Throughout the academic year, MIT hosts and collaborates on over a dozen career fairs and large recruiting events. The array of career fairs are designed to provide a wide range of opportunities for students to connect with different industries, explore careers, and apply to internships, jobs and research opportunities. Below is a sampling of typical career fairs held at MIT or open to the MIT community.
MIT premiere career fairs
Employer audience
Fair is open to employers from a wide range of industries, who are offering diverse opportunities.
Candidate audience
Open to all MIT undergraduate, graduate, MBA, PhD, postdocs, and recent alumni. Harvard students are also welcome to attend.
Employer audience
Fair is open to employers from a wide range of industries, who are offering diverse opportunities.
Candidate audience
Open to all MIT undergraduate, graduate, MBA, PhD, postdocs, and recent alumni. Harvard students are also welcome to attend.
Spring semester career fairs at MIT
Employer audience
Employers may sponsor teams.
Candidate Audience
All MIT students
Employer audience
Employers in life sciences, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and scientific research.
Candidate audience
Open to students (undergraduate and graduate) in Biological Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, and related majors, as well as those undeclared students interested in a major or career in biological engineering.
Location: MIT Sloan School of Management
Roberts Family Forum (E62) and the 2nd Floor Bacardi Lounge (E62)
Date: Feb 6th, 2026
Time: 6:00 to 8:00pm EST
Join us for a Networking Night as part of MIT Sloan Tech Summit 2026 (the largest student-run conference at MIT Sloan).
Co-hosted by the MIT Sloan Data Analytics Consortium, CSAIL Alliances, CDO, Product Management Club, Technology Club, and AI Club.
Food and refreshments will be provided!
This event aims to bring to together the MIT graduate student body with the most cutting-edge business analytics, data science, and AI companies in the world.
Current MIT graduate students and MIT Sloan Tech Summit ticket holders will be attending the networking event. This is a unique opportunity for organizations to attract MIT students interested in AI/ML, product management, analytics, data science, GTM, and operations research. In past years, over 1,000 MIT graduate students have attended.
The registration fee covers a dedicated table and three employer representatives. If you would like to have a corporate table, simply register with SloanGroups, and the MIT Sloan Tech Summit team will follow-up with logistics and table selections, which will be administered by registration date.
Dress Business Casual
Food Provided (Passed food and refreshments will be provided)
Employer audience
Energy and sustainability companies from across the industry, with sectors including solar, energy storage, transportation, finance/consulting, and many more.
Candidate audience
Open to all MIT and Harvard graduate students, postdocs, and recent alumni.
Employer audience
European-based companies, with events beginning March 5 and concluding March 8.
Candidate audience
Open to all MIT students, postdocs, and alums interested in career opportunities in Europe, as well as candidates from other colleges and universities
Employer audience
Companies in the biotech, biopharma, medtech, consulting, IP/Law, and VC/Finance spaces seeking to connect with talent within the biotech community.
Candidate audience
Open to all post-doc, graduate, undergraduate, MBA, or medical students, current MIT trainees and affiliates, alumni, and ALL members of the broader biotech community.
About
Registration is now open for the fifth annual MIT Biotech Group Career Fair to be held in person on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Morss Hall in Walker Memorial (142 Memorial Dr., Cambridge, MA) from 12 to 4 pm. Information on cost and sponsorship for the fair can be found here. Additional logistical information:
- Company representatives will be able to speak with students about their organization and discuss specific open positions, which can also be advertised in a brochure available to all fair participants, including MIT students and alumni.
- Following participation in our fair, companies will receive a resume book of participants.
- Lunch will be provided to all company representatives at the fair.
After registration has been completed, we will provide instructions for payment. The final registration deadline is February 20, 2026.
The MBG Career Fair is hosted by the MIT Biotech Group, in partnership with the MIT Departments of Biology, Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Health Sciences & Technology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Computational and Systems Biology, and Sloan School of Management.
The 2025 in-person career fair brought together 15+ companies and more than 250 attendees for a day of networking and engagement with the biotech industry. Drawing MIT graduate students, postdocs, undergraduates, and alumni from across campus—and organized in collaboration with six MIT academic departments—the fair now serves as a major biotech recruiting event at MIT.
To learn more about the MIT Biotech Group, visit https://biotech.mit.edu/
Employer audience
Employers may sponsor teams.
Candidate Audience
Undergraduate students.
Collaborative spring semester career fairs at Harvard and partner institutions
Employer audience
The Biotech, Pharma, & Healthcare Fair will bring undergraduates, master’s, and PhD students as well as postdocs together with employers to discuss opportunities in the life sciences sector, including in pharmaceutical, healthcare, and biotechnology fields.
Candidate audience
Open to all Harvard University & MIT degree students (including postdocs and alumni).
MIT affiliates do not need to pre-register; instead check-in when you arrive to show school ID and make a name tag.
Employer audience
Startup organizations
Candidate audience
Open to all Harvard University & MIT degree students and alumni.
MIT affiliates do not need to pre-register; instead check-in when you arrive to show school ID and make a name tag.
Employer audience
Companies that are recruiting for career opportunities associated with sustainability and the environment.
Candidate audience
Candidates from Ivy+ institutions — including undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and recent alumni.
Employer audience
Companies that are hiring for opportunities beginning in 2026 from across industries, including biotech, consulting, education, financial services, government, healthcare, nonprofit, real estate, startups, and technology.
Candidate audience
Candidates from Ivy+ institutions — including undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and recent alumni.
Fall semester career fairs at MIT
Location, time, and registration
Time: 12:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Stata Building (32), in the R&D Commons on 4th floor. Take the elevator to the 4th floor. The R&D Commons is in the center, between the Patti/KIava seminar rooms.
Registration: RSVP for the Fair on Handshake
Who can attend?
This event is open to current MIT undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and first-year students who are eager to learn more about the exciting opportunities a degree in Nuclear Science and Engineering can offer.
Which employers and organizations can you connect with?
Come to engage with companies pioneering next-generation nuclear technologies—from fusion startups and advanced reactor developers to fuel-cycle innovators and global engineering firms—and to learn about career opportunities in research, design, manufacturing, and operations that are shaping the future of clean energy. Companies include:
- Aalo Atomics – Developing factory-built modular nuclear reactors to provide clean, reliable power for data centers and industry.
- Commonwealth Fusion Systems – MIT spinout advancing high-field fusion energy technology to bring commercial fusion power to market.
- Framatome – Global leader in nuclear fuel, reactor components, and engineering services supporting the worldwide nuclear fleet.
- Free Form Fibers – Innovator in advanced ceramic fibers and materials used in nuclear and high-temperature applications.
- General Atomics – Diversified technology company engaged in nuclear energy research, fusion science, and defense systems.
- Global Laser Enrichment – Specializing in next-generation uranium enrichment using laser-based separation technology.
- Holtec International – Provider of nuclear power plant equipment, waste management solutions, and advanced reactor designs.
- Oklo – Developer of compact, fast-spectrum microreactors aimed at providing clean, reliable, distributed energy.
- Realta Fusion – Startup working on practical fusion energy systems leveraging novel confinement and plasma technologies.
- TerraPower – Innovator in advanced reactor concepts and nuclear medicine applications, founded by Bill Gates and collaborators.
- Thea Energy – Fusion energy company developing stellarator-based systems to achieve stable, continuous fusion power.
Employer audience
Companies who are highly aligned with mechanical engineering
Candidate audience
Current MIT students.
Employer audience
Employers focused on focused on climate, sustainability, and the environment
Candidate audience
Current MIT students, Harvard students and alumni
MIT Departments collaborating on this event
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering. EAPS, Sloan Climate Sustainability, Climate Education, Undergraduate Advising Center, Nuclear Engineering, Energy Initiative, Office of Sustainability, and CAPD
Employer audience
If an employer wishes to participate, they need to be a member of the EECS Alliance.
Candidate audience
Candidate Audience: Open to students who are enrolled in course 6 or those who have appointments with the EECS department.
Employer audience
Employer Audience: Member companies of the MIT. nano Consortium, Microsystems Industrial Group, and Quantum Science & Engineering Consortium and MIT AI Hardware Program Members
Candidate audience
Candidate Audience: All MIT students, postdocs, researchers, and alumni
Collaborative fall semester career fairs at Harvard and partner institutions
Employer audience
Companies in innovative fields including robotics, energy, medical devices, transportation, and design
Candidate audience
Undergraduate and Graduate engineering students from Harvard University, Boston University, Olin College, Tufts University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Yale University
Employer audience
Employer Audience: Employers in the arts, advertising, marketing, humanities, public relations, brand management, retail, fashion, social media/digital strategy, publishing, writing, journalism, museums, media, entertainment, sports, design, and more creative fields.
Candidate audience
Current MIT students, Harvard students, and alumni
MIT Departments collaborating on this event
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering. EAPS, Sloan Climate Sustainability, Climate Education, CAPD
Employer audience
Open to employers in data analytics, software engineering, machine learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence, UX/UI design, physical and life sciences, technology, and other STEM fields
Candidate audience
Open to all Harvard and MIT students
