Recruiting at Princeton

The Center for Career Development offers a range of options to support your recruiting needs, build the brand of your organization on campus and engage with undergraduate and graduate students at Princeton.

Recruiting for the 2023-2024 academic school year will take place in person and virtually (recruiting calendar). We remain available to support your organization in your engagement efforts with Princeton students through programs and events listed below.

Ways to Recruit Princeton Students

Post Jobs & Internships

Employers can post opportunities for Princeton undergraduate and graduate students in Handshake(Link is external).

As a matter of policy, our office does not post opportunities that exclude any student from applying or being considered based on a protected characteristic. Please see our recruiting guidelines for more criteria for posting opportunities.

With on-campus or virtual interviews

We can facilitate on-campus or virtual interviews for organizations. Employers conducting virtual interviews are required to post the corresponding opportunities in Handshake and are responsible for providing a virtual link to connect with the students. 

Attend Career Fairs

Career Fairs coordinated through the Center for Career Development are held twice an academic year – once in September, and once in February. Career Fairs are open to all actively enrolled undergraduate and graduate Princeton students. This is an opportunity for you to speak with students about your open positions, organization and industry.

Upcoming career fairs 

Fall Hiretigers Career Fair

This career event will bring employers and Princeton students together for networking, recruiting and industry education. The format for this event will be in-person and hosted in Dillon Gym.

Science and Technology Fair

On Friday, September 20th, the Science & Technology Job Fair will take place in Dillon Gym from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Please note that there is a registration fee associated with this event.

Present Career Education Workshops & Information Sessions

Workshops are educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students covering various career paths, or bolster industry or career development skills. Workshops should offer general information that students can transfer to a variety of organizations.

Information sessions are an opportunity to convey information specific to your particular organization and industry. Networking events are an opportunity to connect your organization’s representatives to Princeton talent and to help build their professional networks while increasing your organization’s exposure on-campus.

If you’re interested in hosting a Princeton-specific employer event, please email [email protected]

Host Students at Your Organization

Help students investigate career fields and make professional connections by hosting a Princeternship. 

Princeternship (ranging from one day to two weeks) during the winter break for students to shadow Princeton alumni in your organization and participate in short-term projects at your work site. This insider view of a job and industry is indispensable in helping students explore options and confirm choices. Princeternships can occur throughout the country.

If you are interested in hosting a Princeternship or have a question, email [email protected].

Coffee Chats

Coffee chats provide students and employers with an opportunity to connect with each other in a more informal manner without including any selection process. Coffee chat time can be used for employers to share insight into their industries, careers and organizations or offer resume reviews and mock interviews to students.

  • You can schedule a Coffee Chat directly through Handshake using the interview module. 
    • Be sure to include the start and end times (format - 1:1 or 1:2; schedule - 20 min or 30 min slots; how many rooms are needed, Virtual or in person, etc.)
  • Once completed, you can send us any links and other information you would like to have in the coffee chat description, including targeted class years and majors.
    • Although you may be prompted to attach a job or internship posting to the coffee chat schedule, please do not attach any postings. Our team will create a coffee chat posting and attach it directly to the schedule. You have the option to send any links to active postings that are listed on Handshake.
  • Once completed on our end, you will receive a confirmation and a request for any additional information.
  • If your organization has a premium Handshake account or the account is private, you will need to give Princeton access to create your Coffee Chat posting. Please send an email to [email protected] with any questions.

Tabling Events

Typically taking place in Frist Campus Center, tabling events are a great way to increase the visibility of your organization in a busy student-oriented building.

Procedures for Interviews

Prior to Your Interview Day

  • Schedule for the first round of virtual or in-person interviews: All students interviewing with your organization must be listed in Handshake at least 24 hours prior to your interview date or by 3 p.m. on Friday if your interview date is on the following Monday. Students who are not listed in your Handshake schedule will not be allowed to enter the Interview Suite.
  • If you decide to schedule a second round of interviews at the Center for Career Development, you must provide the full interview schedule at least one business day prior to your interview date.
  • If you already know names of interviewers who will be visiting Princeton, please send their names and email addresses to [email protected]. This will help expedite the check-in process upon your arrival (for on-campus option only).