Career Events and Programs

2024-2025 Events

Date	Activity
August 19	Fall Semester Classes Begin
August 24 - October 6	JCPenney Online Suit-Up Promotion
August 27	Internship Fair - PSU Atrium
August 29	Student Employment Fair - Rec Center
September 2	Labor Day
September 4 - 5	College of Business Resume Cafe Events
September 10	College of Business Career Fair - Springfield Expo Center
September 11	Construction Career Fair - Springfield Expo Center
September 12	(Day after Career Fair) Interview Day
September 17	Agriculture Career Fair - DARR Center
September 26	PK-12 Teacher Education Career Fair - PSU Ballroom
October 3	Health Professions Career Fair - McQueary Building
October 10 - 11	Fall Break
October 22	Hospitality Showcase & Career Fair - PSU Ballroom
November 4 - 8	First Generation Week Career Events (including Mock Interview Day)
November 13	College, Natural & Applied Sciences (CNAS) Career Expo
November 27 - 29	Thanksgiving Holiday
December 6	Study Day (No Classes, Offices Open)
December 7 - 12	Finals
December 13	Fall 2024 Commencement
January 13, 2025	Spring Semester Classes Begin
January 20	Martin Luther King Holiday
February 1 - April 1	JCPenney Online Suit-Up Promotion
February 17	President's Day Holiday
March 5	Job and Internship Career Expo
March 15 - 23	Spring Break
April 18	Spring Holiday
May 2	Study Day (No Classes, Offices Open)
May 3 - 8	Final Exam Period
May 9	Spring 2025 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

Employers using Handshake

Top 16 employers recruiting students through Handshake:

• Amazon
• O’Reilly Auto Parts
• Tesla
• Bass Pro
• Forvis (previously known as BKD CPA Advisors)
• City of Springfield, Missouri
• IBM
• Blue Cross Blue Shield – Kansas City
• Aon
• Associated Electric Co-op
• Oak Ridge Institute - Tennessee
• Missouri Department of Natural Resources
• Oracle Cerner (previously known as Cerner Corporation)
• Sherwin-Williams
• Centene
• Edward Jones