Record Attendance at Annual Touro Career Fair

This year's Career Fair brought students together with representatives from organizations spanning computer science, accounting, finance, healthcare, social and human services, and careers across the public, nonprofit, and private sectors. Students also had the opportunity to have professional headshots taken on-site, free of charge, for use on their LinkedIn profiles.

“This was our best attended Career Fair, in person or virtual, on record,” said Chaim Shapiro, Executive Director of Undergraduate Career Services. “There was a real buzz in the room.”

Dr. Marian Stoltz-Loike, Dean of Lander College for Women and Vice President of Online Education, noted the broader context that makes events like this especially meaningful. “During this somewhat uncertain time for entry-level positions because of a challenging and changing marketplace, the value of the career fair is ever more important for our students,” she said.

The event was the culmination of extensive outreach and preparation by Touro's Career Services team. Throughout the year, team members from each of Touro's undergraduate programs—LAS (men's and women's divisions), LCM, LCW, and NYSCAS—work with students on resume reviews, interview skills coaching, and connecting them with internship and entry-level opportunities across industries, while also building the employer partnerships that bring companies back to campus each year.

 Opportunities for Employers and Students Alike

Many employers attending the Spring 2026 Career Fair were actively recruiting for internships and entry-level roles and welcomed the opportunity to meet students from across Touro’s various programs.

Amanda Canell from the Cross River talent acquisition team, said “It's always great to talk and meet with students from all different backgrounds and experiences, and get to learn about them and also share with the students more about us and what we can offer them.”

 Lauren Bashary from Premium Health Center said, “We loved the fair! It was so organized and lovely. We found great candidates and took their emails and phone numbers to add them to our talent network. If you leave a fair with one potential hire, it was worth it, but we have three! We are so excited to attend again next year.”

Reilly Eager, a recruiter from CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) said, “It was a really well-done event, and the students were impressive across the board. Every single one was well prepared, clearly had researched CLA before approaching our table, and came in knowing what they were looking for.”

For many students, the Career Fair was their most substantive contact yet with the professional world.

“Touro’s Career Fair made me feel like I am a professional preparing to enter the workforce,” said Steven Bondy, an accounting major at LAS. “The conversations I had with the recruiters helped me to feel more prepared for the next steps in my career.”

Esther Aufrichtig, also an accounting major at LAS, pointed to the one-on-one access as particularly valuable. “The opportunity to have one-on-one conversations with recruiters allowed me to learn more about various internship opportunities and gain a better understanding of what employers look for in potential employees,” she said. “I left the fair feeling more confident about the next steps in my career.”

For Shlomo Ross, a computer science major at LAS, the breadth of conversations exceeded expectations. “Coming into the Career Fair, I thought I would only end up speaking to four employers in my major’s industry,” he said. “I ended up speaking to around ten.”

Ross also came away with a grounded perspective on a topic that dominates conversation in his field. “It’s nice to get industry info about how AI and LLMs are impacting the industry,” he said. “The tech is not replacing professionals at the pace the media says it is.”

The annual Career Fair is a featured component of Touro University’s Career Services efforts to help students connect with employers and begin building professional networks. For many undergraduates, the event represents a first direct step into the professional world—and, in many cases, the start of new opportunities that begin before graduation and continue for many years to come.