Carleton University Fall Career & Networking Fair 2026: What to Do Before October 7

📅 Event Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. EDT

Carleton University’s Fall Career & Networking Fair is back on campus on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, running from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Ravens’ Nest inside Alumni Hall. It is one of the bigger in-person recruiting days in the city, and business and finance students should treat it as a working day rather than a walk-through.

Event details

• Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
• Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT
• Location: Ravens’ Nest, Alumni Hall, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa
• Who it is for: Carleton students and alumni from every program
• Cost: Free for students; employers pay for booth packages

What to expect

Employers book booths to meet candidates face to face, explain how their application process actually works, and flag openings that are live now as well as ones coming later in the year. Because Carleton feeds the fair from several hundred undergraduate and graduate programs, the employer mix is wide — expect federal departments and agencies alongside accounting firms, consultancies, financial services, tech and non-profits. Booth packages range from a basic table up to executive-level placement and a resume-corner partnership, so the biggest recruiters are usually easy to spot.

How to get value out of it

• Pick 8 to 10 employers in advance and read enough about each to ask one specific question.
• Bring more printed resumes than you think you need, and keep a plain-text version on your phone.
• Have a 30-second introduction ready: program, year, what you are looking for, one relevant thing you have done.
• Ask about hiring timelines and whether postings go through CUHire, the employer’s own portal, or a co-op stream.
• Send a short follow-up within two days while the recruiter still remembers the conversation.

Registration

Space for employers is limited and handled first come, first served through Carleton’s CUHire platform, which is where the Ottawa Board of Trade listing points organisations that want a booth. Students do not need a booth registration — watch Carleton’s career services channels closer to the date for student check-in details and the final employer list.

Source listing: Ottawa Board of Trade event page.