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 (including the banner image on Handshake for the career fair), the Nevada Career Studio website (as fair sponsor), television monitor screens in the Nevada Career Studio (as fair sponsor) and signage at the event. Additionally, you will receive prime table placement (located next to the student entrance of the career fair).
For questions regarding fair sponsorship opportunities, please contact Peter Martinez, Coordinator of Employer Relations, at petermartinez@unr.edu.
2026-2027 career fairs
The Nevada Career Studio is currently planning our 2026-2027 career fairs schedule. We will announce our career fair schedule in late May/early June.
If you would like to receive our email update for our 2026-2027 career fairs schedule, email us at careers@unr.edu to add your information to our Handshake employer contact database.
New to Handshake?
Employer registration for Nevada Career Studio's career fairs is submitted on our Handshake platform. Follow these steps in order to create a Handshake employer account:
- Go to the Handshake login page.
- Select "No account? Sign up here."
- 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.
- The Nevada Career Studio will notify you if your employer account is approved or if there is information that needs verification.
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 2026-2027 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.
The late registration period begins immediately after the regular registration deadline. Pending booth availability, the final day to register for the career fair will be three business days before the event by 5 p.m.
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 requests or food allergies from your representatives attending the career fair in your registration on Handshake. We recommend sharing this information as soon as possible but no less than one week before the career fair.
During the regular registration period, the additional representative fee is $40. During the late registration period, the additional representative fee is $50. Space permitting, additional representatives may be added until three business days before the career fair. The maximum number of representatives for a fair booth is four (4). Booth sharing or splitting is not permitted.
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.
Contact the Nevada Career Studio if you are arriving late to the career fair. Unless we have been notified of your late arrival, we will release your booth to the first walk-in registrant 30 minutes after the career fair start time.
If a booth becomes available, the Nevada Career Studio will release that booth to the first walk-in employer during the Employer Check-In Process. The late registration fee for the career fair will be applied. Full payment is due upon arrival.
If an employer does not pay the career fair registration fees within 30 days 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.
Employers who participate in our career fairs will comply with Nevada Career Studio policies and applicable policies in the University Administrative Manual (UAM). Employers who are not in compliance may be asked to leave the event.
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.