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Fast-Track Your Career: Join the Immediate Hiring Network in Handshake

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If you are graduating soon and actively seeking employment, the Immediate Hiring Network on Handshake is the fastest way to get your resume in front of recruiters who are hiring right now.

Why Join?

  • Direct Employer Visibility: Recruiters in this group are actively browsing candidate profiles to fill immediate vacancies.
  • Two-Way Messaging: Connect directly with hiring managers on Handshake to discuss open roles and pitch your skills.
  • Curated Opportunity Digests: Receive periodic updates featuring urgent job openings, recruiting events, and targeted job-search tips.
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Recent Career Fair Employer Attendee Data

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We’re excited to announce a new addition to our Career Services resources — a comprehensive list of companies that have attended Michigan Tech’s all-campus career fairs over the past three years! This includes employers who have participated in Career Fairs – either Fall or Spring since Spring 2023. The list provides valuable insight into the breadth of organizations that actively engage with our students, representing industries ranging from engineering and technology to business, healthcare, and beyond.

This new resource is designed to help students and alumni better prepare for career events and identify potential employers that have shown consistent interest in Michigan Tech talent. By exploring the list, you can discover which companies frequently recruit on campus. lt’s a great way to make your job search more informed and targeted.

We encourage you to take advantage of this tool and use it to enhance your career planning and professional development. Whether you’re a current student exploring internship options or an alum looking for new opportunities, the list showcases the strong employer connections that continue to grow through Michigan Tech’s partnerships. Visit our Career Services website to explore the full list.

You can sort and filter using the standard features for interacting with tables and clicking the column header.

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Handshake Collections for College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science (CFRES) Students

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Collections can help you get started looking for open positions on Handshake.

There are five different collections for students studying in CFRES. When you log in to Handshake, it should show you the appropriate collection based upon your own profile.

Collections can be a great way to start your job search and identify companies that may have positions of interest to you.

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How to Prep for the Fall 2026 Michigan Tech Career Fair

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Hello Huskies! Career Services is thrilled to kick off the Fall 2026 Career Fair. With over 350 employers heading to campus, we know you are eager to make valuable connections.

With just one week to go, here is your game plan to minimize stress and stand out to recruiters.

1. Set Up and Optimize Handshake

Don’t wait until you walk through the door—download the Handshake app (iOS & Android) today. Recruiters actively search profiles before the fair to target potential candidates.

  • Complete Your Profile: Ensure your major, graduation year, and interests are fully updated.
  • Refine Your Resume: Get feedback from Career Services, make your final edits, and upload the updated document to Handshake.
  • Set to Public: Mark your profile and resume as “Public” so attending recruiters can discover you.
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Navigating Pre-Employment Drug Screenings

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Securing a conditional job offer for an internship, co-op, or full-time position is an exciting milestone! However, before you can officially cross the finish line and start your first day, many employers will require you to complete a pre-employment drug screening as part of their hiring policy.

To help you seamlessly navigate this step of the onboarding process, the team at Michigan Tech Career Services has broken down what to expect, industry standards, and how to handle testing logistics from our unique location in the Keweenaw.

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Employer Tips: Finding the “Right” Fair for Your Hiring Organization

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Now, more than ever, a successful university recruiting strategy needs to be intentional. Simply showing up on campus is no longer enough—you need to align your presence with your specific hiring goals, target demographics, and capacity.

At Michigan Tech, we organize a diverse portfolio of events throughout the academic year to maximize your brand exposure and ensure high-quality interactions with our students. To help you build the most effective recruiting calendar, we’ve broken down the primary ways you can connect with Huskies, and how to determine which options are the right match for your business.

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How to Identify and Avoid Job Market Scams

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As you navigate the job market looking for internships, co-ops, or full-time roles, it is vital to stay vigilant. Online scammers frequently pose as legitimate employers in order to defraud students. These scams can be incredibly difficult to identify, but keeping a few key safety practices in mind will help keep your search secure.

At Michigan Tech Career Services, your professional safety is our top priority. Use this guide to recognize the red flags, protect your data, and safeguard your job search.

1. Recognize the Red Flags: When an Offer is “Too Good to Be True”

Employment scams often prey on a student’s need for flexible, high-paying work. Understanding the anatomy of a scam is your first line of defense.

  • The Financial Hook: A legitimate employer will never ask you to pay money upfront, process financial transactions, or purchase equipment with the promise of reimbursement. Watch out for “check-cashing” or “task” scams, where an employer sends you a large check, asks you to deposit it, and requests that you wire or transfer a portion back (via Venmo, cryptocurrency, or gift cards). Once the bank discovers the scammer’s check is fraudulent, you will be held legally and financially responsible for those missing funds.
  • Over-Urgency and Minimal Vetting: Be wary of recruiters who extend an immediate job offer without a formal interview or background check. Scammers often use language that creates a false sense of urgency (“Immediate start,” “Reply within 24 hours”) to bypass your critical thinking.
  • Vague Roles with Sky-High Pay: If a posting promises $500 a week for minimal, unstructured remote work—such as a “virtual assistant” or “data entry clerk”—but completely neglects to mention core job responsibilities, proceed with extreme caution.
  • Text and Chat-Only Hiring: Legitimate organizations require thorough vetting. If the entire interview and hiring process takes place solely via text message, WhatsApp, Telegram, or Google Hangouts, refuse to move forward until you can secure a video or in-person interview.
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Career Fair Registration Review Process

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We truly appreciate your investment in recruiting at Michigan Tech. Whether you are looking for your next engineering co-op or a full-time business analyst, our goal is to ensure you have the best, most productive experience possible throughout the entire process. A successful campus visit starts long before you set up your booth—it begins the moment you submit your registration details.

Because we want your team to thrive, our Career Services staff personally reviews every single registration that comes through our system. With so many fields to navigate—including class years, job types, work authorization parameters, and specific majors—it is incredibly easy to accidentally skip a field or leave a section blank. If we notice something that seems to be missing or could use a bit more detail, don’t be surprised if our team reaches out to you directly to clarify or update your registration.

This thorough review process is entirely for your benefit. When thousands of Huskies begin researching employers in the weeks leading up to the fair, they don’t just scroll through a massive list alphabetically. Instead, they use advanced filters to narrow down the playing field. Students search for very specific criteria to identify exactly which companies they need to visit, matching their current status and future goals to your open roles.

If your registration parameters aren’t clearly specified, your company might accidentally become invisible to your target audience. For example, if you are looking for sophomore interns but forget to select “Internship” or “Sophomore” in your registration dropdowns, your booth won’t show up when a sophomore filters for summer internships. By keeping your data precise and complete, you ensure that the right students can easily find you.

Think of your career fair registration as your digital storefront. Taking an extra five minutes to meticulously review your job types, target majors, and open positions ensures that the algorithm works for you, not against you. We are excited to host you on campus soon, and we look forward to working together to make this your most successful recruiting season yet!

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Fall 2026 – Pre-Fair Events

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We know that when you travel to campus, every hour counts. If you want to get the absolute most out of your visit, the night before the Career Fair is your golden opportunity to build meaningful connections with students before the main event.

To help you maximize your time on campus, we highly recommend adding these high-impact engagement options to your itinerary when you register for the Career Fair or finalize your travel arrangements.

Enhance Your Presence: Targeted Campus Mixers

As part of your registration process, you can opt-in to receive invitations to our campus Mixers. These are highly targeted, department-hosted networking events designed to connect you with smaller, specific groups of students.

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Fall 2026 Career Fest Schedule

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Are you concerned that students won’t recognize your brand? Career Fest events allow you to highlight the things you make and do!

What kinds of things does your company bring to an industry trade show? Bring those same items to campus to show off to our students in an outdoor, casual event. This “show and tell” format lets students learn what you do or make and what kinds of jobs they can find at your company. Enhance your branding by participating in one or more of these days.

The lineup for Fall 2026 includes:

  • Thu, Sep 4 | $75 | Local Jobs Expo (Employers in Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw Counties)
  • Wed, Sep 9 | $550 | Michigan Day (Employers with an office in Michigan)
  • Tue, Sep 15 | $550 | General Industry Day
  • Thu, Sep 17 | $550 | General Industry Day
  • Tue, Sep 22 | $550 | Foundry Fest
  • Wed, Sep 23 | $0 | Aerospace Day (Employers in the Aerospace Industry)
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