Career Services Center

NIRSA 2023 PIttsburgh

Accelerate Your Career

The NIRSA Career Services Center (CSC) provides a space for hiring managers and job seekers to network, share information about employment opportunities, and even interview onsite during the NIRSA Annual Conference.

All registered NIRSA Annual Conference attendees are eligible to utilize the NIRSA CSC as a job seeker at no additional charge.

Information for Employers
Information for Job-Seekers

Information for Employers

Meet with job seekers and advertise your current and upcoming openings at the Career Services Center in person!

Option 1: Employer Informational Session

Presentation rooms with a projector are available in half-hour time blocks. With a capacity of 90-95 attendees, employers can use these rooms to make presentations to job seekers about their open/upcoming positions, as well as to accept resumes from attendees. Prices start at $90.

Option 2: Host a Station at the Hiring Manager Meet & Greet

New for 2023: Get to know potential candidates and share information about your career opportunities while having some fun at the CSC Meet & Greet. Reserve a 4-top round table or an activity station, and bring your branded table drape, an icebreaker-style activity (if desired), and other promotional materials. Prices start at $75.

Employer CSC Registration

Information for Job-Seekers

The Career Services Center is a great place to build your resume and hone soft skills that will make you a more valuable candidate for any campus rec job!

In addition, you can use the CSC to network with potential employers. There’s no need to register separately for the NIRSA Career Services Center—all registered attendees of NIRSA 2023 can access the CSC for free!

Network with employers: Attend a half-hour info session or stop by the hiring manager Meet & Greet.
Learn from the best: Sit in on industry expert talks and ask all your probing questions about how to navigate a successful career in recreation.
Hone your interview skills: Sign up for a mock interview. Volunteer interviewers with expertise in various types of programming will be available.
Perfect your resume: Sign up for a live resume review (sign-ups are coming soon) where our experts will walk through your resume with you and offer advice. You can also drop off your resume any time for a written edit. We’ll let you know when it’s ready to pick up.
Look for jobs: Visit Bluefishjobs.com from your laptop or mobile device to view open positions as well as employers who you’ll be able to network with on site. Bring copies of your resume with you or use the convention center business office to print your resume and cover letter as needed.
Get a Headshot: Sign up early for a professional headshot with Theresa Glenn Photography on Saturday, March 25, and receive a downloadable digital copy shortly after Conference concludes.

Apply for jobs: Hand your resume and cover letter to hiring managers at their job fair table or at employer info sessions. Make sure to check individual job postings at Bluefishjobs to see how else you can apply.

Mock Interview/Live Resume Review Sign-ups

Headshot Sign-ups

Info Session Schedule

For more info contact Megan Granholm, megan.granholm@nirsa.org