UF Career Week

There Are Over

Students to Meet

Fall 2024 Career Week - September 23rd - September 27th

September 23rd - 27th 2024

Stephen C. O’Connell Center

Career Week is a University of Florida tradition. It offers recruiters the opportunity to find talented students and alumni for their organization.

Hosted by the university's Career Connections Center, it is the largest campus-hosted career fair in the Southeast. Career Showcase is a three-day event that brings together students and employers for in-person networking and recruiting. Each day is streamlined towards professions in different areas with day one as non-technically focused, including business, non-profits, government, social services, hospitality, retail, etc., and day two is focused on careers in technical fields, engineering, I.T., healthcare, construction, and more. Over 7,000 students attended Career Week to network with over 300 employers.

Event Days

Fall 2024 Career Showcase

September 24th & 25th
Stephen C. O’Connell Center

Non-Technical Day, Tuesday, September 24th, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Featuring opportunities in accounting, management, sales, government, finance, hospitality, healthcare, communications, marketing, social services, and other non-technical professions.

Technical Day, Wednesday, September 25th, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Featuring opportunities in engineering, information technology, research & development, architecture, programming, construction, biomedical, manufacturing and other technical professions.

Computer & Information Science & Engineering and Artificial Intelligence Career Fair

Monday, September 23rd
1 p.m - 6 p.m
Stephen C. O'Connell Center

This fair, formerly known as CISE Career Fair, is hosted specifically for companies who are hiring students and alumni with experience in computer science, computer engineering, digital arts and sciences, data science, cybersecurity, and AI/machine learning. If you sign up for both the AI and CISE Career Fair and the Career Showcase main event, you will receive a $300 discount.

Materials Science and Engineering Career Fair

Wednesday, September 25th
9 a.m - 11:30 a.m.
Stephen C. O'Connell Center

Agricultural and Biological Engineering Career Fair

Wednesday, September 25th
12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Stephen C. O'Connell Center

Career Week Interviews

In the days after Career Showcase, over 2,000 students interview on campus and virtually with hundreds of organizations such as yours. Take advantage of the opportunity to conveniently hold interviews on-campus and virtually immediately after Career Showcase and throughout the remainder of the semester. The interview space is reserved all day (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.), and you can interview as many students as you wish.

Career Showcase Registration Fees & Details

Register for Career Week

We accept credit cards (VISA, MasterCard or American Express) and checks. In the registration form, be sure to select your payment type as credit card or check.You will receive instructions to pay via credit once your registration is confirmed and you receive an invoice.

Make checks payable to “Univ. of Florida Career Connections Center” (TAX ID# 59-6002052). Include a printed copy of your invoice and send check payment to:

UF Career Connections Center
Attention: Career Showcase Registration
PO Box 118507
Gainesville, FL 32611-8507

Tax Exempt Organizations:

When you register as a nonprofit organization a member of our team will reach out to you to obtain a copy of your Consumer’s Certificate of Exemption from the IRS or any official government documentation stating that you are a verified tax-exempt entity, such as a government agency or a 501(c)(3) organization. If we do not receive the documentation within 2 weeks of our initial correspondence, we will not be able to approve your registration as a nonprofit and will add state of Florida tax to the total registration cost.

September 3, 2024 is the cancellation deadline for this event. Cancellations received by this date will receive a full refund and will not be charged for cancelling their event registration. All cancellations must be submitted in writing to the Career Connections Center. Please contact Career Events Staff at CCCCareerFairs@ufsa.ufl.edu to cancel your registration. No cancellations will be accepted after the deadline. Registered organizations who fail to show up at the event will still be charged for the event. Outstanding bills from previous events will prevent employers the use of other Career Connections Center services in the future. No-Shows: Organizations that do not check in by 11 a.m. on the day of the event will be considered a “no show.” Registered organizations that fail to show up at the event will result in a charge for the event regardless if payment has been received by the Career Connections Center.

Rather than carry your materials, ship them to us. You can ship materials starting two weeks prior to the event. Materials received on the day(s) of the event will not be immediately available. Please note shipping incurs a cost of $50. Shipping from the event: The Career Connections Center provides limited resources to ship your items back to your office. Be sure to label your items correctly and bring the necessary account numbers. There will be pickup locations at the career fair for all the major package carriers, including FedEx, and UPS. Shipping forms and packing supplies are very limited.

Registration Rates

2024 Career Showcase Registration Rates

Technical, Non-Technical, and Computer Information Science Engineering & AI Fair

Corporate

$850 - Early Registration, ~ June 24, 2024 
$875 - Regular Registration, June 25, 2024 – September 3, 2024
$900 - Late Registration, September 4, 2024 – September 23, 2024

Non-Profit/Government

$650 - Early Registration, ~ June 24, 2024
$675 - Regular Registration, June 25, 2024 – September 3, 2024
$700 - Late Registration, September 4, 2024 – September 23, 2024

Companies who register for the CISE AI Fair and either Technical or Non-Technical Day will receive a $300 discount.

Career Week Interview Spaces

$200 - Early Registration, ~ June 24, 2024
$225 - Regular Registration, June 25, 2024 – September 3, 2024
$250 - Late Registration, September 4, 2024 – September 23, 2024

What's Included

Cancellations & Changes to Registration

Cancellation: September 3rd, 2024 is the cancellation deadline for this event. Cancellations received by September 3rd will receive a full refund and will not be charged for canceling their event registration. All cancellations must be submitted in writing to the Career Events staff at the Career Connections Center via email to CCCCareerFairs@ufsa.ufl.edu. No cancellations will be accepted after the cancellation deadline of September 3rd. This includes registration changes for the Career Showcase days, Opportunity Meet-Up, and Career Week Interviews.

No Shows: Registered organizations who fail to show up at the event will still be charged for the event. Outstanding bills from previous events will prevent employers' use of other Career Connections Center services in the future.

All cancellations and changes must be received in writing, send to ccccareerfairs@ufsa.ufl.edu

View our detailed cancellation policy.

UF's Approach to Protests

At the University of Florida, we support the right to free expression in alignment with university policies. Demonstrations, protests, or other forms of expression are permitted on campus as long as they do not disrupt university operations, interfere with scheduled events, or infringe on the rights of others. Participants are expected to follow the guidelines outlined in UF’s Use of University Space policy, which ensures that activities remain respectful and maintain the educational environment.

For more details on these policies, please refer to the University's regulations on demonstrations and space usage.

Campus Demonstrations

Student Honor Code and Student Conduct Code

Use of University Space

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