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2021 Science Career Fair (Virtual)

Science Career Fair
October 5, 2021
11:00AM - 3:00PM
The Ohio Union, Performance Hall

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Add to Calendar 2021-10-05 11:00:00 2021-10-05 15:00:00 2021 Science Career Fair (Virtual) Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Event Host: ASC Career Success The Science Career Fair will be held both in-person on Monday, October 4th and virtually on Handshake Tuesday, October 5th. Both events are focused on helping you find an internship, a first job, or your next job! The event is open to ALL current Ohio State University students and recent alumni. Mark your calendar now! The VIRTUAL event will be held on Handshake’s Virtual Career Fair platform on October 5th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm ET. STUDENT REGISTRATION will open on Handshake on SEPTEMBER 6th at 8:00 am ET. Once you register for the virtual event, you will then need to sign up for info session and 1-on-1 chats with recruiters for all the companies of interest to you. Do this ASAP as both types of sessions can fill up quickly, as you don’t want to miss out! Attending employers recruit across a broad range of disciplines, but the focus will be on careers in the sciences. There will be a large number of private, non-profit, governmental sector companies recruiting for Interns, R&D developers, chemists, microbiologists, lab technicians & scientists, pharmaceutical researchers & sales, medical consulting & sales, medical researchers, medical scribes, data scientists, software analysts, and many other related technical careers. In addition, there will likely be opportunities for technology, marketing, communications, business, data analytics, and engineering students. Advanced research via Handshake is recommended to determine if a particular employer of interest will be in attendance and a good fit for your career advancement. You can also make an appointment via Handshake with a Career Coach to get assistance on your resume, pitch, and interviewing skills. Bring the following when you attend: Current Students: A valid BuckID is required to enter the fair on the day of the event. Recent Graduates: We welcome you to the event and request that you drop off a copy of your resume at the registration desk upon arrival Event Sponsor: Register This event is open to University Exploration students. Please note that if you require any accommodations such as live captioning or interpretation to fully participate in this event, please contact asccareer@osu.edu. Requests made two weeks before the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date. Please register for this event on Handshake: Register For This Session Please check Handshake for the most up-to-date event information. If you have a Disability and rely on a screen reader or the keyboard for access to your computer you will experience difficulty using the Handshake application. As the University works with Handshake to improve accessibility, please contact handshake@osu.edu for assistance in navigating and using this application. A member of our team will respond within 2 business days to assist you. This event is open to all Arts and Sciences Students and will be most beneficial to students in the following Career Communities: Career Communities help you discover new career paths, inform you of community-specific networking events, and exciting ways to become career ready!  Join as many as you’d like.  Log into Handshake, select “Career Interests” from your account drop-down menu, and identify the Career Communities that interest you! This program contributes to the awareness and Identification of Readiness Competencies: Communicate Effectively Own Your Career The Ohio Union, Performance Hall College of Arts and Sciences asccomm@osu.edu America/New_York public
Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Event Host: ASC Career Success


The Science Career Fair will be held both in-person on Monday, October 4th and virtually on Handshake Tuesday, October 5th. Both events are focused on helping you find an internship, a first job, or your next job! The event is open to ALL current Ohio State University students and recent alumni. Mark your calendar now!

The VIRTUAL event will be held on Handshake’s Virtual Career Fair platform on October 5th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm ET. STUDENT REGISTRATION will open on Handshake on SEPTEMBER 6th at 8:00 am ET. Once you register for the virtual event, you will then need to sign up for info session and 1-on-1 chats with recruiters for all the companies of interest to you. Do this ASAP as both types of sessions can fill up quickly, as you don’t want to miss out!

Attending employers recruit across a broad range of disciplines, but the focus will be on careers in the sciences. There will be a large number of private, non-profit, governmental sector companies recruiting for Interns, R&D developers, chemists, microbiologists, lab technicians & scientists, pharmaceutical researchers & sales, medical consulting & sales, medical researchers, medical scribes, data scientists, software analysts, and many other related technical careers.

In addition, there will likely be opportunities for technology, marketing, communications, business, data analytics, and engineering students.

Advanced research via Handshake is recommended to determine if a particular employer of interest will be in attendance and a good fit for your career advancement. You can also make an appointment via Handshake with a Career Coach to get assistance on your resume, pitch, and interviewing skills.

Bring the following when you attend:

  • Current Students: A valid BuckID is required to enter the fair on the day of the event.
  • Recent Graduates: We welcome you to the event and request that you drop off a copy of your resume at the registration desk upon arrival

Event Sponsor:


Register

This event is open to University Exploration students.

Please note that if you require any accommodations such as live captioning or interpretation to fully participate in this event, please contact asccareer@osu.edu. Requests made two weeks before the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Please register for this event on Handshake:
Register For This Session

Please check Handshake for the most up-to-date event information.

If you have a Disability and rely on a screen reader or the keyboard for access to your computer you will experience difficulty using the Handshake application. As the University works with Handshake to improve accessibility, please contact handshake@osu.edu for assistance in navigating and using this application. A member of our team will respond within 2 business days to assist you.


This event is open to all Arts and Sciences Students and will be most beneficial to students in the following Career Communities:

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Career Communities help you discover new career paths, inform you of community-specific networking events, and exciting ways to become career ready!  Join as many as you’d like.  Log into Handshake, select “Career Interests” from your account drop-down menu, and identify the Career Communities that interest you!

This program contributes to the awareness and Identification of Readiness Competencies:

  • Communicate Effectively
  • Own Your Career

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