WSU Career Expos for Employers

This Career Expo: General Fair will be held virtually on Handshake on Monday, February 10, 11:00 am-2:00 pm PST, and in-person at Beasley Coliseum on Tuesday, February 11, 11:00 am- 3:00 pm PST. This Fair is attended by all majors, and all industries are encouraged to attend.

The In-person Career Expo Registration starts at $575 and includes one 8-ft table with table linen, two chairs, lunch for two recruiters, one parking pass, wireless internet, receipt, and storage of pre-shipped display materials.  The virtual Career Expo registration costs $250. Once registered, company representatives will need to set up virtual ten-minute 1:1 sessions and/or 30-minute group sessions for the duration of the event. See the helpful guidelines below for more details on navigating a Handshake Career Fair. All Career Expo employer registrations close on January ( Details TBA).

The Career Expo: Arts, Science, and Education Fair will be hosted virtually on Handshake (date/time TBA). The Career Expo fair aims at connecting talented students with organizations looking for a diverse range of specialties. The College of Arts and Sciences offers 24 majors with over 70 specializations, while the College of Education prepares professionals in Athletic Training, Teaching, Sport Management, and Kinesiology. In addition, the Human science specialists from the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resources Science will also be in attendance, as well as the communications specialties from the Murrow College of Communication. Whether you are a small non-profit or a history-rich company, it is always an asset to have a talented Coug on your team. Please note that only employers with internships and job opportunities that align with the majors and specialties below will be approved to attend.

To learn more about the majors at the College of Arts and Science, visit their website.

To learn more about the majors at the College of Education, visit their website.

To learn more about the Human Science degrees at the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resources, visit their website

To learn more about the majors at the Murrow College of Communication, visit their website.

Are you a Non-profit, Education, or Government industry? Join us for just $150! All other industries can join for $250. This includes up to 3 hours of recruitment access. Once registered, company representatives will need to set up virtual ten-minute 1:1 sessions and/or 30-minute group sessions for the duration of the event. See the helpful guidelines below for more details on navigating a Handshake Career Fair. All Career Expo employer registrations close on January (details TBA).

This Career Expo & Technical Fair will be held virtually on Handshake on Monday, October 7, 11:00 am-2:00 pm PST, and in-person at Beasley Coliseum on Tuesday, October 8, 11:00 am-3:00 pm PST. This Fair is attended by all majors and has a focus on technical opportunities.

The In-person Career Expo Standard Registration starts at $475/$575 and includes one 8-ft table with table linen, two chairs, lunch for two recruiters, one parking pass, wireless internet, receipt, and storage of pre-shipped display materials. The virtual Career Expo Standard registration costs $150/$250. Once registered, company representatives will need to set up virtual ten-minute 1:1 sessions and/or 30-minute group sessions for the duration of the event. See the helpful guidelines below for more details on navigating a Handshake Career Fair. All Career Expo employer registrations close on Friday, September 20, 2025.

Want to take your visit to the next level? Consider joining us this season as a Premier Career Expo employer. Please note that for branding order proposes, this opportunity closes a few weeks before the actual Fair.

Costs:

• Premier In-person cost: $1100
• Premier Education/Government/non-profit for Hybrid cost: $1150 (Must register for Virtual and In-Person Expo to apply the $100 discount)
• Premier Industry Hybrid cost: $1250 (Must register for Virtual and In-Person Expo to apply the $100 discount)

The premier in-person/hybrid registration includes the following:

• Premier table location at In-person Fair (one of the first 8-16  tables at the active in-person Fair)
• Logo on swag given to all students
• Recognition on all promotions and website
• Curbside Parking (1 vehicle only)
• One 8-ft table with table linen and two chairs.
• Lunch for two recruiters
• Wireless internet, receipt, and storage of pre-shipped display materials
• One table for optional student interviewing the following day.

If you bring more than two representatives, please indicate those details under “extra item options” when registering your group on Handshake.

Costs:

• Education/Government/Non-Profit for Virtual cost: $150
• Industry Virtual cost:  $250
• Education/Government/Non-Profit for In-Person cost:  $475
• Industry In-person cost:  $575
• Education/Government/non-profit for Hybrid cost: $525 (Must register for Virtual and In-Person Expo to apply the $100 discount)
• Industry Hybrid cost: $725 (Must register for Virtual and In-Person Expo to apply the $100 discount)

The standard in-person/hybrid registration includes the following:

• One 8-ft table with table linen and two chairs.
• Lunch for two recruiters
• One parking pass
• Wireless internet, receipt, and storage of pre-shipped display materials
• One table for optional student interviewing the following day.

If you bring more than two representatives, please indicate those details under “extra item options” when registering your group on Handshake.

Hybrid Discount:

If a company registers for BOTH the in-person and the virtual Career Expos in October and February, ASCC will discount $100 from the virtual fair. The standard registration cost to attend both fairs will be $525 (E,G, NP)/$725 (I) combined, and the premier total would be $1150 (E,G, NP) /$1250 (I) combined with no additional requested costs included.

Additional Services:

Employers can add additional requests to their registration types, including any of the following:

• Requesting an interview table/room on Wednesday, February 8, between 8:30 am-4 pm (No Cost)
• Additional Lunch $15—2 lunches are included in your registration.  Please indicate if you wish to purchase additional lunches in your registration.
• Additional Parking Pass $10—1 parking pass is included in your registration.  Please indicate if you wish to purchase additional parking passes in your registration.
• Additional attending representative(s) $25—All registrations include only two representatives. Please indicate additional representatives in your registration. Each additional registered representative will also be provided with a lunch.

Is your organization looking to build a more meaningful partnership with WSU by engaging in professional skill-building experiences with a wide range of WSU students? Consider becoming a Coug Honored Partner.

Along with the Career Expos, the Academic Success and Career Center (ASCC) provides central career development, holistic advising, and student success programs for all students at Washington State University. As Coug Honored Partner with ASCC, beyond the Career Expos, your company will also be central to expanding the impact of engagement initiatives supporting all WSU majors.

Some highlighted benefits of becoming a Coug Honored Partner include the following:

• A premier registration table at both spring and fall in-person Career Expos (booth details described above).
• Promotional initiatives exclusive to Coug Honored Partners
• High-impact engagement opportunities depending on package preferences.

To learn more, request a meeting, and sign up as a Coug Honored Partner this season, please visit our Coug Honored Partners page:

• In-person or virtual capacity has been reached when there are no more available registration types. If you are just interested in the In-Person Expo experience, but there are no more registration types available, the best next step is to register for the Virtual Career Expo via the Handshake platform of still available and email the Career Expo team. All Career Expo employer registrations close on Friday, September 20, 2025 or until filled.
  
• You can request to be added to the In-person waitlist as a first-come, first-served request by emailing us at employer@wsu.edu and filling out our Waitlist Survey (TBA). Please include the Company name, the name of the primary contact, and the main contact’s email address with your message.
   
• IMPORTANT: Being waitlisted does not guarantee that you have secured a table at the WSU Career Expo. Please do not plan to travel to the Expo unless the WSU career team has confirmed that registration is available and forwarded an updated invoice.

• As part of fostering both new and continuing relationships with our Career Expo employers this season, we wanted to offer a series of webinars for your team to attend in preparation for the Career Expos on October 7 and October 8. Each type of session is repeated content, so you only need to attend one.
   
• These webinars will be hosted over Zoom. Please note that all employer registrants must have a zoom account (free, personal, or company) to attend this series.

WSU Employer Success Series: Preparing for Virtual or In-Person Expo

Is this your first WSU Career Expo or the 10th?  Join Career Expo staff as they share the best practices for preparing before and after the Career Expo, suggestions for effective virtual or in-person Expo experiences, and brand-building tips for your team.

• SESSIONS COMING SOON!

WSU Employer Success Series: Hiring International Students

Looking to connect with even more Cougs? Ever considered internships for international students? Join Nitivia Jones, the International Student Advisor at the WSU Office of International Programs to learn about this WSU student program and how to create inclusive opportunities to attract students to your virtual or in-person Expo booth.

• Click Here to watch this session on YouTube

Regarding our cancelation policy, organizations can only receive a full refund if you cancel your reservation on or before Friday, September 20, 2025 for the Fall Career Expo (or about 2 weeks before each fair). This policy is due to event logistics, marketing, and expenses already being in motion leading up to each fair.

All registered employers are required to pay for the Career Expo by the specified date on their invoice or/and registration. If an invoice is unpaid after the event, all previous dues must be paid BEFORE registering for the next Career Expo.

All WSU events, including all In-person Career Expos, are subject to the President’s or designee’s declarations regarding inclement weather cancellations. As a campus, the safety of our students, staff, and guests is of the utmost precedence. If WSU shuts down to inclement weather, the Career Expo team will communicate any event cancelations to employer registrants as soon as we receive a notification.

The WSU Career team will not be able to issue any refunds due to an inclement weather cancelation, as event logistics, marketing, and expenses are already in motion leading up to the fair.

If you need to reach the WSU Career Expo team regarding inclement weather inquiries, email us at employer@wsu.edu. For full details on WSU’s Inclement Weather policy, visit the WSU Police Department’s inclement weather page.

We greatly value your partnership and look forward to connecting you with our students this season. Please let us know if you would be interested in holding a recruitment or networking event for students. Information sessions, workshops, resume reviews, and panel sessions are great ways to engage with students interested in your company’s opportunities. For more information on how to engage with WSU before and after the fairs, please refer to our Engage with WSU resource.

Questions? Email employer@wsu.edu.

We want to ensure all our employer partners can fully participate in Career Expo events. If a reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact employer@wsu.edu at least seven business days before an event, and we will do our best to try to meet this request.

• WSU’s Academic offerings include 95 majors, 86 minors, and more than 100 in-major specializations. The benefit of the WSU Expo is the possibility of connecting with new or specialized talent eager to learn about their potential in your industry or company. The WSU Career Expos are our largest multi-major career events across the WSU system, hosting hundreds of employers across multiple industries and supporting thousands of students in all majors each season.

• Looking to engage with specific Majors? Make sure to plan to connect with students before attending WSU Virtual Career Expo. The more they “see” a company (in online webinars, messaging students on Handshake, visiting classrooms, treks, tabling, offering professional development, appearing in panels, reaching out to clubs…etc.), the more momentum it builds for each recruitment season.
  • Click here for employer engagement resources.
  • Click here to connect with campus partners from specific colleges or programs.
     
• Once registered, company teams need to set up virtual ten-minute 1:1 sessions and/or 30-minute group sessions. Create employer schedules as soon as your representatives have been identified. Career Fair registration will open to students shortly after employer registration opens.

• Avoid limiting your participant pool by setting strict limits on GPA, Majors (as appropriate), and Academic Level (Sophomore, Junior….etc.) when you register your company. Excluding majors/levels/GPAs will prevent students from “seeing” your company and being able to register for your 1:1 or group sessions.
   
• We recommend having just 1-2 representatives participate in the event’s totality. For a 3-hour event, for example, one representative could technically host up to 18 back-to-back 1:1 sessions or 6 back-to-back 30-minute sessions (without a break).
   
• We recommend that representatives plan for breaks between 1:1 or group sessions and indicate that in their fair schedule.
   
• We recommend your teams engage with the WSU student leading up to your WSU visit. For more information on how to engage with WSU before and after the fairs, please refer to our Engage with WSU resource.

• Help Video: Webinar on Feature with employer-centered Q and A
• Help Article: Overview of Employer Scheduling
• Help Article: Video Requirements for Employers at Virtual Fairs
• Help Article: Schedule Management
• Help Article: Creating a Schedule for Virtual Fairs
• Help Guide: Getting Started With Handshake: Employers
• Help Guide: Virtual Fairs in Handshake: A Guide for Employers
• Help Guide: Virtual Recruiting Features Details
• Help Guide: Employer Help Center

• WSU’s Academic offerings include 95 majors, 86 minors, and more than 100 in-major specializations. The benefit of the WSU Expo is the possibility of connecting with new or specialized talent eager to learn about their potential in your industry or company. The WSU Career Expos are our largest multi-major career events across the WSU system, hosting hundreds of employers across multiple industries and supporting thousands of students in all majors each season.

• Employers attending the in-person Career Expo are arranged in alphabetical order across all industries. This is done to support all large-scale logistics and to make the event more equitable for all participating employer industries and attending majors. This will mean that an employer event table number will be determined by your company name as listed alphabetically in Handshake in either the court level (first level- Fall only) or concourse (second level) of Beasley Coliseum. One significant change this season is how the event traffic will flow. This season, once past registration and premier employers, all attending students will be directed to the court level (first level) first and then up around the concourse (second level).
   
• Premier Employers are placed in alphabetical order in front of the student check area (the first 8-16 tables). All Standard registrations will be placed in alphabetical order following the premier employer partners section.

• Looking to engage with specific Majors? Make sure to plan to connect with students before attending WSU in-person Career Expo. The more they “see” a company (in online webinars, hosting interviews on campus, messaging on Handshake, visiting classrooms, treks, tabling, offering professional development, appearing in panels, reaching out to clubs…etc.), the more momentum it builds for each recruitment season.
  • Click here for employer engagement resources.
  • Click here to connect with campus partners from specific colleges or programs.
     
• The in-person fair in Beasley Coliseum will follow any up-to-date CDC and Washington State COVID-19 guidelines. Please note any updates in ASCC communications.
   
• Please drop off materials in the designated drop-off areas at Beasley. Event details will be emailed out to event registrants. Once at the venue, go directly to your signed table number and use the Check-In QR to sign in to your company as “present”.
   
• WIFI access will be provided at the Expo for representatives.  Power supply to the table will be provided by request.
   
• Additional representative registrations, lunches, and parking passes are available at additional costs. Please communicate any updates to employer@wsu.edu no later than two weeks before the event.
   
• Your team must send any shipped materials to the address listed in our Pre-Expo Shipping” section below at least 2 weeks before the event. Beasley will hold those containers and place them at the appropriate tables once we have assignments for him.

• Parking is limited. Please carpool, ride share or use hotel shuttles as much as possible on each Expo Day.
   
• Your parking permit will allow you to park in any GREEN 5 lot surrounding Beasley Coliseum. Some additional Parking portions will be available and noted in the event details emailed to your registrant.
   
• Your parking permit will be emailed to your registrant. Please forward this information to the attending representatives. If you have not received it or have a different representative attending in-person events that have not been listed in the company registration, a parking kiosk will be available at the assigned Employer check-in table.

• Parking permits are email specific. You should receive a separate email with permit download instructions close to the event date.

• You will need to make sure you have accurate license plate information as parking permission will be tied to that license plate.
  • If you are renting a vehicle, you will need to wait until you have your vehicle before claiming your permit.

• Permit with digital. There is no need to print the permit.

The Career Expo Team will reach out to registered in-person employers about the opportunity of having On-Campus Next day interviews. The location of the interviews will depend on the number of requests received. These details will be determined closer to the event and confirmed via email.

More Details

• On-Campus Next-day interviews will happen the Wednesday following the in-person fair.
   
• Interviews begin at 8:00 AM or when your team schedules them with your candidates.
   
• Possible Location A: Beasley Coliseum -You will have a table ( 8ft) requested with an appropriate amount of chairs on the concourse of Beasley Coliseum.
   
• Possible Location B: ASCC office at Lighty Hall Student Services- You will be placed in an interview room or staff office to conduct your in-person interviews.
   
• Employer Companies will be placed in alphabetical order if in location A.
   
• Attending employers set up/coordinate their own interviews.
   
• Food will not be provided, but you can refer to the WSU Dining Services website for information about on-campus food locations.
   
• While conduct in-person interviews, we will have a staffed check-in space and kiosk available for students as they arrive.
   
• Parking Passes will be provided to participating employers.

Displays and recruiting materials may be shipped to the Beasley Coliseum in 2 weeks in advance of your arrival.

• Materials should be shipped to:
  • Your Organization Name
  • Beasley Coliseum
  • Attn: Shawn S. Paulson
  • Washington State University
  • 925 NE Fairway Road
  • Pullman, WA 99164-1710
     
• Materials must be clearly marked with both your organization name and WSU Career Expo. It is important that you allow for an extra delivery day, as all campus mail is first received by Central Receiving and then delivered around campus to its final destination. Beasley will hold your shipped materials and as long as your material is labeled correctly, it will be at your booth when you arrive at the event. Please list your company name clearly outside the container.

• The Career Expo will schedule a pick-up by FedEx Express (NOT FedEx Ground nor UPS) on the day of the Expo. All materials must be appropriately packaged, and all return paperwork (billing information or account number) must be complete on your shipping label. Please bring your own shipping material; we will not have any on hand. When packaged, please bring all materials to be shipped back to the employer registration table (the north end of the Coliseum). Please refrain from bringing materials before 3:00 p.m., which is when the expo ends.
   
• If you would like to use another carrier, you MUST make your own arrangements. Please schedule a pick-up at the north entrance of Beasley Coliseum by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the expo.
   
• For shipping back, we will have two areas for Shipping Drop-Offs. Employers can leave their shipped items, and Fed Ex will come to pick them up the next day. Please note we do not work with UPS. If you coordinate with UPS, you must make your own arrangements.

• Hilltop Inn, 928 NW Olsen St, (509) 332-0928
   
• Hampton Inn Pullman, 1190 SE Bishop Blvd, (509) 334-4437
   
• Quality Inn – Paradise Creek, 1400 SE Bishop Blvd, (509) 332-0500
   
• Residence Inn Marriott, 1255 NE North Fairwood Rd, (509) 332-4400

• Best Western Plus University Inn, 1516 W Pullman Rd, (208) 882-0550
  The Best Western Plus University Inn in Moscow, Idaho, sometimes offers a discount for recruiters attending the University of Idaho or WSU Career Fairs. Government rates are also available with valid identification.
• If the Career Fair rate is showing as unavailable, please call (208) 882-0550 and mention the Career Fair. The Career Fair must be mentioned to receive the special rate.
• Please make reservations directly by calling the hotel directly at 208/882-0550, as the travel websites and Best Western International reservations will not have information regarding our group. The hotel offers a complimentary shuttle to/from both Career Fair sites.