What to expect at a SacJobs career fair

How the day runs

Come any time between 11 and 3, and plan your visit around a workshop if you want one.

1. 10:00 AMEarly entryAn hour before the public: shorter lines, fresh recruiters, first pick of the tables. Free for veterans, seniors, attendees with disabilities and SacJobs Plus and Pro members: just tell the registration team when you arrive. Anyone else can come in early with the Early Access Pass.
2. 11:00 AMOpen to the publicFree for every candidate. Register online first.
3. 11:30 AM to 12:30 PMWorkshop 1A free career workshop during the fair.
4. 1:30 PM to 2:30 PMWorkshop 2A second free workshop.
5. 3:00 PMThe fair endsDoors close for the day.

These are the hours of our quarterly career fairs. The Construction & Trades Career Fair is an evening fair with its own hours and no early entry: see its page.

The line before the doors open. Early entry skips it.

A workshop during the fair.

Scottish Rite Center, Sacramento

• 16151 H Street, Sacramento
  Opposite Sacramento State. Open in Maps
• 2Free parking on site. By train, SacRT's Gold Line stops at University/65th Street, the closest station.
• 3Free for candidates. Employers book a table.

Walk in ready

• Register free online. We email you the employers who are coming before the day.
• Bring plenty of copies of your resume to hand to employers.
• Dress like you would for an interview. It is a first impression, and recruiters remember them.
• Make a plan. Look over the employer list, find the tables you most want to visit, and go there first.
• Have a 30-second introduction ready. Your name, what you do, and what you are looking for.
• Take notes and collect contacts. Mention the conversation when you apply afterwards.
• Stay for a workshop. Both are free and run during the fair.

More career fair tips · Career coaching workshops

Registered? Watch this before you go.

Meet people, not paperwork

Talk to candidates face to face and set interviews on the spot. We promote every fair on social media, in our newsletter and with our local TV and radio partners, so the room fills up.

The first candidates walk in at 10:00 AM for early entry, so be set up by then.

Prices and dates for each fair: SacJobs Fall Career Fair · Construction & Trades Career Fair