Spring 2020 Career Fairs
Next week, the University of Kentucky will welcome nearly 200 employers to campus for the spring semester career fair series. The Engineering, Computer Science and STEM Career Fair will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, and the Business, Communications, Liberal Arts and Humanities Career Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12.
Both career fairs will be held in the Gatton Student Center ballrooms. The spring career fairs offer students an important opportunity to network and connect with employers representing a wide variety of industries. Participating employers will range from Fortune 500 companies, startups and large regional organizations, to government agencies and nonprofit and service organizations.
Employers are interested in connecting with students from all academic majors, and they’re eager to share information with students about internships, co-ops and job opportunities, so students from all class years are encouraged to consider attending.
“Our message to students is, don’t miss this opportunity to connect with employers who are spending the day on our campus," said Ray Clere, the director of UK’s Stuckert Career Center. "It’s important to have career options, and career fairs are one of the best places to identify opportunities and make networking connections.”
No advance registration is required to attend the spring career fairs, but students are encouraged to wear business-professional attire, and to bring multiple copies of their résumé/CV. The spring career fairs are a partnership between Engineering Career Development, the Graham Career Management Office in the Gatton College of Business and Economics and the Stuckert Career Center. Students are encouraged to review the list of employers attending the spring career fairs using UK’s Handshake career management platform and/or the UK Career Fair Plus app available for free through the Apple and Android app stores.