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Career Fairs: Student Information

If you are an employer looking for information about upcoming fairs, please go to our Employer Fairs page.

Our campus hosts a number of career fairs each year. These are a great way for you to:

  • make contact with multiple employers at one time,
  • learn about organizations and opportunities in your field, and
  • hopefully be invited for an in-person interview.

If you think of the 2-3 minute exchange with an employer at a career fair as a mini job interview, you can prepare for it accordingly.

Accommodations for the career fair are available. Specific accommodations should be requested at least 2 weeks prior to the career fair by contacting the University Career Center at ucc-studenthelp@umd.edu.

For each in-person fair, please note individual registration suggestions; students are welcome regardless of advance registration. 
For virtual fairs, registration is required on Handshake.

See inspiration for career fair attire on our Pinterest.

Career Fair Success Workshop Career Fair Success Handout Professional Attire Handout

Suit Up and Be Civil
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
6:00 - 9:00pm
Riggs Alumni Center

Spring Career Fair (no registration needed; make your resume visible on Handshake)
Tuesday-Thursday, February 24-26, 2026 
11:00am - 4:00pm
The Hotel

Fire Protection Networking Event
TBD
4:30 - 6:30pm
Clark Hall Forum

Multi-Industry Engineering Career Fair
Focus: Bioengineering, Chemical, Materials Science, Aerospace, Mechanical, Civil, and Fire Protection  (no registration needed; make your resume visible on Handshake)
Thursday, March 5, 2026
3:00 - 6:00pm
Kim Building Rotunda

Electrical & Computer Engineering Spring Career Fair 
Friday, March 6, 2026
12:00 - 4:00pm
Kim Building Rotunda

Architecture, Planning & Preservation Career Fair
Friday, February 20, 2026
1:00 - 5:00pm
Riggs Alumni Center

HVAC&R and Heat Pumps Engineering Career Fair
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
1:00 - 3:00pm
Kim Building Rotunda

Virtual Spring Career & Internship Fair
Wedsnesday, March 11,  2026
1:00 - 4:00pm
Virtual on Handshake

Fall Career & Internship Fair (no registration needed; make your resume visible on Handshake) 
Thursday, September 25, 2025 and
Friday, September 26, 2025 (STEM and Engineering-focused)
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 (All Majors)
11:00am - 4:00pm
The Hotel

Electrical & Computer Engineering Fall Career Fair (advance registration highly encouraged through the department)
Friday, October 17, 2025
12:00 - 4:00pm
Kim Building Rotunda

Chi Epsilon Civil (and Mechanical) Career Fair (no registration needed; make your resume visible on Handshake)
Monday, October 20, 2025
12:00 - 4:00pm
Stamp Student Union - Grand Ballroom

Quantum Leap Career Nexus (QLCN) 
Tuesday, October 28, 2025  
9:00am - 5:00pm
Kim Building Rotunda & Clark Hall

Fire Protection Engineering Career Fair (no registration needed; make your resume visible on Handshake)
Thursday, October 30, 2025
12:00 - 3:30pm
Kim Engineering Rotunda

Multi-Industry Engineering Career Fair - this fair is for aerospace, bioengineering, chemical, materials science, and mechanical majors (no registration needed; make your resume visible on Handshake)
Friday, October 31, 2025
12:00 - 4:00pm
Kim Engineering Rotunda


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