Frequently Asked Questions for Employers

We suggest you arrive between thirty minutes to one hour before the start of the fair to have ample time to set up your table. Refreshments will be available beginning a half hour before the start of the fair, until one hour before the end of the fair. You will receive your table assignment at the registration table at the fair's location. Name tags, pens, and bottled water will be on your table as well.

Rose Hill Career Fairs are located in the McShane Campus Center, either in the Great Hall (3rd Floor) or the McGinley Ballroom (2nd Floor). Elevators are available near all building entrances. Please check your email confirmation prior to your arrival, or ask for assistance from one of Fordham's public safety personnel upon arrival. 

If you need assistance we will also have in-campus transportation golf carts available from the parking garage to McShane starting a half hour before the beginning of the event.

Please visit the "Visiting Campus" section above for more information about getting to Rose Hill campus and parking on-campus.

Lincoln Center Career Fairs may occur in one of several locations on campus. Please check your email confirmation prior to your arrival, or ask for assistance from one of Fordham's public safety personnel upon arrival.

Please visit the "Visiting Campus" section above for more information about getting to Lincoln Center campus.

Please ship any materials in advance to the attention of Gregory Triandis, Fordham University Career Center, 441 East Fordham Road, Joseph M. McShane S.J. Campus Center, Room 203, Bronx, NY 10458. We advise you to ship materials so that they arrive no later than 1 week prior to the event. On your boxes, please mark in BOLD LETTERS which Career Fair you are attending. We will bring your materials to your table in the Great Hall on the morning of the fair.

Please note that Fordham is not responsible for lost items. Please be advised that all employers will be responsible for the return shipment of materials for the fair. You must have your FedEx or UPS account number available. Please be sure to make arrangements with your company mail carrier regarding shipping back materials.

Please ship any materials in advance to the attention of Gregory Triandis, Fordham University Career Center, 140 W. 62nd Street, Suite G-49 New York, NY 10023. We advise you to ship materials so that they arrive no later than 1 week prior to the event. On your boxes, please mark in BOLD LETTERS which Career Fair you are attending.

Please note that Fordham is not responsible for lost items. Please be advised that all employers will be responsible for the return shipment of materials for the fair. You must have your FedEx or UPS account number available. Please be sure to make arrangements with your company mail carrier regarding shipping back materials.

Payment is due by credit card or by check on or before the day of the fair. Employers will be subject to a late fee should payment not be received by the fair date. You will receive your invoice from an email generated in Handshake.

To pay by credit card, select ‘credit card’ under payment options in Handshake, then you may pay using the ‘Pay Now’ button on your registration page once you have received your invoice.

Paying by check via Invoice 

Please make checks payable to Fordham University Career Center and mail to the following address:

Fordham University

Career Center, McShane Campus Center, Room 203

Attn: Gregory Triandis

441 East Fordham Road

Bronx, NY 10458

Please include a copy of your invoice with your check.

Should you wish to cancel your registration, employers paying by credit card will receive a refund of 95% of the total amount paid (to cover credit card processing fees that the university incurs) if cancellation occurs at least one week before the fair commences. Employers paying by check will receive a full refund if cancellation occurs at least one week before the fair commences. Should we be notified of cancellation after the one-week time period, no refund will be paid regardless of payment method and registration fees will still be due even if they have not yet been paid.

Be advised that if payment has not been received by no later than 1 month following the date of the fair, a non-negotiable $50 late fee will be applied to the total amount owed. If the employer fails to submit their payment(s) this may impact your ability to continue to participate in Fordham recruiting.

Yes! Employers can elect to add on one of several marketing options, including brochure ads, online spotlights, and more. Additional information regarding package specifics and pricing is available in Handshake on the employer registration page.

All employers attending the fair are encouraged to join our LinkedIn Group prior to the fair and post to promote their attendance and available opportunities. 

The registration fee includes two representatives per organization. You may add up to two additional representatives for $25 each. Please notify the Career Center Employer Relations team should you choose to bring additional representatives.

Yes! If your organization registers for more than one fair per academic year, you will receive 25% off each registration after your first fair.

Both tabling events and information sessions help to build brand awareness on-campus with students. Tabling sessions are conducted in high-traffic areas like student lounges and generate direct conversations with students, while information sessions are in a more formal setting, such as a presentation or networking and Q&A event, where your organization can inform students about company programs, opportunities, and workplace culture.

There are no cost or fees for hosting a tabling event or an information session.

Employers can request a tabling event at least 1-2 weeks in advance and/or information sessions at least 3-4 weeks in advance on Handshake. To request an event, please follow the steps outlined here:

Create an Event on Handshake

Once you create the event, please email Brittany Perez, Employer Relations Specialist | Equity & Inclusion, for further instructions.

Tabling events are held in-person at the Rose Hill Campus or at the Lincoln Center Campus. Information sessions can be in-person at Rose Hill Campus or Lincoln Center Campus, virtual, or hybrid.

For both types of events, employers may bring printed informational materials like pamphlets or flyers, promotional products, food, and related items.

Tabling events are typically held for two to three hours. Information sessions are usually 30 minutes to one hour in length.

Yes, you can create your own marketing materials for both events. The Career Center team will also create flyers with QR codes for your event.

The Career Center team will promote your event through our newsletters, email blasts, physical flyers, social media, and web presence. Career Counselors will also refer students to your event in counseling appointments.

The Career Center team will provide optimal dates and times for your targeted students for each event. You would need to provide the following for information sessions:

• Date, time, and campus

• Target audience (ie. Majors, school years, clubs, etc.) 

• Resources and room layout (ie laptop, click, HDMI/VGA Cable, Projector Screen, other, banquet/lecture,etc.)

• Food (Optional)

Employers can promote their organizations' roles, internships, and full-time and part-time opportunities.

Coffee Chat sessions, also known as Informational Interviews or Fireside Chats, are one-on-one informal conversations between students and a company recruiter or representative, often a Fordham Alum. These sessions are typically 15 to 20 minutes long and hosted over the course of a two to three-hour period. Employers use Coffee Chats to identify candidates that they would like to invite to formal Interview Days. 

Coffee Chats and Interview Days follow nearly identical structures but have differing purposes. Opportunities attached to the On-Campus Recruiting Program (OCR) program receive a special label in Handshake that students can view and search within.

Interview Days give employers the opportunity to host interviews on campus, often resulting in a higher number of applicants. Interviews are typically 30 to 60 minutes long and held over a two to four-hour period.

Interview Days and Coffee Chats follow nearly identical structures but have differing purposes. Opportunities attached to the On-Campus Recruiting Program (OCR) program receive a special label in Handshake that students can view and search within.

Coffee Chat sessions are informal in nature and will only result in identifying candidates to interview later. Interview Days are formal sessions in which students have applied to a position and the results could culminate in an employment offer. If an employer intends to do both sessions, the Coffee Chat would come before the Interview Day.

At this time, employers do not incur any fees for hosting Coffee Chats or Interview Days.

On average, employers who list OCR sessions see between 10 and 100 applicants. The number of applicants will vary depending on the employer’s industry, as well as the time of year the session is offered.

Employers from any industry can host On-Campus Recruiting Sessions!

Coffee Chats and Interview Days must be scheduled between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Select exclusions may apply for holidays or conflicting large-scale events; please view our calendar in our annual Recruiting Guide. Should your organization require scheduling sessions outside of this period, please contact the Fordham Career Center team to see if your request can be accommodated.

You can request to host Coffee Chats and/or Interview Days through Handshake. Once you’ve created your account and connected with the Fordham Career Center, you will have the option to request events and on-campus interviews. At this stage you can request your preferred date and time for both Coffee Chats and Interview Days through the Handshake interview module. 

If you require assistance establishing your Handshake employer account, please visit this Handshake Help Center article. 

If you require assistance in requesting an interview schedule, please visit this Handshake Help Center article.

Both Coffee Chat and Interview Day schedules are created through the Handshake interview module, and students will submit their resumes through the attached position listing. While Interview Days have the formal position listing attached to the interview schedule, Coffee Chats will have a general interest listing associated with the schedule. These postings will be live for about two to three weeks. 

Once the application period closes, you have the opportunity to select primary and alternate candidates for your sessions within the next day. The Fordham Career Center’s Campus Recruiting team will work with your selected candidates to fill your scheduled time slots. The day before your On-Campus Recruiting sessions, you will receive an email confirmation that includes the finalized schedule and a resume book of your selected candidates.

If you’re hosting in-person sessions, you will be meeting with students in the interview rooms at either the Rose Hill or Lincoln Center campus. You’re expected to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the start of your first session. The Career Center team will have a printed copy of your schedule and resume book ready for your arrival, as well as refreshments available for both you and your selected candidates in the waiting area. The Career Center team will also manage the waiting area as you meet with your scheduled candidates.

If you’re hosting virtual sessions, you will be meeting with students via Zoom. Please sign on about 10 minutes prior to your first session to ensure that there are no technical issues. The Career Center team will manage your virtual waiting room while you meet with your scheduled candidates.

Handshake is Fordham University’s exclusive job and internship database. It’s free and easy-to-use! Once you register for a free employer account, you can post your job and internship opportunities, register for a career fair, set up on-campus interviews, post an upcoming event or info session, and more!

For questions about Handshake or creating an account, please contact [email protected].

Handshake is our online portal through which employers can:

• Post a job or internship opportunity
• Register for a Career Fair
• Request a recruiting event, such as tabling, info sessions, and coffee chats
• Request an On-Campus Recruiting schedule
• Learn about upcoming events from the Career Center and other employers
• Access student profiles and send direct messages to potential candidates

1. Visit https://fordham.joinhandshake.com/register
2. Select the Employer account type from the options presented
3. Fill out the information requested then click Sign Up
4. Enter your recruiting interests and Alma Mater to help us better understand how you'll use Handshake. Then click Next: Employer Guidelines and read the Employer Guidelines, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy
5. *If you are not a third party recruiter, select No. Then, click Next: Confirm Email. The email should arrive within 10 minutes and will contain a link enabling you to confirm your account. You must click this link before you can proceed with the registration process.
6. If your company already exists in our system, you can click Request to connect with your company if this is not the right company, or if no company pre-populates, you can use the search bar to find your company. If your company does not exist, you can create a new company
7. Then select Next: Connect to Schools.
8. Next, you will choose to connect to Fordham by clicking the + button to the right of the school. Then click Next: Finish.

Fordham University’s Career Center for Cura Personalis does not permit “Third Party Recruiters”, defined as, Employment Agencies/Search Firms/Staffing Services/Temp Agencies/Online Job Board Services/Contract/Recruiters, etc. access to recruit or post opportunities on Handshake.

1. All registrations must be linked to a contact with a company-sponsored email address. No generic email addresses (Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.) will be accepted.
2. All registrations must be linked to a working website. No registrations will be approved if the website is under construction, or if the website is a “Page” of a LinkedIn or Facebook group.
3. Companies interested in recruiting Fordham students must follow the spirit of Fordham’s Jesuit mission. Companies attempting to recruit students for positions in contradiction with the Catholic tradition will be banned.
4. No organizations that have any association with a residential address or PO Box will be approved. No postings for positions within a person’s home will be allowed. In-house babysitting, tutoring, housekeeping, or other work will not be approved.
5. No postings which require students to pay any sort of fee will be approved.
6. Internship compensation must meet the U.S. Department of Labor standards, including state and local. Wage Requirements for Interns. Internships for academic credit are determined on a case-by-case basis between the student and their academic dean. The Career Center does not coordinate this process.

Yes! Employers are able to register for career fairs and large-scale events, as well as submit requests for info sessions, coffee chats, and other programming types through Handshake, including DEI events.

Changes in Scheduling
If there are any changes to be made to your schedule after it has been arranged forCampus Recruiting, we ask that you give us at least two days notice. Please keep in mind that students re-arrange their class schedules and exams in order to attend interviews, and last minute changes can result in student cancellations and a disruption to academic studies.

Consolidation of Schedules
If you need to consolidate your schedule due to time constraint, please contact the Career Center at least two days prior to your interviewing date. This will allow our office the proper amount of time to make the changes, and it will provide students enough time to re-arrange their schedules as well.

Recruiters Interviewing On-Campus
Please be sure to share reservation and scheduling information internally, between parties who make the reservations and those who are conducting the interviews, prior to coming on-campus. This will help avoid any miscommunication or confusion the day of the interviews. We also ask that you contact the Career Center prior to your event with the names of recruiters who will be conducting the interviews on campus. If you are doing your own scheduling we ask that you share your schedules with our team at least 2 days prior to interviews, to ensure a seamless day of check-in.

Pre-Selecting Students
Once the resume submission deadline for students has passed, it is now your responsibility to review all resumes submitted and “pre-select” students that you would like to interview on-campus. Please make sure to check your event to ensure that you meet "Employer Pre-Select" deadlines. Our Campus Recruiting Program is only for Fordham students and recent alumni.

The Day of Your Interviews
As a courtesy to you, the Career Center will provide a folder for you containing copies of your interview schedule, along with the resumes of the students you have chosen to interview. Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your first interview, so that you may review your schedule for the day.