Brand awareness is a key recruiting element, and we encourage you to build it early with frequent on-campus visits and regular engagement with our students. We offer many different recruiting opportunities, and staff is available to assist you with building a presence at Fitchburg State. We look forward to working with you.
Fall 2026 Recruitment Calendar
September 3: First day of classes
September 7: No classes, Labor Day
September 14: First day of fall recruiting activities
September 29: Fall Internship Fair
October 7: Accounting/Finance Networking Event
October 12: No classes, Indigenous Peoples’ Day / Columbus Day
October 15: Let’s Taco ‘Bout Your Career Event
November 4: Graduate School Fair
November 11: No classes, Veteran’s Day
November 19: MAIPSE/PIE Career Exploration Event
November 25-27: No classes, Thanksgiving Break
December 1: Police Program Career Event
December 9: Final day of fall recruiting activities
December 11: Final day of classes
Career Services and Advising hosts career fairs and recruiting events each semester. If you have any questions regarding any of our events, please contact Susan Beddes, Associate Director for Internship Coordination and Employer Relations at sbeddes@fitchburgstate.edu or 978.665.3321.
Fall 2026
Internship Fair: Tuesday, September 29, 1-4 PM. Focuses on internship positions for spring and summer 2027, open to all fields. This event is by invitation. Please reach out to Susan Beddes, Associate Director for Internship Coordination and Employer Relations at sbeddes@fitchburgstate.edu to inquire about attending.
Spring 2027- Save the dates!
Health and Life Sciences Career Fair: Wednesday, February 24 1-4 PM. Focuses on healthcare, biotech/life sciences, environmental science and public health industries. This event is by invitation. Please reach out to Susan Beddes, Associate Director for Internship Coordination and Employer Relations at sbeddes@fitchburgstate.edu to inquire about attending.
Business and Technology Career Fair: Tuesday, March 23, 1-4 PM. Focuses on business, engineering technology, construction management, and IT/technology fields. This event is by invitation. Please reach out to Susan Beddes, Associate Director for Internship Coordination and Employer Relations at sbeddes@fitchburgstate.edu to inquire about attending.
Creative and Common Good Career Fair: Tuesday, March 30, 1-4 PM. Focuses on communications, arts, education, criminal justice, government, human services and nonprofit fields. This event is by invitation. Please reach out to Susan Beddes, Associate Director for Internship Coordination and Employer Relations at sbeddes@fitchburgstate.edu to inquire about attending.
Employer information tables may be scheduled by email for appropriate locations on campus in order to share information about your organization and recruit for open positions. Tables are scheduled on Mondays through Wednesdays during the fall and spring semester and employers are limited to one tabling opportunity per semester. Any organization looking to hold an information table on campus must follow information table policy (please see policies page).
To request an information table for the upcoming semester, please complete the request form(opens in a new tab). We encourage you to review our tabling policies below prior to making your request.
Set up interviews with potential candidates on campus or virtually through Handshake. Reach out to us by email careercenter@fitchburgstate.edu to register.
If you are interested in recruiting students in a specific academic department, speaking in front of a class, or connecting with a student affinity group on campus please contact us by email careercenter@fitchburgstate.edu. We will act as liaison if the connection is welcomed by the group and is an appropriate match.