Career Fairs

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and social distancing measures in place by the state of Illinois, the Engineering Career Center will likely host a virtual career fair in Fall 2020.

We will update this website as soon as more details are confirmed. Thank you for your patience with us while we work to ensure a good recruitment experience for both employers and UIC engineering students.

The Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair is one of the largest career fairs at UIC. Previous Engineering and Computer Science Career Fairs have drawn over 100 companies and over 2,000 students to the career fair.

It is a wonderful opportunity for employers to recruit entry-level full-time engineers as well as summer interns, co-op students, or even part-time positions or contract positions.

We encourage you to review our Fall 2019 enrollment to learn more about the number of students in each engineering major at UIC.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and social distancing measures in place by the state of Illinois, the Engineering Career Center will likely host a virtual career fair in Fall 2020.

We will update this website as soon as more details are confirmed. Thank you for your patience with us while we work to ensure a good recruitment experience for both employers and UIC engineering students.

Schedule for BOTH FAll 2020 Career Fair Days September 22nd and September 23rd

Day 1 Majors: Computer Science & Computer Engineering

Day 2 Majors: Bioengineering, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Industrial, & Mechanical Engineering

Detailed schedule will be announced when registration opens in Summer 2020.

If you have any questions related to the Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair, please contact:

• Rose Coppola-Conroy, Director
  • rcconroy@uic.edu
  • Phone: 312-355-5174

Registration Deadlines:

• Deadline to Register will be announced when registration opens in Summer 2020.

Majors: All Engineering and Computer Science

• Bioengineering (BioE)
• Chemical Engineering (ChemE)
• Civil Engineering (Civil)
• Computer Science (CS)
• Computer Engineering (CompE)
• Electrical Engineering (EE)
• Industrial Engineering (IE)
• Mechanical Engineering (ME)

Career Fair Registration Single Day Rate:

• TBA when registration opens in Summer 2020.

Career Fair Registration Two-Day Rate:

• TBA when registration opens in Summer 2020.

Small Companies of <50 total employees: Please contact a member of the Engineering Career Center Team to discuss on-campus recruitment options.

Payment:

Credit card and check payments are accepted for the Career Fair. Please make checks payable to: University of Illinois at Chicago and send to:

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

Engineering Career Center

Attn: Rose Coppola-Conroy

851 S. Morgan St., Rm 800 SEO

Chicago, IL 60607

Market your company with weekly email blasts or push notifications through our career fair app.

Please note that there is limited availability for push notifications and email blasts. This website will be updated once those items are sold out. 

• $150: Three push notifications and a designation as a “featured” employer in our career fair app.
• $350: Three weekly email blasts leading up to the career fair.

For additional questions about marketing opportunities during the career fair, please contact Rose Coppola-Conroy.

Deadline to receive a refund for Ads is Monday, September 14th.

Career Fair Registration: A full refund will be provided if a cancellation is received by: Monday, September 14th at 5pm. Refunds will not be processed if an employer does not attend the fair.

Marketing Opportunities: A full refund will be provided if a cancellation is received by: Monday, September 14th at 5pm.

On Campus Interviews: Due to the high demand for on-campus interviews, cancellations will only be refunded up until Monday, September 14th at 5pm.

Inclement Weather: No refunds will be issued for cancellations caused by inclement weather, or other natural weather events that are outside of our control.

For an in-person career fair, any career fair materials may be shipped to:

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

Engineering Career Center

Attn: Rose Coppola-Conroy

851 S. Morgan St., Rm 800 SEO

Chicago, IL 60607

Deadline to receive all career fair materials: Friday, September 18th.

Return shipping must be arranged by the employer. At the end of the fair, please complete all shipping labels and arrange for a FedEx or UPS pickup at:

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

Engineering Career Center

851 S. Morgan St., Rm 800 SEO

Chicago, IL 60607

On-campus interviews will be hosted virtually by UIC following the career fair throughout the month of October. We strongly recommend registering early for on-campus interviews.

Please note that due to the high demand for virtual on-campus interviews, cancellations for on-campus interviews will only be refunded until Monday, September 14th at 5pm. Any employer who cancels virtual on-campus interviews after the September 14th deadline will not be refunded.

Questions about on-campus interviews? Please contact Rose Coppola-Conroy.

As visitors to the UIC campus, you expected to abide by University policies, including sexual harassment policies.

Before the Career Fair:

• Complete all registration career fair details carefully. Information provided in your registration (company name, website, positions hiring for, etc.) will be shared with students in the career fair booklet, on the Engineering Career Center website, and our weekly e-newsletter.
• We strongly encourage you to post the positions you are recruiting for in UICcareers.com. UICcareers.com is our internal job board exclusively for UIC students and recent alumni. We recommend including information about your presence at the UIC Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair in the position descriptions that you post on UICcareers.com.
• If possible, we strongly encourage you to invite UIC alumni working in your companies to help staff your table during the career fair. Alumni ribbons are available at the employer check-in desks and can be a great conversation starter with UIC students.

During the Career Fair: 

• Please engage with students. Standing in front of your table and welcoming students to speak with you can help to create more meaningful and productive conversations.
• If you are open to being contacted by students, consider bringing business cards, or cards with a general company email address on them. Students will feel much better about having a name, or at least an email, to follow-up on applications with.

After the Career Fair:

• Contact students you are interested in quickly!
• Consider other ways to engage with UIC students on campus via Pop-Up tables, Info Sessions, Tech Talks, On-Campus Interviews, and more. All available virtually in Fall 2020!
• Contact us if you would like to learn more about additional engagement opportunities on campus, or to hear about additional upcoming career fairs hosted at UIC.