Career fairs and events
VCU hosts career fairs during the fall and spring semesters. Each fair offers students and alumni the opportunity to network with employers from a wide range of industries. More information about career fairs and participating employers can be found on Handshake.
Although professional dress is not required to attend these events, it is recommended to support your best first impression with employers.
How to register for a career and internship fair
Register for any of our career fairs through Handshake. If you would like to discuss networking during a career fair, update your career materials, or update your professional wardrobe before attending a career fair, you can make a career advising or Suit Yourself Closet appointment through Handshake.
Upcoming events, all run Noon to 3 p.m.
- Federal Work-Study Hiring Event (August 22, 2024) *invite only
- Part-Time Job Fair (August 28, 2024)
- Healthcare Opportunities & Professional School Fair (September 25, 2024)
- UNlimited Potential Career & Internship Fair (October 23, 2024)
- RVA Internship & Experiential Opportunities Fair (October 29, 2024)
Event descriptions
Part-Time Job Fair
Come learn about part-time and hourly opportunities around RVA! This is a great time to see what openings are available to you—and how you can gain hands-on experience (and earn a paycheck) while you are in school.
Healthcare Opportunities & Professional School Fair
Connect with healthcare and community-based organizations offering opportunities that unite your academic goals to real-world experiences, including volunteer and service hours, that advances your career development. Explore your options for meeting your academic and professional school application requirements. Network with representatives from a variety of professional schools, including VCU, to learn about program offerings and admissions processes. This event is hosted by VCU Career Services and co-sponsored by VCU P.R.I.M.E.
UNlimited Potential Career & Internship Fair
It's your time to shine at the UNlimited Potential Career & Internship Fair! Participating organizations are excited to meet VCU students and alumni, to share the skills and experiences they are looking for in future talent, and to help you learn about employee resource groups and internal opportunities to be an engaged professional. Some will also be recruiting for internship and full-time career opportunities.
Authentic, Bold, Confident, Driven, Welcoming. These are hallmarks of VCU, and we are committed to creating an environment where all are welcomed, respected, and supported as they contribute their unique and important ideas, skills, and perspectives to the world. Everyone is welcome!
RVA Internship & Experiential Opportunities Fair
Connect with organizations offering opportunities that unite academic goals to authentic, real-world work that advances your career development. Gain exposure to a work environment you want to explore through internships, field work, externships or international experiences. Network with organizations that can provide you with opportunities to get, practice and improve skills and career competencies in various industry settings. This event is hosted at VCU, and is open to college students from other institutions of higher education in RVA.
Upcoming events
- Seasonal & Part-Time Job Fair (January 22, 2025)
- Nonprofit, Public & Human Services Fair (February 5, 2025)
- Spring Career Fair (April 9, 2025)
Event descriptions
Seasonal & Part-Time Job Fair
Connect with organizations around seasonal, part-time and hourly opportunities around RVA! This is a great time to see what openings are available to you—and how you can gain hands-on experience (and earn a paycheck) while you are in school and over breaks.
Nonprofit, Public & Human Services Fair
This fair will feature employers from the nonprofit, government, public service, human services and social assistance industries. Come connect with organizations who are looking to hire VCU students for internships (summer and fall), as well as full-time and part-time jobs. The participating organizations are excited to meet VCU students and alumni, to share what skills and experiences they are looking for in an employee, and to help students learn about affinity groups and internal opportunities for their employees to be engaged professionals in their roles.
Spring Career Fair
Graduating? Looking for an internship or experiential opportunity? Need a summer job? Meet with organizations across a range of industries who are looking to hire VCU students for full and part-time jobs, internships (summer and fall), and summer employment.
Upcoming events
Prepare for the Fair! [Drop-in Support]
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. | Come through VCU Career Services to get on-the-spot support the week before the Spring Career Fair — and the chance to win prizes! You can drop in to access with peer/student staff support:
- Peer Career Advising — review of your resume, help searching for a job, and more!
- Suit Yourself Closet — free career clothing!
- Headshots — a free professional photo!
For each experience you engage in, you will receive an entry to win a (Dot) digital business card. The more you engage in, the higher your chances of winning! Attending the Spring Career Fair the following week, too, will enter you into the drawing for a $50 gift card. Plus, there will be free cookies while supplies last.
Want to dive a bit deeper in a group session? Join a 30-minute workshop the same day at 2:30 p.m. in the SGA Senate Chambers (right around the corner from VCU Career Services) led by a Peer Career Advisor to Prepare for the Fair! They will walk you through how to learn which employers are coming to the Spring Career Fair, how to prepare, and how to search for jobs and internships being recruited for; and you’ll even get the chance to practice an “elevator pitch” with a peer.
Prepare for the Fair! [30-min Workshop]
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from 2:30–3:00 p.m. | Join a 30-minute workshop at 2:30 p.m. in the SGA Senate Chambers (right around the corner from VCU Career Services) led by a Peer Career Advisor to Prepare for the Fair! They will walk you through how to learn which employers are coming to the Spring Career Fair, how to prepare, and how to search for jobs and internships being recruited for; and you’ll even get the chance to practice an “elevator pitch” with a peer.
This workshop is part of a fair preparation support series, with drop-in support services (headshot, career clothing, resume review, and job/internship search support) available on the same day. For each experience you engage in, including this workshop, you will receive an entry to win a digital (Dot) business card. The more you engage in, the higher your chances of winning! Attending the Spring Career Fair the following week, too, will enter you into the drawing for a $50 gift card.
Careers in the Commons: Richmond and Charlottesville UPS Center (April 3)
Thursday, April 3, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | University Student Commons, outside suite 143
Come chat with Heidi Metzger, Talent Acquisition Specialist Scotts with Richmond and Charlottesville UPS Center about their full-time roles. Stop by their table outside VCU Career Services for more information! We are located across from Chick-fil-A and next to the P.O.D. Market.
https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/edu/employers/32182
Careers in the Commons: US Air Force Reserve (Apr. 14)
Monday, April 14, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | University Student Commons, outside suite 143
Come chat with Air Force Reserve Career Advisor Nick “MAC G” McGaughey, MSgt, USAF about Part-Time opportunities and benefits with the US Air Force. Stop by their table outside VCU Career Services for more information! We are located across from Chick-fil-A and next to the P.O.D. Market.
Learn more about them on their Handshake profile: https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/edu/employers/909892
Get in Gear for Your Career!
April 16, 2025 3-4 pm | Raleigh Building Room 1013 |
Bring your computers and your questions for a workshop with VCU Career Services specifically for Wilder School students. We'll discuss standard/non-federal resumes and LinkedIn resources and then spend time workshopping and answering your questions. If you've been putting off working on your resume or LinkedIn, this is a great time for you to get in gear for your career.