Start Your Job Search at a Career Fair in November

Nov 2, 2016

Throughout the month of November, career fairs will take place nationwide. Career fairs are great places to meet with employers and recruiters who can tell you about their latest job openings. Advance your job search at a career fair this month!

About Ticket to Work

Social Security’s Ticket to Work program supports career development for people ages 18 through 64 who receive Social Security disability benefits (SSI or SSDI) and want to work.
The Ticket program is free and voluntary. It helps people with disabilities move toward
financial independence and connects them with the services and support they need to succeed in the workforce.

Learn More

To learn more about Ticket to Work, visit www.socialsecurity.gov/work and contact the Ticket to Work Help Line at 1-866-968-7842 (Voice) or 1-866-833-2967 (TTY) Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET. Ask a representative to send you a list of service providers or find providers on your own with the Ticket to Work Find Help tool.

Diversity Employment Day Career Fairs (In-Person)

Diversity Employment Day Career Fairs provide recruiters with access to the largest pool of diverse, multi-cultural and qualified professionals in the United States. It is the only career fair that targets and delivers candidates from all classes covered under the Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964. This includes women, minorities, seniors, people with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people.

The Diversity Employment Day Career Fairs are held annually in most major cities where the mayor and/or governor proclaim "Diversity Employment Day."

November 4, 2016 – San Diego, CA
November 10, 2016 – Charlotte, NC

Veteran Recruiting (Virtual)

The Veteran Recruiting virtual career fairs connect transitioning service members, veterans, military spouses and employers in real time. This event is held online so you can participate from anywhere in the world. Since 2011, more than 101,000 veterans have been hired by the companies participating in these fairs and more than 1.4 million veterans have attended.

November 10, 2016 – Register here for a virtual Veteran Recruiting fair

Hiring Our Heroes (In-Person)

Hiring Our Heroes, a program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, helps veterans, transitioning service members and military spouses find meaningful employment. Hiring Our Heroes has hosted more than 560 hiring fairs in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.

November 5 – Fort Belvoir, VA
November 7 – Oakland, CA
November 9 -10 – Colorado Springs, CO
November 10 – Washington, DC
November 11 – Uncasville, CT
November 16 – Huntsville, AL

Equal Opportunity Publications (In-Person)

Equal Opportunity Publications (EOP) has a Science, Technology and Math (STEM) Diversity Career Expo that links industry and government with members of minority groups, women and people with disabilities in the STEM career field.