Career Development for Students at Fall 2023 Career Fairs, Nov 1 and Nov. 8

October 31, 2023 / Our Nighthawks

NOVA Business Engagement and Career Services is excited to continue bringing opportunities for students to engage with area businesses. Starting this week, students can participate in our Fall 2023 Career Fairs to meet and talk with regional employers! The Fall 2023 Career Fairs, a pair of large-scale, general fairs, will be attended by more than 35 employers at each campus. Students can log onto Career Connection and navigate to the fairs under the “Events” tab to learn more. 

Event Information and Employer Highlights

Fall 2023 Career Fair at Loudoun
Wednesday, November 1
, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
NOVA Loudoun Campus, HEC Event Center

Employer Highlights:

  • Apex Energy Solutions
  • BrightView Landscape
  • Loudoun County Public Schools
  • Premium Home Health Care
  • Schubring Global Solutions
  • Terracon
  • Wegmans Food Market

Access the full Loudoun Career Fair employer roster here

Fall 2023 Career Fair at Annandale
Wednesday, November 8
, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
NOVA Annandale Campus (CE)

Employer Highlights:

  • Amtrak
  • Arlington County Government
  • Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office
  • MedStar Health
  • NTT Global Data Centers
  • Renner & Company, CPA, PC
  • Van Metre Companies

Access the full Annandale Career Fair employer roster here

Additional Resources for the Fair
In preparation for the fairs, our counseling team has hosted a series of workshops, both virtual and in-person, covering tips and tricks for preparing to meet with the attending employers. The last of these workshops happens today, Tuesday, October 31 — so don’t miss it!

Prepare for the Fair in-person workshop: Annandale Campus (CA-302), 3 – 4 p.m. 

In addition to the fairs, one of the attending employers, Amentum, will host a series of information sessions on security clearances. Each session will include a short presentation by an Amentum program manager followed by time for Q&A. Some of the topics to be covered are:

  • What is a security clearance?
  • Types of security clearances
  • Security clearance process

Students can RSVP for the Amentum sessions in Career Connection at the links below:

NOVA Business Engagement and Career Services will happily work with any faculty/staff who would like to use the career fairs as opportunities for extra credit. We welcome your classes to attend and would be pleased to help promote this event to NOVA students.

For more information on these events and other Career Connection activities, students can log into Career Connection, visit our events page or email us at novacareerservices@nvcc.edu.

Submitted by:
Brandon Rodriguez, Business Engagement and Career Services, BRodriguez@nvcc.edu