STEAM Job + Internship Fair

View of a virtual interview happening during the fair on a laptop.

UB’s largest job & internship fair connecting employers with UB students interested in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math fields.

October 4 - 5, 2022

Virtual
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. each day

Students Employers

The STEAM Job + Internship Fair is back as a 2-day event—and virtual.

Schedule sessions to meet with students interested in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math fields.

✏️ Note: please register for each day you’d like to attend.

October 4
October 5

Registration closes on Tuesday, September 16, 2022, at 5 p.m. EST

What to expect

Once verified, you’ll be able to engage with students about your current jobs and internships for free and in a variety of formats, including:

  • Video, audio and text chats
  • 30-minute group sessions to meet up to 50 students to share company information and answer questions live.
  • One-on-one meetings scheduled in advance to chat directly with qualified students for 10-minutes.

Plus, you’ll get:

  • Customizable schedule that fits your availability
  • Listing in Bullseye powered by Handshake
  • Inclusion in general fair marketing
  • Access to Handshake’s Virtual Career Fair Toolkit
Here's your virtual fair checklist to help you get ready

Get Verified

We want to make sure that the virtual STEAM Job + Internship Fair is the right fit for you and your hiring needs. 

To meet the registration verification criteria, you’ll need to:

  1. Post & Connect: Make sure your job or internship is posted in Bullseye powered by Handshake before completing your registration submission.
  2. Submit Registration for Review: A team member will review your registration to make sure this fair is a good fit for you and your company.
  3. Payment Required: An invoice will be emailed to you, which includes a credit card payment link. Please note: Companies will not be live to students or permitted to participate until payment is made in full by September 16, 2022.
  4. Manage your Schedule: Once verified, create your schedule for students to sign up to meet with you in either 1:1 sessions or group sessions by Friday, September 16, 2022.
Learn how to create a schedule for the fair
See how to manage my schedule

Payments:

As part of the verification process, once your fair registration has been reviewed by a Career Design Center team member, an invoice will be emailed to you that includes a credit card payment link.

Once payment is received, a confirmation email will be sent and you'll be officially verified to participate in the virtual STEAM Job + Internship Fair.

Attention:

Companies will not be live to students or permitted to participate unless payment is made in full by Friday, September 16, 2022.

Daily Fair Rates:

Each rate includes:

  • One day during STEAM Job + Internship Fair Week
  • Listing in Bullseye powered by Handshake
  • Inclusion in general fair marketing
  • Access to Handshake’s Virtual Career Fair Toolkit
True Blue Price:

$150 per day

Non-Profit/Government Price:

$50 per day

Start-up Price:

$25 per day

Please note: To receive the startup rate the UB Connections team will evaluate each organization based on meeting the following statement: “An employer that has a goal to develop, grow and validate a scalable business model and is intended to grow beyond the founder, but is not yet a publicly traded and owned entity.”

Cancellation Policy:

Registrations will incur a $50 administrative fee on refunds. No refunds will be provided after September 2, 2022 at 5 p.m.

On the day of the fair

We recommend using Chrome or Firefox web browsers on a desktop for the best experience. ✏️ Note: please make sure that your browser accepts pop-ups.

You can use the Handshake Video Test to ensure your audio, video, and screen-sharing settings are correctly configured.

For more details on system and security settings, refer to Handshake Video Requirements & Troubleshooting (Employers).

Launching your sessions

You'll be able to launch sessions up to 60 minutes early. Students are able to join up to 5- minutes early to test their connection, so please know that if you are in a session early, students could appear early as well.

  1. Navigate to the fair overview page by clicking the notification at the top of your home screen, or by clicking Fairs from the left navigation bar.
  2. Click on the Schedules tab. 
  3. Click on the blue Launch video button for the upcoming session.
  4. You'll be taken to the launch screen, which provides an overview of the session details, video preview, and a button to Join now.
    ✏️ Note: You can click the three dots menu icon on this page to adjust audio and video settings.
  5. Click Join Now to start the session. If your video is not enabled, a circle with your initials will appear instead.

Here's an example of what a 1:1 session will look like

🎥 Video: 10-minute watch

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