Information for Students
You’ve been honing your information technology skills for years … and now it’s time to take your own giant leap as a professional! Representatives from dozens of the leading companies in your field want to meet you to discuss opportunities for internships and/or full-time careers.
Attend the Purdue Computing Career Fair. It's open to students in every college in all computing-related majors, including:
- Computer and Information Technology
- Computer Engineering Technology
- Computer Science
- Cybersecurity
- Data Science
- Data Visualization
- Digital Criminology
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Network Engineering Technology
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Web Programming and Design
Prepare as you would for any career fair! Look your best, update your resume and be ready to present yourself to recruiters.
The Purdue Computing Career Fair is presented by Purdue AITP (Association of Information Technology Professionals) and the Department of Computer and Information Technology (CIT).
Purdue Computing Career Fair
September 7–8, 2022
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
In-person at the Purdue Co-Rec facility
Follow these steps to register:
1. Login to your MyCCO account, here:
2. After logging in, scroll down to Upcoming Events and select “2022 Fall AITP & CIT In Person Computing Fair.”
3. Click on the Attend button to share your resume with attending employers. Then research attending employers and get additional information.
Info sessions
Many companies will participate, and some have provided flyers in advance:
- Lilly Day at Purdue, Aug. 31, 2022: Connect & Chill,10 a.m.–12 p.m.; Fireside Chat, 4–5 p.m.; Functional Breakouts, 5:20–7:30 p.m.; to register, text LDAP2022 to 50500
- West Monroe, Sept. 6, 2022: 4–6 p.m., RAWLS 2077
- NVIDIA Virtual Tech Talk, Sept. 8, 2022, 5:00 p.m.; sign up for NVIDIA here
- Raytheon Technologies, Sept. 22, 2022, 4:00 p.m.; join the Zoom session here
- Verkada, Aug. 30, 2022, 7:00 p.m.; sign up for Verkada here
How to prepare
AITP events:
- Resume + Elevator Pitch workshop, LinkedIn tips: Aug. 30, 2022, 7:00–9:00 p.m., WALC B093
- Resume Review Interview Tips: Sept. 6, 7:45–8:45 p.m., WALC 2007
Get involved!
To volunteer to help with the Purdue Computing Career Fair, contact the CIT Student Council at CITCouncil@purdue.edu or AITP at aitp@purdue.edu.
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