Spring 2026

More information available in early Spring

Register to attend the 25th Annual NC Master's & Doctoral *Virtual* Career Fair!  This event connects employers with candidates who have or are earning a graduate degree (plus post-docs). This is the opportunity to gain visibility for your organization, collect resumes/CVs, conduct brief screening interviews and build relationships with candidates to meet your hiring goals. 

• Cost: $450 (for profit organizations)  |  $350 (nonprofit & government organizations)

Fee includes the option to have up to 15 representatives online to host one-on-one 10-minute chat sessions with students

Career Fair Format involves 10-minute one-on-one chat sessions with students with each representative during the time frame of the event. Breaks may be included when arranging your Sessions. 30-minute Information Sessions are an option (more information below).

• Information Sessions (30-minutes)

*The option to host up to five (5) thirty-minute (30-minute) virtual information sessions within the career fair time frame with a capacity of 50 participants per session (the count includes the organizations reps + students)

*Registration will open in the Spring

• After registering, begin setting up the 1:1 chat times and/or your information sessions. This is how you'll engage with students. (see additional instruction links below)

• Guide to virtual career fair via Handshake (Additional guidance for using the Handshake platform noted below; select the hyperlinks)

DEADLINE to register: TBD

Payment must be received by TBD. If payment hasn't been received by that date, the NC Master's & Doctoral Consortium reserves the option to cancel an organization's registration. If you know you will be unable to pay by that date, email hutchens@wfu.edu. No refunds or cancelled invoices are available after TBD; a full refund is available if cancelled on or before TBD. If an employer cancels their registration after TBD, or does not show on the day of the fair, they are still responsible for paying the registration fee. All cancellations MUST be made in writing to hutchens@wfu.edu; phone cancellations will not be accepted. This policy is upheld to allow for budgetary decisions related to the fair and to ensure accurate marketing of the event to students and alumni.

Additional Guidance for Using the Handshake Virtual Career Fair Platform

• Creating Schedules (Group Sessions and One-on-One Sessions)

• Managing Schedules for the virtual fair, and Claiming & Participating in a Schedule 

• Preparing for the Day-of the fair

• Hosting Sessions

• After the fair: email students from the RSVP list

Virtual/Online Interviews with Candidates

Employers are welcome to arrange virtual/online interviews with candidates at any time following the fair. You are responsible for contacting students directly. No in-person interviews will be held this year. 

Interested in registering or have questions?

Please contact Dana Hutchens (hutchens@wfu.edu)

Spring 2026