Career Fair

Career Fair
Held once each semester, fall and spring, the ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Career Fair connects more than 1,000 students with employers nationwide - about 25% from South Dakota, and the rest from across the United States. Many employers recruit on campus every year, but each Career Fair at Mines sees new participants looking to recruit our students. Many employers also conduct next-day interviews with their top candidates.
For a list of companies attending the upcoming career fair, please visit  or download the Career Fair Plus app from your app store.


Fall Career Fair - September 15, 2026
Spring Career Fair - February 2, 2027
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï - King Center

Students at Career Fair
Student at Career Fair
Employeer at Career Fair

 

Employer Information

Pricing:
Early Bird - Single Booth: $500.00 (1-3 Recruiters Only)
Early Bird - Single Booth (Non-Profit/Government Agency): $400.00 (1-3 Recruiters Only)
Early Bird - Double Booth: $1000.00 (4-6 Recruiters)
Early Bird - Triple Booth: $1500.00 (7-9 Recruiters)
Early Bird - Quadruple Booth: $2000.00 (10-12 Recruiters)
Early Bird Pricing Ends on July 31st, 2026
Registration Fee includes:

Employer meal and refreshments the day of the career fair for recruiters
Electricity to booth(s)
Free WiFi
Free parking
Next day interview space(s) available upon request in registration
Career Services $100 contribution

 

To register for the Career Fair, please visit .

 

Handshake 

Handshake is the fast and powerful recruiting platform for ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï students and alumni. It uses cutting-edge technology to connect employers with qualified candidates. Students and alumni can build profiles highlighting their academic accomplishments, skills and extracurricular activities, then make those profiles visible to companies on Handshake to market themselves to potential employers. 

Employers may use Handshake to post jobs, internships, and co-op listings, register for career fairs, manage on-campus recruiting, advertise events, and message students, and alumni who meet your qualifications. Employers will also be able to promote their brand more effectively by customizing your employer profile, job postings, and events to be more visually appealing to students.

Any current ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï student can participate - from freshmen to graduate students - as well as any ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï alumnus. Students and alumni can login to Handshake here.

Faculty are able to log into Handshake to view participating employers. Faculty can sign up and register with Handshake using their Mines email account.

Log in to Handshake to:

  • Post a job
  • Post an internship, co-op, or research opportunity
  • Participate in career fairs
  • Set up campus or virtual interviews
  • Set up a campus or virtual information session

If you're a new employer to the ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï system, you can click the Log In button below to set up your account, then proceed by completing any of the steps listed above.

 

 

Why Employers Seek Out Mines Students

ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï has an excellent reputation. Their students are well-prepared, work hard, and have an excellent grasp of the fundamentals.
-South Dakota Department of Transportation
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï produces well-prepared, hard-working engineers. They bring good teamwork skills based on projects and initiatives they've been involved in at South Dakota Mines.
-Michelin North America
We recruit ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï students because of the outstanding education they've received. They arrive with a good work ethic and an ability to solve real-world problems.
-Terex Corporation

NACE

ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Career Services is a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers, or NACE, the preeminent association dedicated to the advancement of college career services and college talent recruiting programs. As such, NACE has long standing, ethical principles that help to ensure that the recruitment process is fair and equitable and supports informed and responsible decision making. As a member of NACE, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Career Services adheres to these principles, and we expect the employers that use our services to adhere to them as well.

Employers making employment offers to ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï students are asked to review the .

Contact Career Services

Located in the Devereaux Library
(Main Floor - Offices 209 & 214)

Hours: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Mon. - Fri.
Summer Hours: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM