Career fairs
Career and internship fairs provide you with a convenient opportunity to meet with motivated and skilled students and alumni. Fairs are an excellent way for organizations to gain visibility among students, maximize recruiting efforts for a range of opportunities and build connections for future hiring needs.
If your organization is interested in having more visibility during our career fairs, consider being a fair sponsor. Fair sponsors will be recognized and displayed on the Nevada Career Studio's social media accounts (before and after the fair), all fair marketing (to include the fair banner on Handshake), the Nevada Career Studio website (as fair sponsor), monitor screens in the Nevada Career Studio (as fair sponsor), and signage at the event. Additionally, you will receive “prime” table placement.
For questions regarding fair sponsorship opportunities, please contact Peter Martinez, Coordinator of Career Education and Employer Relations, at petermartinez@unr.edu.
2024-2025 career fairs
Employers who are connected and approved at the University of Nevada, Reno on Handshake will receive an email update in May about our 2024-2025 career fair dates.
Want to make a bigger impact?
Your company/organization can be part of an exclusive opportunity to maximize your recruiting effectiveness at the University of Nevada, Reno with our Employer Sponsorship Program.
Career fair policies
The following career fair policies will be implemented during the 2023-2024 academic year.
The last day to register for a career fair at the regular rate will be two weeks prior to the date of the event by 5 p.m..
Late registration begins the day after the regular deadline date. The following late fees will apply:
- $75 for for-profit companies
- $25 for government agencies, non-profit organizations and on-campus departments
If registration is full and you are interested to be added to our wait list, please send an email to careers@unr.edu indicating which career fair you would like to be wait listed on. Please include your preferred email and phone number in the event we are able to accommodate your company/organization.
Please indicate any dietary concerns from your representatives attending the career fair in your registration on Handshake. We recommend sharing all dietary concerns no less than three business days before the career fair to give our University's catering office ample notice.
Space permitting, representatives may be added after the registration deadline up until the Friday prior to the career fair by 5 p.m. Late additional representatives are $40 each. Lunch orders for late additional representatives are not guaranteed.
The last day to request a refund is three weeks prior to the career fair. Requests for refunds must be sent by email to careers@unr.edu. Refunds for registrations paid by credit card may be subject to a 6% surcharge. No refunds will be given for late registrations.
Call (775) 682-7114 if you know you will arrive late to the career fair. Unless we have been notified of your late arrival, we will release your table to the first walk-in registrant 30 minutes after the career fair start time.
If a table becomes available, the Nevada Career Studio will release that table 30 minutes after the career fair start time to the company/organization who made the first walk-in request. A late fee for walk-in employers will be applied on top of the regular registration fee:
- $100 for for-profit companies
- $25 for government agencies, non-profit organizations and on-campus departments
Full payment is due upon arrival.
If an employer does not pay the career fair registration fees within three months after the event, the Nevada Career Studio will suspend the employer’s access to post opportunities and events on Handshake, including job announcements and information sessions, and the employer will not be able to register for upcoming career fairs until past due fees are paid. Employers must inform the Nevada Career Studio of extenuating circumstances in writing immediately at careers@unr.edu. Otherwise, the employer’s Handshake account will be suspended.
New to Handshake?
Follow these steps in order to create a Handshake employer account:
- Go to the Handshake login page.
- Select "Sign up for an Account"
- Be sure to include your colleagues in the “Contacts” and “Staff” sections of your account. This will enhance your Handshake experience, and ensure all of your representatives receive important emails from the Career Studio regarding fairs, events, newsletters, and feature updates.
- Email the Nevada Career Studio to notify us you have completed your account request. This email will expedite your approval process.
- We will either approve your profile or ask you for outstanding information.
Questions?
If you have any questions about our future career fairs, contact us at careers@unr.edu. Employers who are approved on Handshake will receive email updates via our quarterly employer newsletter.