Recruitment Calendar

Discover the Best Timing to Hire UC Students 

To help you plan your recruitment at the University of Cincinnati, we've provided the dates of our recruiting events and the UC academic schedule. 

  • Early August: Employers conclude interviews and extend offers to fall co-op students
  • August 26: Fall Semester begins. Fall co-op positions start around this date; actual start dates vary by employer.
  • September 2: Labor Day Holiday
  • September 4: Part-Time Job Fair 
  • September 17-19: Fall Professional and Technical Career Fair
  • September 27: Engaging Emerging Creatives (E2C) DAAP Fall Networking Event
  • September-October: Employers post spring co-op positions to UC Handshake. Students seeking spring co-ops begin their searches.
  • October-November: Employers conduct interviews for spring co-op students. 
  • November 11: Veterans Day Holiday
  • November 28-December 1: Thanksgiving Holiday
  • December: Employers receive link to complete Fall Semester co-op evaluation
  • December 14: Fall semester ends 
  • January: Employers set goals with their spring co-op students
  • January 13: Spring Semester begins. Spring co-op positions start around this date; actual start dates vary by employer.
  • January 20: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Holiday
  • January-February: Employers post summer co-op positions to UC Handshake. Students seeking summer co-ops begin their searches.
  • February 11-13: Spring Professional and Technical Career Fair
  • February 20-21: Engaging Emerging Creatives (E2C) DAAP Spring Networking Event
  • February-March: Employers conduct interviews for summer co-op students. 
  • March 17-23: Spring Break Holiday
  • April: Employers receive link to complete Spring Semester co-op evaluation.
  • May 1: Spring Semester ends
  • May 12: Summer Semester begins. Summer co-op positions start around this date; actual start dates vary by employer.
  • May-June: Employers post fall co-op positions to UC Handshake. Students seeking fall co-ops begin their searches.
  • May 26: Memorial Day Holiday
  • June 19: Juneteenth Holiday
  • June-July: Employers conduct interviews for fall co-op students.
  • July 24: Independence Day Holiday
  • August 9: Summer Semester ends
  • Early August: Employers receive link to complete Summer Semester co-op evaluation

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