Employer Information

The Fall 2023 SCIS Career Fair will be held over the course of three days from 11 am to 4 pm. CSCR Corporate Sponsors and Smeal Business Career Center Partners are able to participate in their choice of date(s) depending on availability. Employers will have the opportunity to target their recruiting efforts by meeting with qualified students, interviewing candidates, and selecting top students from Penn State supply chain, management information systems, industrial engineering, and information systems and technology programs. 

Fall 2023 Supply Chain and Information Systems Career Fair

August 29, 30, and 31, 2023
11 am to 4 pm

Employer Resources

Registration

• If interested in additional registration information, please send all inquiries to SmealCSCR@smeal.psu.edu.

Booth Shipping

• You may ship your booth and/or materials prior to the fair. Please label freight 1 of 2, 2 of 2, etc. to aid in confirming complete shipment arrival. Shipments should be sent to:
  • Tracie Shannon, Center for Supply Chain Research
    Penn State University
    Fall 2023 Supply Chain & Information Systems Career Fair
    488 Business Building
    University Park, PA 16802

Return Booth Shipping

• Following each day of the fair, FedEx and UPS pick ups have been scheduled for return shipments. Please be sure to bring your shipping labels with you as you will be responsible for packing/labeling your wares and delivering them to the staging area.

Hotel Information

• State College Area Hotel Listings

Day of Event Logistics

• GPS location is Business Building, State College, Pennsylvania.
• NEW PARKING PROCEDURES - To reserve parking in East Parking Deck, you are REQUIRED to follow this link and choose your event and follow direction below: 
  • There is one reservation for each day.
  • In the upper left corner, click "Filters and Access Codes"
  • Input the code, "SCIS2023"
  • Select "Reserve" for East Parking Deck and "Continue as a Guest".
  • Enter your email address, vehicle license plate number, city, state, and your payment details.
  • Click, "Complete Purchase". You will receive an email with a QR code as confirmation, please have this ready upon your arrival. Upon arrival, your license plate will be read and the gate will go up.
  • Contact Penn State Transportation Services office at parking@psu.edu or 814-865-1436.
• Check - in at the Business Building Atrium begins at 9 am.
• Freight will be delivered to your table.
• Registration includes up to four representatives.
• Lunch will be provided for recruiters.

Fall 2023 Supply Chain and Information Systems Virtual Career Fair

September 6, 2023
3 pm to 6 pm

Registration

• If interested in additional registration information, please send all inquiries to SmealCSCR@smeal.psu.edu.

Virtual Booth Owner Instructions and Training

• Training resources for building your booth are available by clicking this link.

Virtual Booth Representative Training

• Your representatives will need to watch the Representative Training Video by clicking on this link. (Representatives you assign will also receive an automatic email with more instructions)
• Search and Invite – enables employers to review students in advance and issue invitations to visit their booth any time during the fair
• Scheduled Chats – allows employers to pre-schedule a 20-minute conversation with identified students during the event
• Rep Handoff – permits employers to pass students to selected representatives during a specific chat within the booth.

Virtual Resources

• PSU Brazen Resource Page
• Brazen Help Center
• Service Check Link
• TokBox Check Link (for video-enabled events)
• Snippets (Canned Responses)

All questions related to the career fair may be directed to Tracie Shannon.