Make connections top with employers.
Fall 2025 Career Fairs
College of Engineering Partners Showcase
Wednesday, Sept. 10th | 4-7pm | Munn Ice Arena
Gain early access to some of our top employers! At this event you can chat with reps from our partner companies to learn about co-op, internship, and full-time opportunities!
Partners Showcase Career Fair Information
Engineering Career Fair
Tues., Sept. 16th and Thurs., Sept.18th | 3-7pm | Munn Ice Arena
At this two-day event, students can network with alum and recruiting professionals regarding co-op, intern and full-time opportunities! Different companies will be in attendance each day. Engineering Career Fair Information
Supply Chain Management Fair
Wednesday, Sept. 17th | 4-7pm | Breslin Center
This event is targeted primarily toward undergraduate students seeking internship and full-time opportunities in the supply chain management field.
Supply Chain Management Fair Information
Civil & Environmental Engineering Career Fair
Wednesday, Sept. 24th | 4-6pm | Munn Ice Arena
Civil Engineers can network with alum and recruiting professionals regarding co-op, intern and full-time opportunities in Civil & Environmental Engineering.
Civil Engineering Fair Information
Construction Management Career Fair
Thursday, Sept. 25th | 3-6pm | Breslin Center
Students who are looking for full-time, part-time, or internship positions in construction management should attend this event.
Construction Management Fair Information
Agriculture & Food Industry Fair
Tuesday, Sept. 30th | 3-6pm | Munn Icea Arena
Explore opportunities for internships and full-time employment in agribusiness, sales, marketing, logistics, research & development, technical roles, production agriculture, or food production.
Our online recruiting system, Handshake, connects employers with MSU students. Students can research companies, apply for jobs, register for events and send peers questions.
Use the Handshake Guide to get started today!
Plus check out our 5 tips for making the most of Handshake!
1. Upload your updated resume This will help you complete your profile + you'll need it to start applying to jobs!
2. Complete your Career Interests. This helps ensure you will see the most relevant jobs and events in the system.
3. Update your privacy preferences to make sure employers can message you and make sure your resume is public.
4. Follow employers and jobs your are interested in. This way you'll get notified of new jobs, application deadlines and event registrations for your top employers.
5. Create Saved Searches to have new jobs emailed to you weekly!
LinkedIn is a great platform to uncover potential Spartan friendly opportunities, to search for jobs, and make connections with people who work in jobs and at companies of interest.
Check out our tips for optimizing LinkedIn.
1. Build your LinkedIn profile. A complete profile makes it easier for recruiters to find you.
2. Build your Job Search Alerts and Job Preferences to receive relevant job postings via email and make it easier for recruiters to find you.
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Instructions for creating your Job Search Alerts and Preferences
3. Network like a champion! Read Chapter 8 in WHO Logic to learn how to build a networking and communication plan. You can do this!
Check out our Michigan State University Engineering Connection LinkedIn Group!
Other helpful resources
RESUME BOOKS
We frequently distribute resume books to employers that reach out to us. Maximize your odds of finding a co-op by dropping your (updated) resume! Join our Co-op/Intern Engineering Resume Book | Summer 2025
GET CREDIT FOR YOUR INTERNSHIP
Did you know you can get credit for your internship or co-op? Once you have secured employment head over to the EGRx webpage to learn more.
ON-CAMPUS JOBS
MSU hires more than 17,000 students per year! Check out this list of current on-campus jobs posted in Handshake. Some departments might post on their own site, for those check out MSU department resources. Interested in Undergraduate Research? Check out research opportunities.
OTHER JOB BOARDS
Here are a few of our favorite job boards (besides Handshake) LinkedIn | indeed.com | mitalent.org | aftercollege.com | careers.esd.org | engineerjobs.com | hellowestmichigan.com
FRAUDULENT JOB POSTINGS
If you have concerns about the legitimacy of a job or internship posting, please contact careers@egr.msu.edu. No legitimate employer will send payment in advance and ask the employee to send a portion of it back. DO NOT provide any personal information especially social security numbers or financial information! Find more tips on avoiding scams here.