Career Events and Programs
2023-2024 Events
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Date |
Activity |
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August 21 |
Fall Semester Classes Begin |
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September 5 |
Business Resume Café Event |
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September 6 |
Business Resume Café Event |
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September 12 |
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September 13 |
Technology & Construction Career Fair – Springfield Expo |
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September 14 |
Day after Career Fair Interview Day |
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September 14 |
Agriculture Career Fair – DARR Center |
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September 19 |
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September 20 |
Resume Café Event - Strong Hall & O'Reilly Clinical Health Hall |
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September 21 |
Resume Café Event - Hill Hall & Plaster Student Union |
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September 28 |
PK-12 Teacher Education Career Fair – PSU Ballroom |
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October 5 |
Health Professions Career Fair – McQueary Building |
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October 12 & 13 |
Fall Break |
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October 24 |
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October 27 |
Mock Interview Day |
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November 8 |
College, Natural & Applied Sciences (CNAS) Career Expo |
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November 14 |
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November 20-24 |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
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December 8 |
Study Day |
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December 9 - 14 |
Finals |
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December 15 |
Fall 2023 Commencement |
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January 16, 2024 |
Spring Semester Classes Begin |
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February 22 (tentative) |
Resume Café Event |
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February 6 |
Bear Your Talent Tuesday |
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February 19 |
President’s Day Holiday |
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February 28 |
Job & Internship Career Expo |
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March 5 |
Bear Your Talent Tuesday |
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March 9 – 17 |
Spring Break |
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March 29 |
Spring Holiday |
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April 9 |
Bear Your Talent Tuesday |
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May 3 |
Study Day (No Classes, Offices Open) |
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May 4 - May 9 |
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May 10 |
Spring 2024 Commencement |
Employer & Recruiting Info
Missouri State University attracts employers locally, nationwide and globally. We direct employers to post their opportunities in Handshake.
Employers want to connect with students as they build their talent pipeline for their organizations. Employers recruit students and alumni for full-time jobs & internships by attending our career fairs, posting jobs & internships in Handshake, reserving recruitment tables on campus, hosting information sessions for students to learn more about their organization, and participating in our Resume Café, Mock Interview, Etiquette Dinner, Speed Networking and other hosted events.
Be on the look out for employers visiting & recruiting this Fall 2023.
- Bear Your Talent Tuesdays – recruiting tables in academic buildings
- Employer Spotlight of the Week
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Top 16 employers recruiting students through Handshake |
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Amazon |
O’Reilly Auto Parts |
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Tesla |
Bass Pro |
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Forvis (previously known as BKP CPA Advisors) |
City of Springfield, Missouri |
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IBM |
Blue Cross Blue Shield – Kansas City |
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Aon |
Associated Electric Co-op |
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Oak Ridge Institute - Tennessee |
Missouri Department of Natural Resources |
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Oracle Cerner (previously known as Cerner Corporation) |
Sherwin-Williams |
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Centene |
Edward Jones |
