Career Fair Resources and Support

• What you need to register for the fair
• Recruiting underrepresented students
• Virtual Fairs in Handshake: A Guide for Employers
• Handshake virtual fair tips
• Creating a schedule for virtual fairs (also available as a video: How to set a schedule for a virtual fair 
• Hosting Virtual Fair Sessions)
• In-Person career fair advice for employers
• MIT recruiting guidelines
• MIT Now information on Covid policies and procedures
• WEBINAR RECORDING 9.15.23: Insider Advice for Recruiting at MIT Career Fairs

Career Exploration Series

Career Advising & Professional Development offers a Career Exploration Series that begins in the Fall semester. This series is designed to encourage MIT students to explore industries and to engage in professional development opportunities.

The series offers the opportunity for employers to meet with students before the fair by engaging in events and opportunities related to career exploration. Please note that these events are not considered to be recruiting activities.

Opportunities to participate in these Career Exploration events will be offered to employers in late summer. Employers selected to participate will be able to have a company logo included in the event marketing, to help expand your company’s brand in the MIT community, and make connections with students, faculty, and staff.

Career Fair Sustainability Initiative

The MIT Fall Career Fair is a significant event each fall where students, recent alumni, postdocs are introduced to hundreds of companies/organizations across a multitude of sectors: biotech and healthcare, finance, consulting, information technology, robotics, energy and utilities, transportation, defense, government, social, manufacturing, etc.

MIT students are increasingly becoming aware of all sectors’ responsibilities in reducing global emissions and creating environmental solutions.

Students want to know that the business that they will be working for is having a positive impact on this front. The MIT Fall Career Fair Sustainability Initiative helps students recognize their potential employers’ commitments towards their environmental responsibilities, and the progress they are making toward meeting those commitments.

Learn more about the Sustainability Initiative sponsorship options.

Employer Approval Process

The following are the steps employers can expect to go through as part of the registration and approval process for the both the in-person and virtual fairs.

1. Employers register for the fair on Handshake.
2. Registration request is received and reviewed by the Fall Career Fair Committee (please allow up to 5 business days for a response).
3. Employer receives an approval email with an invoice attached. This invoice must be paid before any other information is distributed.
4. After payment, you will get an email with logistics information and instructions on preparing for the fair.

Approval Decisions

Industry representation at the fair will be carefully reviewed to ensure there is balance and diversity. Registration requests will be approved based on the following:

1. Complete registration information
2. Good standing in Handshake and at MIT
3. Fit for the desired breadth of industries and fields we are seeking
4. Active job postings in Handshake to ensure that there are a wide range of opportunities available to candidates.
5. Willingness to talk with all candidates, such as first year undergraduates, and not just certain majors or degree levels
6. Fit for the values that are important to MIT (pay equity, support for diverse employees, sustainability, and more)