job fair
noun
: an event where employers offer information about their companies to people who are looking for jobs
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Crowds of current and recently fired federal workers gathered at a job fair in Maryland on Saturday to search for new career opportunities as the Trump administration continues its purge of federal workers.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2025
Last week the Trump administration stopped the recruitment of our best and brightest Black engineers and scientists at a job fair that has been held annually for 38 years.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
Programming begins on Thursday, May 29, with a job fair hosted in partnership with Basecamp, along with networking opportunities, then continues on Friday with a full day of talks, panels, and workshops, followed by evening festivities.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 3 Feb. 2025
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Crowds of current and recently fired federal workers gathered at a job fair in Maryland on Saturday to search for new career opportunities as the Trump administration continues its purge of federal workers.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2025
Last week the Trump administration stopped the recruitment of our best and brightest Black engineers and scientists at a job fair that has been held annually for 38 years.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
Programming begins on Thursday, May 29, with a job fair hosted in partnership with Basecamp, along with networking opportunities, then continues on Friday with a full day of talks, panels, and workshops, followed by evening festivities.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Job fair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/job%20fair. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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