Business, Engineering and IT Career Fair

Registrations remain in a pending state until reviewed. Please do not book travel until you receive confirmation that your registration has been approved.

Because space is limited, employers recruiting for engineering should choose one engineering day or the other, that is, Wednesday or Thursday.

That said, if it's important to you to attend BOTH engineering days, you must purchase a Premium Booth for each day and add the Bearcat Package under General Items.

Companies that are primarily hiring in construction, civil engineering or architectural engineering are allocated a number of booths/tables on each engineering day.

On Wednesday, these tables will be the Tangeman University Center (TUC) Great Hall. On Thursday, these spaces will be in a zone of the Campus Recreation Center (no one is in TUC on Thursday).

If these spaces are sold out when you register, select "Construction/Civil Engineering Waiting List" to let us know you'd like to attend if a spot opens up. If you are willing to attend either day, join the waiting list for both dates. If you can only attend one or the other, join the waiting list for that day only.

Companies primarily hiring in IT, cybersecurity, or computer science are encouraged to register for Thursday, September 18, when we'll set up a special zone of the Campus Recreation Center for IT and computing. Booths here are only $300.

If you prefer to (or can only) come on Wednesday, September 17, you are welcome to register for that day at the regular rate.

If you're attending the fair and are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce in engineering and IT, you're invited to this event on Wednesday, September 17, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in Nippert Stadium West Pavilion North Lounge. Free. RSVP with your fair registration.

Employers are invited to a casual reception on Wednesday, September 17, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Nippert West Pavilion South Lounge. The reverse career fair takes place down the hall at the same time, so you can easily attend both events. Non-alcoholic beverages and light bites will be served. Free. RSVP with your fair registration.

A standard (single) booth is $600 on Tuesday or $800 on Wednesday or Thursday. A premium (double) booth is $1,500 on Tusday or $1,800 on Wednesday or Thursday. 

Companies that are recruiting primarily in IT, cybersecurity or computer science are eligible for a special $300 rate on Thursday, September 18.

In the Campus Recreation Center, booth size is 10'x10' for standard, 10'x20' for premium. In Tangeman University Center there are no booths, just 6'x30" tables.

We offer a 50% discount to nonprofit organizations, government entities, and first-time attendees. Discounts apply to standard registrations only. The first-timer discount is extended to companies that have not attended this fair in the past 36 months, and "first-timer" applies to the company, not a representative. Government contractors do not qualify for the discount. Discounts do not apply to the special IT booth rate. Discounts cannot be stacked. Discounts, if any, will be applied upon approval of your fair registration.

Payment is due August 29, 2025. Credit card payment is preferred. If you must pay by check, make payable to "University of Cincinnati" and mail to University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210115, Cincinnati OH 45221-0115. You will receive an invoice upon approval of your career fair registration.

Companies with an outstanding balance from a previous fair will not be approved to attend until the balance is paid.

Cancellations received on or before August 22, 2025, will not pay the registration fee, or, if payment has already been made, will receive a full refund. Cancellations received August 23 through August 29 will be charged 50% of the registration fee or receive a 50% refund. Cancellations received after August 29 will be charged 100% of the registration fee and will NOT receive a refund. Cancellations must be approved in writing.

In the unlikely event of a University closure, the career fair may still take place. If the University closes on any day of the fair, a refund will be issued for that day only, and only if the University also cancels the fair that day. In other words, for refund purposes, each day is considered a separate event.

In response to growing demand among students for jobs that support environmental sustainability and the increasing importance of sustainability to business operations, we will highlight companies that are actively hiring for "green" roles at this fair.

Students from UC's Net Impact chapter will determine eligibility. To be considered as a green jobs employer, indicate your interest when you register for the fair. Learn more about the green jobs designation.

Companies that do not attend the career fair may not schedule on-campus recruiting (e.g., information sessions or interviews) before or during career fair week. Instead, we invite you to schedule these for the weeks after the fair.

Even if you are planning to attend the fair, we will decline requests to conduct interviews prior to the fair. See "Post-Fair Interviews" on this page for guidance regarding interviews.