KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is connecting students and recent graduates who are pursuing jobs and internships in a wide variety of fields with hiring employers at the fall 2023 lineup of career fairs, including for the business, engineering, information technology and health care fields.
Primarily in person, fairs begin Wednesday, Sept. 20, and wrap up with a specialty job fair Thursday, Nov. 9.
Job fairs
Engineering Expo
Sept. 20, 1 to 4:30 p.m. at Floyd Hall on Western’s Parkview Campus
Employers will meet WMU students from the 14 ABET-accredited engineering and applied sciences concentrations as well as related majors in aviation and business. Candidates are available for internship, co-op and full-time positions. Contact Sarah Misiak at (269) 387-2745 or email for more information.
Graduate and Professional School Fair
Oct. 4, 3 to 6 p.m. in the lobby of Miller Auditorium
Speak with representatives from nearly 80 graduate and professional schools from WMU and throughout the U.S. about your options for advanced studies. Contact Malia Roberts at (269) 387-8212 or email for more information.
Finance Career Night
Oct. 5, 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Fetzer Center
Hosted by the Zhang Career Center, the event begins with an employer panel, and then students will have the opportunity to network with employers recruiting for various finance positions. Contact Jennifer Palmatier at (269) 387-2729 or email for more information.
Virtual Business Career Day
Oct. 6, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Handshake
Students will have the opportunity to sign up for one-on-one sessions or group sessions with employers recruiting for various business-related positions. Contact Jennifer Palmatier at (269) 387-2729 or email for more information.
Supply Chain and Food Marketing Career Night
Oct. 9, 5 to 8 p.m. at the Fetzer Center
Hosted by the Zhang Career Center, students will have the opportunity to network with employers recruiting for various supply chain positions. Contact Jennifer Palmatier at (269) 387-2729 or email for more information.
Sales and Marketing Career Night
Oct. 10, 5 to 8 p.m. at the Fetzer Center
Hosted by the Zhang Career Center, students will have the opportunity to network with employers recruiting for various marketing positions. Contact Jennifer Palmatier at (269) 387-2729 or email for more information.
In-person Business Career Day
Oct. 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fetzer Center
Hosted by the Zhang Career Center, students will have the opportunity to network with employers recruiting for various business positions. Contact Jennifer Palmatier at (269) 387-2729 or email for more information.
Playbook to Success-Athletics Job Fair
Oct. 24, 6 to 8 p.m. in the W Room of the Donald Seelye Center
Companies from the state, region and throughout the nation will attend the event to recruit and connect with WMU student-athletes for co-op, internship and full-time positions. Contact Sarah Misiak at (269) 387-2745 or email for more information.
Life and Physical Science Job Fair
Nov. 9, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Wood Hall
This specialty job fair is for employers who seek to hire students for internships or full-time opportunities in the biomedical, environmental, laboratory, pharmaceutical, research and sustainable brewing industries. Contact Sarah Misiak at (269) 387-2745 or email for more information.
In addition to connecting at campus career fairs in the fall and spring, representatives from Career and Student Employment Services and the Zhang Career Center have conversations with hundreds of employers about their hiring needs that lead to thousands of full- and part-time internships and jobs posted to the online career site Handshake.
Thinking ahead
Job seekers attending any of the fall fairs should research employers in advance and have updated resumes available.
WMU students and alumni can learn about specific career and employment services available to them by visiting Career and Student Employment Services and the Zhang Career Center online.
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