UCR Business CareerFest 2026
Join us for our first-ever event designed to support traditional recruiting, foster genuine engagement, and offer access to our undergraduate and graduate business students for a streamlined recruiting experience.
About the Event
Date: October 13, 2026
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (set up begins at 10:30 a.m.)
Location: The Highlander Union Building (HUB), central campus
Other: Free registration, parking, and lunch
Agenda
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM: Employer Check-in & Set Up
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Club Leader Meet Up with Employers
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM: Lunch
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM: Employer Tabling
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM: Employer Coffee Chat
Along with aspects of a traditional career fair, we’ve structured this event to maximize your time and help you more easily identify and engage with candidates who align with your company culture and talent needs through several interactive features:
Student Organization/Club Leader Session:
Kick off the event with a dedicated session introducing you to the influential leaders of our undergraduate and graduate student organizations. These professional organizations include affinity groups and industry-related groups.
Traditional Tabling:
At its heart, this event is intended to support your ability to meet a large number of business-focused students. You’ll be provided a table in the main conference room to showcase your company.
Onsite Coffee Chats:
Schedule private individual conversations or small group gatherings with students that align with your company’s unique talent-seeking objectives. To participate, please bring a minimum of two representatives.
Whether you are looking to fill analytical roles, operations tracks, or dynamic business management positions, you will gain access to a strong pool of candidates across multiple high-demand concentrations. Don't miss out on a highly collaborative recruiting event for the fall season with the UCR School of Business.
Employer Reflections
NACE research May 14, 2026
Internship programs are about more than just getting quality hires in the door: Retention metrics reported in NACE’s 2026 Internship & Co-op Report demonstrate the long-term ROI of having a program
However, higher retention rates are just one of the benefits of internship programs. Employers hail these programs as effective recruiting tools that allow them to identify early talent and develop skills in and strengthen ties to top talent in order to convert them to full-time roles following graduation. This effort is showing up as the conversion rate surged to 63.1% for 2024-25 interns, the highest rate in five years.
