this company?
Questions and things to avoid:
- What does your company do? You should do research about companies attending the event.
- Does your company have any jobs or openings? Identify current opportunities open at companies attending the event so you can discuss those further when meeting with employers or recruiters during the career fair.
- Saying you are willing to take any open positions or open to do anything at the company. Try to be more specific about your purpose and professional growth.
- Asking for giveaways at their table if you are not serious about engaging with the employer. Take the time to at least ask questions and get information before taking anything from employers.