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2025 Fall Career Fair

MIT’s largest recruiting event.

Thank you all for participating in the 2025 Fall Career Fair.

The 2026 Fall Career Fair date will be announced.

Mark your calendars! MIT’s largest recruiting event, the Fall Career Fair (FCF), will take place on Friday, September 19, 2025, in the Johnson Athletic Center. Participating organizations have the opportunity to interview candidates on Saturday, September 20. 

This premier event connects thousands of MIT and Harvard students, postdocs, and alumni with top employers from diverse industries. 

What to expect?

Thousands of candidates from diverse programs and education levels (undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs) and hundreds of diverse organizations.

Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of this impactful event in 2025! 

Stay connected with CAPD for career resources and updates. See you in September 2025 at MIT! 

In-Person Fall Career Fair Virtual Fall Career Fair (TBD)
Friday, September 19, 2025
Time:

  • Early access for first-year undergrads: 9am check-in opens, 9.30am doors open
  • Access for all other candidates: 10am
  • End of fair: 4pm

Johnson Athletic Center  –
120 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA

Candidate registration

Candidate resume book registration

Employer registration

Date: Friday, October 17, 2025
Time: 1.00pm – 4.00pm
Virtual platform: Handshake
Candidate registration (Virtual fair)
Employer registration (Virtual fair)

 

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MIT career fairs (Fall Career Fair and Spring Career Night) are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni. …

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