Accounting Career Fair

This event, sponsored by the Next Generation of Accountants (NGA), and the Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education, is an excellent opportunity for employers and students to connect regarding co-op and full-time opportunities.

Past Participants

  • Davie Kaplan, CPA, P.C.
  • Deloitte
  • EFPR Group, LLP
  • Ernst & Young (EY)
  • Freed Maxick CPA, P.C.
  • Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
  • Gray Locey CPA PC
  • Insero & Company
  • Kasperski Owen & Dinan CPAs, LLC
  • KPMG, LLP
  • Manning & Napier Advisors, LLC
  • Mengel, Metzger, Barr, & Co LLP
  • NYS Dept of Taxation & Finance
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
  • Provvidenza & Wright CPA's
  • Robert Half
  • Rochester Chapter IIA
  • The Bonadio Group

Date and Time

An aerial view of students talking to company representatives at a career fair.

Accounting Career Fair

September 16, 2020
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Gene Polisseni Center

Optional Interview Day

September 18, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Bausch & Lomb Center

Interview Day

The Accounting Career Fair is followed by an optional Interview Day in the Bausch and Lomb Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Employers are the ones to schedule interviews with students and alumni from the fair. Students are invited by employers through 30-minute interview slots during or after the fair.

If students do not hear from an employer or have a scheduled time slot, they do not attend Interview Day.

Student Info

Get information on the Career Fair Plus app, resume reviews, preparing your elevator pitch, and the career fair survival guide. Learn more about the career fair for students

Employer Info

Register

Register for the Accounting Career Fair through Handshake. A Career Services Coordinator will work with your company to determine whether the Accounting Career fair is a good fit, or if other recruiting options would be better suited for the needs of your company. Please do not schedule travel until you have received your confirmation.

The registration deadline is TBD, or until we reach maximum capacity.

Register for the accounting career fair

Fees

The registration fee is $210 for the fair and includes two recruiters, a 6-ft-long skirted table, as well as lunch.

Attending Interview Day is free of charge for companies attending the Accounting Career Fair.

Payment

NON-REFUNDABLE
We accept American Express, MasterCard, Visa and Discover only. A link for your payment will be provided once your registration is confirmed.
RIT Federal ID #   16-0743140
RIT Tax Exempt # EX-119421

NON-REFUNDABLE
Deborah Resch
Rochester Institute of Technology
Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education
57 Lomb Memorial Dr.
Rochester, NY 14623

Shipping

If you plan to ship your display materials in advance, plan to have your materials arrive no earlier than 2 weeks prior to the event and no later than the day prior to the event.

Ship to the following address:

RIT Accounting Career Fair/COMPANY NAME
Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education
57 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
ATTN: Julian Huenerfauth

Shipped materials will be delivered to your table the morning of the Career Fair.

DO NOT send packages to The Gene Polisseni Center.

Have return shipping labels filled out and ready to place on all packages you wish to ship back after the Accounting Career Fair. These items will be shipped out the morning after the fair, provided that all necessary information is included on the shipping label.

If you are sending a messenger service to retrieve your booth/display, you may direct them to:

Rochester Institute of Technology
Gene Polisseni Center
200 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623

Hotel Accommodations

For your convenience, here is a list of hotels that are near RIT.

Parking

Parking for the Gene Polisseni Center will be U Lot. Parking passes will be sent prior to the event via email. A campus map is available at maps.rit.edu.

If traveling from out of town, consider utilizing UBER, LYFT, or a hotel shuttle service where possible and NOT rental cars.

Career Fair Schedule

9:00 a.m.

Employer check-in and set up

10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Career Fair

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Lunch with Faculty and Staff of Saunders College of Business

Employer FAQs

Yes. Registered attendees will receive a parking pass via email the week before the Career Fair.

Yes. There will be instructions when you arrive on how to access the RIT wireless network.

You may bring your company marketing materials, applications if you require them, and giveaways are also common.

There will be room for a small tabletop display.

The RIT accounting program has about 120 undergraduates and about 15 MBA in accounting students.

You will receive schedule forms at the Career Fair, where you can schedule students for interviews as you meet them; you will then conduct your interviews on Thursday at the Career Services Office. Lunch will be provided for all recruiters attending Interview Day.

Alumni Info

Launch your career

Did you know as an RIT alumni, you have full-access to the Accounting Career Fair? Whether you graduated 4 months ago or 10 years ago, employers are excited to meet RIT Tigers from all years of experience.

Check-in with your RIT ID at registration and network with employers, students, and other alumni. 

Recruiting

Let students and alumni know you’re an RIT graduate by wearing a special Tiger Sticker on your name tag.

Contact Us

Questions?
Feel free to reach out by email or phone.

Julian Huenerfauth

Julian.Huenerfauth@rit.edu
585-475-2301