Start Your Job Search at a February Career Fair
Throughout February, career fairs will be held 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!
Annual Diversity Employment Day (In-Person)
Annual Diversity Employment Day (DED) Career Fairs provide the chance for local and national employers to meet and interview qualified candidates from diverse communities.
- February 15 – Denver, CO
- February 22 – Portland, OR
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 hiring fairs in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
- February 15 – Los Angeles, CA
- February 15 – Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
- February 24 – Washington, DC
- February 27 – St. Paul, MN
- February 27 – Montgomery, AL
RecruitMilitary (In-Person)
RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expo is an event where transitioning service members, veterans and their spouses can meet with recruiters from dozens of companies. RecruitMilitary has hosted 915 events over 11 years.
- February 2 – Atlanta, GA
- February 2 – Riverside, CA
- February 7 – Fort Stewart, GA
- February 8 – Savannah, GA
- February 9 – Baltimore, MD
- February 9 – Nashville, TN
- February 16 – Glendale, AZ
- February 16 – Richmond, VA
- February 16 – Jacksonville, FL
Veteran Recruiting (Virtual)
Veteran Recruiting is dedicated to serving the military community, including those with disabilities, by providing access to industry-leading employers through virtual career fairs and live video interviewing services. This event is exclusively for National Guard reservists, veterans and military spouses. You will research potential employers, visit employer booths, chat with recruiters, and browse a wide range of available jobs—all from your home computer! The career fair is virtual, but February’s event focuses on job openings and recruiters based in Texas.
- February 7 – Texas
Veteran’s Virtual Career Fair (Virtual)
This free recruiting event offers veterans the chance to connect with potential employers by live chat. Potential employers are looking for full-time employees, interns and jobseekers interested in co-op positions. Co-op positions offer you both classroom-based job training and work experience while working with industry professionals.
- February 28 – Nationwide
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, and find providers on your own with the Ticket to Work Find Help tool.