This page contains information for employers on the career fair. Students can find information here.

Registration now open!

The Information School is excited to be hosting our career fair this year in person at the UW Seattle Husky Union Building on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.

UW iSchool Career Fair

Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026

University of Washington Seattle HUB Ballrooms

Full details and registration (non-profit, corporate, and sponsor rates) will be shared soon.

You will need to create an employer Handshake account (help article) or log in to your Handshake account in order to register.

Past organizations have used this fair to connect and hire for roles including application developer, cybersecurity analyst, data analyst, information architect, IT consultant, project manager, research associate, software developer, UX designer and much more.

As a participating employer/organization, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Connect with more than 800 current students
• Market your organization to the University of Washington, Seattle campus
• Advertise your current job openings, internships and volunteer opportunities
• Recruit information leaders and innovators of the future

*Special note for Libraries: While library employers are welcome to attend the iSchool Career Fair, we encourage you to also participate in the upcoming GLAM (Government, Libraries, Archives, and More) Virtual Career Fair - a collaborative event series featuring employer sessions, career panels, and workshops designed for students in library, museum, and information fields. 

The 2025 GLAM Career Fair will take place in February 2026. 

To learn more and explore participation opportunities, please visit the official GLAM website: https://publish.illinois.edu/glamfestival/

For additional information or questions, please contact icareers@uw.edu.