About the Fair
Connect with organizations for full-time opportunities and internships. At the fair, you'll be able to: explore opportunities, engage with employers, and make an impression that can help you to stand out in the job or internship application process. Get a free professional headshot* during the career fair!
Prepare a resume, have an elevator pitch, and dress in a way that is authentic to you.
Fields represented: Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, Policy & Management, Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Biology, Food Systems, Forestry, Natural Resource Sciences & Management.
*A gallery of all headshots will be shared with attendees following the event. Check-in during the fair to receive your headshot.
Gold Sponsors
Career Week Events
Resume Review Day
Get a 15-minute resume review from Conservation Corps, TPI Composites and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service before the career fair! Tuesday, January 28, 11am-1pm via Zoom.
Federal Resume Tips & Navigating USAJOBS presented by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Learn about the federal hiring process, navigating USAJOBS, and building a federal resume directly from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. There will be time for Q&A during the session. Wednesday, January 29 from 5-6pm in 33 McNeal Hall. Chipotle will be served!
Career Fair Prep Session
Are you worried about what you should wear, what employers want to hear from you or how to differentiate yourself from your peers? Worry not, we will be offering insider tips and a chance to ask questions before the fair. Thursday, January 30, 5:30-6:15pm in 33 McNeal Hall. Free Pizza Lucé and padfolios for attendees!
Working at the MN Department of Natural Resources
Learn what it is like working at the MN DNR including the different types of work that they do, their qualifications, and what internship opportunities they offer that give students a chance to gain experience and see if a particular career path might be for them. There will be Bruegger's bagels and coffee served! Friday, January 31, 10-10:50am in the President's Room (3rd floor) in Coffman Memorial Union.
Register for the MN DNR Workshop
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More Ways to Prepare
Preparing for a Career Fair Guide
Resume & Cover Letter Appointments - we have in-person, virtual, and email review options to support you before the fair!
Make an Appointment - get ready with your career consultant
Employers Registered
70 employers are expected to register and are still rolling in.
Alliance Technical Group
Animal Humane Society
Antea Group USA
Barr Engineering Co.
Birch Tree Care
Carp Solutions
Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center
Capitol Region Watershed District
Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve
Center for Energy and Environment
CFANS Alumni Relations
City of Minnetonka
City of Saint Paul - Operations/Natural Resources - Forestry
City of St Louis Park
Clean Harbors
Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District
Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa
Dakota County - Volunteer/Internships
Davey
Douglas County Wisconsin
Great River Greening - Education and Outreach
Green Corps
Hennepin County - Environment and Energy
Institute for Environmental Assessment
Lake Restoration, Inc.
Metro Blooms
Metropolitan Council
Metropolitan Mosquito Control District
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Fish & Wildlife Division
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Forestry Division
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - MN GreenCorps
MNL
MnTAP
National Grid Renewables
Natural Shore Technologies
Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center
Pace Life Sciences
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever
Pinnacle Engineering
Prairie Restorations
Premium Tree Protection
Rainbow Companies
Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District
SciTech Internship Program at the Minnesota Technology Association
Short Elliott Hendrickson
Sustainable Resources Center
Tetra Tech
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Navy
University of Minnesota, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
University of Minnesota, Institute on the Environment
USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service
Vineland Tree Care
Washington Conservation District
Westwood Professional Services
Wilderness Inquiry
Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Forestry Division
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
Xcel Energy
*Compiled weekly, visit Handshake for an up-to-date list