Career fairs
Career and internship fairs provide you with a convenient opportunity to meet with motivated and skilled students and alumni. Fairs are an excellent way for organizations to gain visibility among students, maximize recruiting efforts for a range of opportunities and build connections for future hiring needs.
If your organization is interested in having more visibility during our career fairs, consider being a fair sponsor. Fair sponsors will be recognized and displayed on the Nevada Career Studio's social media accounts (before and after the fair), all fair marketing (including the banner image on Handshake for the career fair), the Nevada Career Studio website (as fair sponsor), television monitor screens in the Nevada Career Studio (as fair sponsor) and signage at the event. Additionally, you will receive prime table placement (located next to the student entrance of the career fair).
For questions regarding fair sponsorship opportunities, please contact Peter Martinez, Coordinator of Employer Relations, at petermartinez@unr.edu.
2026-2027 career fairs
The Nevada Career Studio is currently planning our 2026-2027 career fairs schedule. We will announce our career fair schedule in late May/early June.
If you would like to receive our email update for our 2026-2027 career fairs schedule, email us at careers@unr.edu to add your information to our Handshake employer contact database.
New to Handshake?
Employer registration for Nevada Career Studio's career fairs is submitted on our Handshake platform. Follow these steps in order to create a Handshake employer account:
- Go to the .
- Select "No account? Sign up here."
- Be sure to include your colleagues in the “Contacts” and “Staff” sections of your account. This will enhance your Handshake experience, and ensure all of your representatives receive important emails from the Career Studio regarding fairs, events, newsletters and feature updates.
- Email the Nevada Career Studio to notify us you have completed your account request. This email will expedite your approval process.
- The Nevada Career Studio will notify you if your employer account is approved or if there is information that needs verification.
Want to make a bigger impact?
Your company/organization can be part of an exclusive opportunity to maximize your recruiting effectiveness at the 91·çÃùÄñ³ª with our Employer Sponsorship Program.
Career fair policies
The following career fair policies will be implemented during the 2025-2026 academic year.
The last day to register for a career fair at the regular rate will be two weeks prior to the date of the event by 5 p.m.
The late registration period begins the day after the regular registration deadline date. The following late fees will apply:
- $75 for profit-oriented companies
- $25 for government agencies and non-profit organizations
- $10 for University departments
The final day to register for the career fair will be three business days before the event by 5 p.m.
If registration is full and you are interested to be added to our wait list, please send an email to careers@unr.edu indicating which career fair you would like to be wait listed on. Please include your preferred email and phone number in the event we are able to accommodate your company/organization.
Please indicate any dietary concerns from your representatives attending the career fair in your registration on Handshake. We recommend sharing all dietary concerns no less than three business days before the career fair to give our University's catering office ample notice.
During the regular registration period, the additional representative fee is $40. During the late registration period, the additional representative fee is $50. Space permitting, additional representatives may be added until three business days before the career fair.
The last day to request a refund is three weeks prior to the career fair. Requests for refunds must be sent by email to careers@unr.edu. Refunds for registrations paid by credit card may be subject to a 6% surcharge. No refunds will be given for late registrations.
Contact the Nevada Career Studio if you will arrive late to the career fair. Unless we have been notified of your late arrival, we will release your table to the first walk-in registrant 30 minutes after the career fair start time.
If a table becomes available, the Nevada Career Studio will release that table 30 minutes after the career fair start time to the company/organization who made the first walk-in request. The employer will be charged the late registration fee for the career fair. Full payment is due upon arrival.
If an employer does not pay the career fair registration fees within 30 days after the event, the Nevada Career Studio will suspend the employer’s access to post opportunities and events on Handshake, including job announcements and information sessions, and the employer will not be able to register for upcoming career fairs until past due fees are paid.
Employers must inform the Nevada Career Studio of extenuating circumstances in writing immediately at careers@unr.edu. Otherwise, the employer’s Handshake account will be suspended.
Questions?
If you have any questions about our future career fairs, contact us at careers@unr.edu. Employers who are approved on will receive email updates via our quarterly employer newsletter.