Recruiting calendar

MIT’s recruiting timeline for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semesters. Please also take into consideration religious holidays.

NOTE: Many career fairs are held at MIT during the Fall and Spring semesters, but only CAPD-organized fairs are included on this list. For a complete list, please go to our career fairs page.

Spring 2026

02/02

First day of Spring semester classes

02/09

First day to host interviews on-campus or virtual through Handshake (schedule interview)

02/16

HOLIDAY: Presidents Day (No recruiting)

02/26

Spring Career Fair (Open to undergrads, graduate students, and postdocs)

03/23-27

Spring break (No recruiting)

04/20

HOLIDAY: Patriots’ Day (No recruiting)

04/28

Last day for Spring recruiting activity (interviews and events)

05/12

Last day of classes

05/15-20

Final exam period

05/27-29

Commencement activities

Fall 2025

07/08

First day for scheduling Fall on-campus or virtual interviews allowed through Handshake (Schedule interview)

07/08

First day to book a Fall on-campus company presentation

09/01

Holiday: Labor Day (No recruiting)

09/02

Registration Day for the Fall term

09/03

First day of classes

09/03

First day to host a Fall on-campus company presentation

9/15-19

No recruiting: Fall Career Fair week

09/19

Fall Career Fair (In-person)

09/22

First day to host interviews on-campus or virtual through Handshake (schedule interview)

10/13

HOLIDAY: Indigenous Peoples Day (No recruiting)

11/11

HOLIDAY: Veterans Day (No recruiting)

11/14

Last day for Fall recruiting activities (interviews & events)

12/21

Earliest internship offer deadline (or four [4] weeks, whichever is longer)

IAP 2026

01/05

Independent Activities Period (IAP) begins

01/05

First day to host a virtual event (Book a company presentation)

01/05

First day for 2025 virtual recruiting (Schedule virtual OCR interviews)

01/20

HOLIDAY: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No recruiting)

01/30

Independent Activities Period (IAP) ends

All year

Hire MIT students over IAP by posting a micro-internship. If you wish to post a part-time internship outside of official IAP dates, please contact us at hiremit@mit.edu.