PHD & MASTER'S
Virtual Career Expo

TALENT WITH ADVANCED DEGREES

March 5, 2025

12 PM - 4 PM ET / 11 AM – 3 PM CT / 9 AM - 1 PM PT

About the Event

The Graduate Career Consortium (GCC) represents graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from over 220 institutions and organizations across the US, Canada and other countries.

The GCC sponsored Virtual Career Expo (VCE), is a virtual recruiting and networking experience designed to connect graduate students, postdocs, and alumni from STEM, Humanities, and Social Sciences fields, to employers. Meet with candidates from host institutions listed below
Attendees
  • Event is open to students, trainees, and alumni from registered GCC member institutions.
  • Candidate registration opens on January 22, 2025
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Employers
  • Event is targeted to employers with positions for advanced degree seekers in STEM, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Employer registration opens on October 31, 2024
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A look at the 2024 VCE

38 GCC member institutions
45 Employers
1,288 candidates attended

Host Institutions

  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • University of Rochester
  • NYU
  • Gladstone Institutes
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • Boston University
  • Brown University
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | Columbia University Office for Postdoctoral Affairs
  • Emory University
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • MIT
  • Montana State University
  • Loyola University Chicago
  • Penn State College of Medicine
  • Southern Methodist University
  • Stanford Career Education
  • Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Temple University Graduate School
  • The Ohio State University
  • University of California-Davis
  • University of California-Irvine
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Connecticut
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore County
  • University of Miami
  • University of New Hampshire Graduate School
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • William & Mary
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Yale University
  • More Coming Soon!

Registered Employers

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Amway R&D
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • USmax/USAID Science for Development Fellowships
  • More Coming Soon!

Employer Tutorial Video

Candidate Tutorial Video

FAQs for Graduate Students, Postdocs and Alumni


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There is not cost for attendees to register.
The event will be on demand indefinitely, however we may make updates and changes to the platform periodically. Make sure to keep checking back in to see our newest features in action!
This event is hosted by over 40 Graduate Career Consortium institutions. Any graduate students, alumni or postdocs associated with these institutions are eligible to register, however the target for this event is advanced degrees in STEM, Humanities, Social Sciences or Arts. To see if your institution is a host institution, look for their name and logo on the landing page.
Employers seeking advanced degree talent in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts or STEM disciplines for internships and full time jobs.
Each employer registration will include an indication of sponsorship for international applicants. Click on the employer graphic to learn more.
While this event is open to all graduate students associated with the GCC host institutions, the target is advanced degrees in Humanities, Social Science, Arts and STEM disciplines.

FAQs for Employers


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Every year, over 1000 graduate students, postdocs and advanced degree alumni attend the Virtual Career Expo.

Recruit top quality advanced-degree candidates across disciplines from 40+ schools nationwide
Your own web page to post information & videos
Your own chat room with the option to conduct video interviews
A participant list and the capability to download an electronic resume from every registered candidate
Opportunity to create awareness of your organization to participating graduate students, postdocs, and alumni
Graduate students, postdocs and advanced degree alumni who attend/have attended a Graduate Career Consortium institution. While the event is open to all advanced degree candidates and advanced degree holders s from GCC host institutions, job seekers typically come from the Humanities, Social Sciences and STEM fields.
We offer standard registration rates as well as comprehensive sponsorship packages. See the costs below:

  • Early registration (10/31/24 - 1/15/25)
    • Industry - $495.00
    • Non-profit/Government - $350.00
  • Regular Registration (1/16/25 - 2/19/25)
    • Industry - $595.00
    • Non-profit/Government - $450.00
  • Late Registration (2/20/25 - 3/4/25)
    • Industry - $650.00
    • Non-profit/Government $550.00
Comprehensive Sponsorship Packages
  • Option 1 - $1,000 (includes registration + sponsorship)
    • Primary ad within the event lobby
    • Virtual booth in a prominent location
    • Lobby ad linked to exhibit hall
    • Company spotlight on event landing page
  • Option 2 - $750 (includes registration + sponsorship)
    • Secondary ad within the event lobby
    • Virtual booth in a prominent location
    • Lobby ad linked to exhibit hall
While the event is open to all advanced degrees from GCC host institutions, candidates typically come from the Humanities, Social Sciences and STEM fields.
This event is hosted by over 40 Graduate Career Consortium institutions. Any graduate students, alumni or postdocs associated with these institutions are eligible to register, however the target for this event is advanced degrees in STEM, Humanities, Social Sciences or Arts.
You can register here
The registration rates and deadlines are listed below:

Early Registration $495.00 register by January 15th
Non-profit/Government Early Registration $350.00
Regular Registration $595.00 - Register by February 19th
Non-profit/Government Regular Registration $450.00
Late Registration $650.00 - Register by March 7th
Non-profit/Government Late Registration $550.00