Dear Employer Partners,
Happy spring! Please join us in congratulating our Class of ’23 graduates who wrapped up their Tufts experience this month. Amina J. Mohammed, deputy secretary-general of the United Nations and chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group, delivered the commencement address on May 21st.
As the semester comes to a close, the Employer Relations team is already beginning to make plans for the Fall term, including our virtual and in-person career fairs. Additionally, if your company is interested in hosting any On Campus Interviews (OCIs) this fall, either in-person or virtually, we welcome you to sign up for a date on Handshake starting July 5th.
Sincerely,
Employer Relations Team
Supporting the School of Arts & Sciences, the School of Engineering, and The School of Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts
- Sue Atkins, Associate Director, Employer Relations
- Kate Rettstadt, Assistant Director, Employer Relations
- Willa Mayo, Recruiting Coordinator, Employer Relations
🍁 Fall Virtual Career Fair
This fall we will be hosting a virtual career fair followed by an in-person career fair (keep scrolling for in-person fair details!) Similar to this spring, we will be utilizing Handshake for our Fall 2023 Virtual Career Fair. Employers can host 30-minute group sessions throughout the fair and conduct 10-minute 1-on-1 video conversations with students.
Registration Fees for Fall 2023 Virtual Career Fair:
- For-profit companies: $450
- Large Nonprofits (50+ employees) and Government Agencies: $350
- Small Nonprofits (less than 50 employees) and Emerging Startups (less than 50 employees): $200
- Learn about additional sponsorship opportunities
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT of $50.00 for those who register for either our in-person or virtual career fairs by August 1st, 2023.
Virtual Career Fair Format
- We are expecting 200+ employers to attend our upcoming virtual career fair, so we request that you register as soon as possible to confirm your spot
- We also recommend that employers plan to have at least 2-5 representatives attend the fair to be able to host 30-minute group sessions concurrent with 10-minute 1:1 individual chat sessions with students.
- We encourage attending employers to host at least one group session as it is the most efficient way to reach several unique students. Each group session can have a different descriptive title if you want to engage in a variety of topics, such as general info sessions, Ask Me Anything panels, a session around a particular role you are hiring for, etc.
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Employers should update their Handshake profiles with new jobs and internships well in advance of the fair date. In addition, please highlight any Tufts alumni representatives by listing their name, class year, and major in your employer description for the fair.
- Employers need to build out their schedules in advance of student registration opening. Students can only sign up for group sessions or one-on-one sessions after these are finalized and made visible in Handshake.
- Students have the opportunity to attend a Tufts Virtual Career Fair preparation session to learn more about how to navigate a virtual career fair. Students will be required to schedule all one-on-one chat sessions and group sessions in advance of the fair. We are not responsible for students that attend the virtual event and are unable to access sessions or chats on the day of the event.
- For more information about navigating Handshake’s Virtual Fair, view their Virtual Career Fair Quick Start Guide.
Employers – Top 10 Ways to Prepare for the Tufts Virtual Career Fair
🍎 Fall In-Person Career Fair
We are thrilled to be hosting an in-person Career Fair again following our successful fairs this past year. We will be welcoming up to 200 employers across various industries in the Tufts Gantcher Center. Lunch will be provided.
Registration Fees for Fall 2023 In-Person Career Fair:
- For-profit companies: $500
- Large Nonprofits (50+ employees) and Government Agencies: $400
- Small Nonprofits (less than 50 employees) and Emerging Startups (less than 50 employees): $250
- Learn about additional sponsorship opportunities
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT of $50.00 for those who register for either our in-person or virtual career fairs by August 1st, 2023
Each In-Person Career Fair registration includes the following:
- Set-up for organizations beginning at 10 AM in Gantcher Family Sports & Convention Center
- Registration for 2 representatives. Please note: Additional representatives may be added for $50 each, up to a total of four representatives per company.
- 1 Table (6ft x 30in) and 2 chairs (bring tablecloth from your organization for your table)
- Bagged lunch provided to each representative
- Resume book sent to organization following Career Fair (students will opt-in to have resumes sent to employers)
- Note: In an effort to reduce waste, we encourage employers to create QR codes where students can access informational materials about your company virtually. In lieu of hard copies of flyers, pamphlets, and other materials, consider linking to your website, promotional videos, a slide deck, etc. via a QR code that can be displayed at your table.
Employers must follow all Tufts University COVID Policies for visitors to attend this Career Fair. View Career Fair COVID policies.
💼 Two-For-One Fair Attendance and Sponsorships
Interested in both of our fair options? If you register for our in-person fair, you are invited to attend our virtual fair as well for no additional charge. If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please take the following steps by September 8th:
1.) Register for our In-Person Career Fair
2.) Register for our Virtual Career Fair
3.) Your Virtual Career Fair registration fee will be waived in Handshake by our Career Center staff
Our In-Person Career Fair is limited to 200 employers, so take advantage of this opportunity while you can! If you have any questions, please reach out to willa.mayo@tufts.edu.
We also invite you to sponsor one or both career fairs as a great way to promote your organization and jobs, internships, and co-ops to students. You can select your Sponsorship package when you register for the in-person and/or virtual career fair through Handshake.
Get complete details regarding sponsorships for the In-Person and Virtual Career Fairs
☕ Employer Coffee Hour Labor Market Survey
Last week we hosted a fruitful coffee hour on the subject of the labor market and how it has impacted employer recruitment plans and strategies. There were 36 employer partners in attendance and we received 16 responses from organizations from our employer survey. Survey results can be found below:
- The following industries were represented in responses: Healthcare Data Analytics, Pharma/Biotech, Venture Capital, Mental/Behavioral Health, Healthcare Consultancy, Consulting (Strategy), Coaching, Information Services, City Government Energy Management, Manufacturing Software Start Up, Community Service, Software, Government, Technology/Additive Manufacturing, Tech Recruiting, Economic Consulting
- The majority of responses indicated that the current labor market has impacted recruitment goals in some way
- Respondents who did not see a shift in recruitment goals were from the following industries: Healthcare Consultancy, Coaching, Software Technology, Additive Manufacturing, Economic Consulting
- Recruitment goals were reported to be impacted in the following ways: decrease in recruitment of early talent and interns, i.e. scaling back, difficulty recruiting more senior positions due to salary demands/no remote options, difficulty finding qualified talent
- Additional recruitment challenges that were shared: remote vs. onsite work, candidates reaching the interview/offer stage with multiple companies at the same time, campus budgets decreased, intern hiring reduced, and some teams had to rescind offers.
We are still collecting data for this employer survey — please respond here.
🌟Thank You to Our Employer Partners!
On behalf of the Employer Relations Team, we would like to thank all our employers for your partnership over the past academic year! It has been great working with all of you and we look forward to a great 2023-2024!
We want to thank a few employers that hosted several events at Tufts this past year:
Bain & Co. – Thank you for bringing your recruitment energy to our campus by attending our career fairs and hosting multiple events for our students this past year.
Bloomberg – Thank you for hosting several sessions this year, including A Day in the Life of a Software Engineer, the B-Puzzled event, visiting a computer science class, and an interview preparation workshop with our students.
EF Education – Thank you for attending our career fair this spring and being involved with our First-Generation Student Walkthrough!
HPR – Thank you for sponsoring our career fair and hosting an ice cream truck in the fall semester!
🗞 Tufts in the News
Highlighted articles about Tufts University:
- This Is What Climate Change Sounds Like (TuftsNow)
- Another Step Away from the Farm: Meat Grown from Immortal Stem Cells | (Tufts Now)
- Tufts Alumna Was a Medical Pioneer in Hawaii (TuftsNow)
- Tufts Awards 35 Grants to Local Initiatives Across Host Communities (TuftsNow)
- Tick Safety Tips from Lyme Disease Experts at Tufts (TuftsNow)
📖 What We’re Reading
- Class of ’23 brings tech chops to the workforce — no matter their degree (ciodive.com)
- Most New College Hires Will Work In Person Or Hybrid (naceweb.org)
- Does anyone look like me? Stories of inclusion and belonging in the workplace (naceweb.org)
- U.S. Suffers Skilled Labor Shortages While Canada Poaches Workers (niskanencenter.org)
- Here’s How Companies Can Communicate More Effectively About DEI Initiatives (forbes.com)
- Be Mindful of Legal Compliance with Unpaid Internships (shrm.org)
- How new grads are preparing for the future of work | Handshake (joinhandshake.com)
📨 Team Contact Information by Industry
The Employer Relations team welcomes your outreach and connection with us. We will respond to you as quickly as possible and look forward to hearing from you. Our staff members support undergraduate and graduate students as well as alumni across the three schools: The School of Arts & Sciences, the School of Engineering, and the School of Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts.
Please check out our Employer Relations website for all information including policies (e.g. offers to students) and other great information about engaging with Tufts University.
Sue Atkins, Associate Director, Employer Relations
- Healthcare, Life Sciences, & Environmental Science
- Non-Profit, Education, & Social Justice
- Engineering, Technology & Physical Sciences
- Partnership Programs @ Tufts
Kate Rettstadt, Assistant Director, Employer Relations
- Arts, Entertainment, Communications, & Media (Creative Careers)
- Sports & Leisure
- Finance, Consulting, Entrepreneurship & Business
- Government, Politics, International Affairs, & Law
Willa Mayo, Recruitment Coordinator, Employer Relations
- Main point of contact for Employer Relations Team
- Assisting with virtual events, interviews, job/internship/co-op postings
- Career Fair Events
- Handshake Questions
- Newsletter Content & Distribution
