CAREER EVENTS
Events at JWU range from large scale to boutique career fairs and competitive interviewing programs with top hiring companies. View a full, updated list of career events and application deadlines in jwuLink. Meet with hundreds of employers looking specifically to hire JWU students.

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Meet employers, leaders in your field and industry insiders starting your first semester. We bring top employers to JWU for numerous events. You will constantly have career resources and expert advice right at your fingertips. Our career experts run programs that help you build your career skills, so you are prepared to impress employers. Don’t miss unique opportunities to build professional relationships, get valuable advice and find a job or internship. Where else would you find employers right on campus, looking specifically to work with JWU students? You’ll meet industry leaders at classroom presentations, panels, career fairs targeted to your major and other career events.

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 2024 Spring Food & Hospitality Industry Job & Internship Fair_ Program


Guest Speakers

Industry experts share their experience and advice in your classroom and at clubs and organizations meetings.

On-Campus Interviews

You have access to more than 2,000 on-campus interviews with employers every year. Sign up to interview face-to-face with an industry leader at an on-campus interview.

 



Career Fairs

Our many career fairs include boutique, industry-specific fairs targeted to your major, internship fairs, part-time and summer job fairs and our large “Career Expo” career fair every spring.

Our alumni employers return again and again for JWU talent:

“The opportunity to participate in the JWU career fair has truly been a stress reliever and alleviated any concerns about hiring for the upcoming event season. It is extremely comforting to know that we can rely on our partnership and working relationship to provide the workplace with outstanding potential candidates from JWU.”

Michael J McDuffie ‘08, Concessions Manager
Delaware North, Inc. 

 


Industry Panels

Get an insider’s expertise and meet leading employers in your field at panel discussions on industry-specific topics.

A recent Culinary Nutrition Panel included:

 

US Drug Administration

Patrick Sullivan, ’06, Chief Dietitian

Kraft Heinz

Timothy Downey, ’13, Culinary Research & Development Lead

Finlay Extracts & Ingredients, USA, Inc.

Coki Fisseha, ’05, Senior Applications Technologist

Tulane University

Leah Sarris, ’05, Director of Operations & Executive Chef, Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine

RI Community Food Bank

Trevor Daneker, ’13, Nutrition Education Coordinator & Compliance Officer

U. of Georgia Football

Hali Foreman, ’15, Performance Nutrition Chef,

Wildtree, Inc., & Providence College Dining Services (Sodexo)

Sarah Ereio, ’11, Registered Dietitian

 


Workshops

Career Workshops

Interviewing, Professionalism, and Networking workshops help you capitalize on the many opportunities to meet employers on campus.

Internship Info Sessions

Learn everything you need to know about finding, pursuing and making the most of JWU's internship opportunities.

 

Resume Workshops

Build essential career skills that target your job search. Learn to customize your resume to the job you want at Basic and Advanced Resume Workshops.