Recruiting Timeline
We offer a slate of exciting opportunities for employers to become more engaged with our world-renowned university, while meeting our tremendously talented students and alumni, and connecting with faculty and staff. Past recruiters have indicated that attending our career events gives them a decisive advantage in recruiting top talent.
Fall 2021 (Hybrid Virtual and In-Person Events)
| Aug 30 | First Day of Classes |
| Sept 7 | Information Sessions Begin |
| Sept 7 | First Day of Interviewing |
| Sept 9 | Tepper Meetup (Virtual Networking Event) |
| Sept 13 | Virtual Encompass Career Fair (Virtual Event) |
| Sept 14 | Encompass Career Fair (In-person Event) |
| Sept 15 | Day-After Encompass Interviews |
| Sept 16 | CMU Summit Global Opportunities Virtual Career Fair (Virtual Event) |
| Sept 21-22 |
Technical Opportunities Conference and Converge (Virtual Event) |
| Sept 27 |
Tartan 2 Professional (T2P) Virtual Student Athlete Networking Event (Virtual Event) |
| Oct 14 | Fall Break: No Recruiting |
| Oct 20 | Spark: Startups and Emerging Companies (Virtual Event) |
| Oct 29 | Engineering Virtual Career Fair (Non ECE/CS) |
| Nov 5 | Community Day: No Recruiting |
| Nov 24-26 | Thanksgiving Break: No Recruiting |
| Dec 3 | Last Day of Classes - Last Day of Virtual Recruiting |
Spring 2022
| Jan 18 | Classes Begin |
| Jan 27 | Internship Showcase: Peer-to-Peer Industry Panel |
| Jan 24 | Information Sessions & Recruiting Begins |
| Jan 31 | Jumpstart (virtual) |
| Feb 1 | Encompass Career Fair Day 1 (in-person) |
| Feb 2 | Encompass Career Fair Day 2 (virtual) |
| Feb 9 |
Intelligence & Government Career Expo (virtual) |
| TBD |
Architecture Interchange-(CAOC) |
| TBD |
Design Confluence-(CAOC) |
| Feb 16 |
HCII Connect-(CAOC) |
| Feb 17 |
CAOC - Creative Arts Opportunities Career Fair (in-person) |
| TBD |
Engineering Career Fair (virtual) |
| March 4-11 |
Spring Break-No Recruiting |
| TBD |
PSIP Virtual Event (Invite Only) |
| Mar 21 |
Energy Career Fair (in-person) |
| TBD |
Non-Profit Connections Virtual Career Fair |
| TBD |
Data Science & Analytics Virtual Career Fair |
| TBD |
International Opportunities Fair & Virtual Networking Event |
| Apr 7-9 |
Spring Carnival-No Recruiting |
| TBD |
UI/UX Virtual Career Fair |
| Apr 29 |
Last Day of Classes |
| TBD |
Alumni & New Grad Virtual Career Fair |