With over 30 career fairs held annually at Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus, you will likely find an event to suit your recruitment needs.
While the CCO serves as the central source of information, most of the career fairs held at Purdue University are run by student organizations or the colleges, schools and departments. Therefore, the CCO may not be able to provide information on registration fees, confirmation of registration or cancellation policies.
Spring Career Fairs
2025 CO-OP DAYS RECRUITING EVENT | January 27 - 29, 2025 | MORE INFO
It's time to register for Co-op Days 2025! We are thrilled to bring back our biggest event of the school year with our proudest partners. Last year we saw the largest engagement during Co-op Days events on record and we look forward to keeping those engagement numbers strong this year.
We are excited to offer a new event this year, Purdue University in Indianapolis Career Fair on Monday, January 27th. Purdue University in Indianapolis officially launched this summer on July 1st as the new urban campus extension with Engineering, Science and Technology. With over 800+ new beginners and 2000+ continuing students, we are preparing them for jobs of tomorrow through strong industry partnerships to accelerate hand-on learning opportunities.
We offer multiple ways to interact with students and your peers outside of just the typical career fair with employer meetings, student networking events and social gathering and final student interviews throughout the entire event.
Whether you are looking for co-ops or interns within Engineering disciplines, Polytechnic or even other schools on campus this is the place to be.SIGMA INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING HYBRID CAREER FAIR | February 3, 2025 | EMPLOYER REGISTRATION is now closed
The SIGMA Industrial Engineering Career Fair, held on Monday, February 3, 2025 (before the Engineering Spring Expo). The In Person fair will be from 10:00am - 2:00pm ET. The Virtual fair will be held from 6:00pm - 9:00pm. The SIGMA Industrial Engineering Hybrid Career Fair brings prospective Industrial Engineers and recruiting companies together. With hundreds of students attending each year, our past events have a proven track record of success that translates into reduced recruitment time and top candidates for your company.
For more information or to register for this event, please contact Gabriel Alatorre at iise@purdue.edu
Software: Symplicity & Career Fair Plus
Fair Format: Hybrid
Registration for companies opens in November. Please visit www.purdueesc.org for more information, or contact the EXPO Committee at pescexpo@purdue.edu
Software: Symplicity & Career Fair Plus
Fair Format: Hybrid
PURDUE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE IN PERSON CAREER FAIR | February 5, 2025 | MORE INFO | EMPLOYER REGISTRATION is closed
The Purdue Polytechnic Career Fair, held on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, will be from 9am to 3pm ET in the Purdue Memorial Union North/South Ballrooms. The Purdue Polytechnic Career Fair brings together hundreds of students and nearly 70 companies seeking to fill internship, co-op, and full-time positions. The Purdue Polytechnic Institute, one of 10 academic units at Purdue, has degree programs in six areas: Aviation & Transportation Technology, Construction Management Technology, Computer & Information Technology, Computer Graphics Technology, Engineering Technology, and Technology Leadership & Innovation.
For more information, visit polytechnic.purdue.edu/career-fair.
Please contact Dawn Laux at dlaux@purdue.edu with any questions.
Software: Symplicity
Fair Format: In Person Only
DANIELS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS CAREER FAIR, Hosted by the School of Business Career Council (SBCC) | February 6, 2025 | EMPLOYER REGISTRATION is now closed
With more than 1,000 students and 100 companies attending, the Daniels School of Business Career Fair serves as an excellent avenue for networking,, recruiting top talent, and showcasing your company's brand. While the focus is on undergraduate and graduate business students, the fair is open to all Purdue students. In addition to the career fair, your organization can register for resume critiques the day prior to the career fair (Wednesday, February 5th) and on-campus interviews the day after the career fair (Friday, February 7th).
Questions: Contact businesscareers@purdue.edu
SCHOOL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (SCMT) IN PERSON FAIR | February 14, 2025 | MORE INFO | EMPLOYER REGISTRATION is now closed
The School of Construction Management Career Fair is held twice yearly (spring and fall) for employers seeking to fill full-time, intern, and co-op positions with students from the Building Construction Management (BCM) program, which is consistently ranked in the top 10 in the nation. At a typical SCMT Career Fair, over 500 students attend to engage with up to 150 construction companies from across the country.
Software: Symplicity & Career Fair Plus
Fair Format: In Person Only
ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, & TECH CONNECT: PURDUE UNIVERSITY IN INDIANAPOLIS CAREER FAIR| February 24, 2025 | EMPLOYER REGISTRATION is now closed
The Spring 2025 Engineering, Science, & Tech Connect: Purdue University in Indianapolis Career Fair will be held at the IU Indianapolis Campus Center on Monday, February 24 from 11:00am - 3:00pm (EST). This is an opportunity for employers to recruit top Purdue students for internships and full-time roles from specific Engineering, Polytechnic, and Science majors located in Indianapolis. Register early, as space is limited.
As a reminder, Purdue University in Indianapolis officially launched this past summer on July 1, as an urban campus extension with Engineering, Science, and Technology. To learn more, please visit the Indianapolis landing page.
For more information, contact Katie Nelson nelso750@purdue.edu
Software: Symplicity & Career Fair Plus
Fair Format: In Person Only
PURDUE HEALTH EXPO | February 24, 2025
Hosted by the Pre-Professional Advising Office. Prospective applicants can meet professional school admissions representatives and recruiters and learn about their programs in Athletic Training, Chiropractic, Dentistry, Genetic Counseling, Medicine (DO & MD), Naturopathic Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Podiatry, Public Health, Veterinary Medicine and more.
For more information, visit Annual Spring Health Programs Expo
The College of Agriculture hosts career fairs in the fall and spring semesters. More than 250 companies attend annually. Students and alumni are provided the opportunity to learn about their organizations, submit resumes and interview for permanent or internship positions.
Freshmen and sophomore students are welcome to join upper-level students at the career fairs to learn about careers and develop the art of professional conversations very early.
Software: Symplicity
Fair Format: In Person Only
E2E CAREER FAIR: Engineering to Enterprise | March 6, 2025 | EMPLOYER REGISTRATION is now closed
The first annual E2E Career Fair, hosted by the Alpha Epsilon Honor Society, is a Career Fair tailored to majors housed in the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department and other affiliated majors. This fair will be open to all Purdue students and invites companies of all sizes to recruit highly qualified Boilermakers for Co-Op, Internship, and Full-Time opportunities. It will be held on March 6th from 2:00pm to 5:00pm in the Agricultural and Biological Engineering building and will garner exposure to Agricultural Engineering, Biological Engineering, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Food Science students.
Companies are also welcome to sponsor or judge the Graduate Student Poster Symposium, held from 9:00am to 12:45pm in the same building. All company representatives will receive a free lunch provided generously by our Graduate Student Association from 12:45pm to 1:45pm. Further questions about the poster symposium can be directed to Sophia Dasaro, sdasaro@purdue.edu, and questions regarding the career fair can be directed to Brandon Verone, bverone@purdue.edu.
Fair Format: In Person Only
TEACHER RECRUITMENT EVENTS | March 12 & March 13, 2025 | SCHOOL REGISTRATION is now closed
The Center for Career Opportunities (CCO) and the College of Education are working together to offer an additional event option for schools to recruit Teacher Education Candidates in March. Schools have a chance to attend one or both events offered in March to interact with Junior and Senior Teacher Education candidates, one of which is the annual, Teacher Recruitment Day (TRD)! The link above will provide the opportunity to select and register for the following event(s) to attend:
EVENT #1:
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Pre-Teacher Recruitment Day Networking Night
A new and improved addition to allow for schools to network over heavy hor’dourves with Education Juniors, Seniors, Staff and Administrators. This will also a great opportunity to add more students to your schedule for the following day’s event, TRD, if you are registered for it, as well!
6:00pm – 8:00pm ET
The Convergence Center
101 Foundry Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907
EVENT #2:
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Teacher Recruitment Day (TRD)
The annual, recruitment event for educational institutions, corporations, districts and agencies to interview Senior Teacher Candidates and engage with Teacher Education Juniors who hope to connect and learn more about the organization, as well.
9:00am – 12:00pm ET
The France Córdova Recreational Sports Center
355 N. Martin Jischke
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Software Used to Register for Event(s): Symplicity
Software Used for Students to Sign-Up for TRD: Career Fair Plus (Schools need to create an account)
Format Used for March 12th Networking Night and March 13th TRD: In Person
Teacher Education Events Contact: Veronica Rahim at vrahim@purdue.edu or 765-494-3983
PURDUE HEALTH & HUMAN SCIENCES NETWORKING NIGHT | April 14, 2025 | MORE INFO | EMPLOYER REGISTRATION is now open
Purdue University's Health and Human Sciences Student Council and Career Development are hosting the HHS Networking Night, an event designed for companies and organizations to make meaningful connections with undergraduate students in the college. With 22 majors in 9 areas, our students represent kinesiology, health science, hospitality and tourism management, human development and family science, nursing, nutrition science, psychology, public health, and speech, language, and hearing sciences. Undergraduate students attend to learn more about future career path, build professional connects, and ask questions about finding internships, part-time positions, and full-time positions now or in the future.
For more information, please contact hhscareerevents@purdue.edu
Software: Symplicity
Fair Format: In Person Only
JUST IN TIME IN-PERSON JOB FAIR | April 16, 2025 | EMPLOYER REGISTRATION is now open
This fair is for employers’ last minute hiring needs for both full-time and internship opportunities. Each year, approximately 500 students attend from most majors. Contact your employer coordinator to determine if this fair is right for your recruitment needs. For questions regarding the Just In Time Job Fair, please contact Morgan Delph at morgandelph@purdue.edu
Software: Symplicity
Fair Format: In Person Only
2025 SPRING PURDUE CONSULTING CAREER FAIR | To Be Determined
This premier event offers consulting firms an exclusive opportunity to connect with Purdue's top-tier students exploring internship, full-time, and co-op opportunities. With the growing interest in consulting on campus, this is the perfect chance to showcase your firm, engage with driven candidates, and build relationships with future consultants. Be part of an evening dedicated to fostering talent and industry connections.
For more information, pleae contact Michelle Qiu, Director of Operations at Purdue Solutions: operations@purduesolutions.org
Software: Symplicity
Fair Format: In Person Only