Upcoming Department of Commerce Recruitment Events

Check out DOC’s upcoming recruitment events below.

Come learn more about our unique mission supporting the Nation’s economy. For specific events with colleges and universities or professional associations, please contact those organizations directly for registration details. Please visit this page frequently for updates throughout the year. 

March

• March 4, 2024
  • NIST – PWI School Trips – Chicago, IL
• March 6, 2024
  • USPTO - Arkansas Tech University – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Career Fair
  • USPTO - Office hour with USPTO patent examiners (Virtual)
• March 7, 2024
  • NIST – HBCU & MSI Virtual Job Fair
• March 13, 2024
  • USPTO - Office hour with USPTO patent examiners (Virtual)
• March 14, 2024
  • USPTO - Florida Atlantic University – Technology & Engineering Career Fair
  • USPTO - RecruitMilitary – Washington, D.C.
  • OHRM - Transition Assistance Program Employer Panel – Annapolis, MD
• March 14-16, 2024
  • USPTO & NIST - 2024 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM
• March 19, 2024
  • RecruitMilitary – National (Virtual)
• March 20, 2024
  • UPSTO - Office hour with USPTO patent examiners (Virtual)
• March 20-24, 2024
  • USPTO - National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) 50th Annual Convention
• March 21, 2024
  • Corporate Gray – Nationwide (Virtual)
• March 28, 2024
  • USPTO - A day in the life of a USPTO patent examiner (Virtual)

April  

• April 2 – 5, 2024
  • NIST - CU Boulder STEM Career Fair – Boulder, CO
• April 9, 2024
  • OHRM - Level Up to Public Service – Delaware State University, Dover, DE
• April 11, 2024
  • USPTO - RecruitMilitary – Dallas, TX
• April 17, 2024
  • OS, BIS, NOAA, NTIA and ITA – Presidential Management Fellow Meet and Greet (Virtual)
  • USPTO - A fireside chat with USPTO patent examiners (Virtual)
• April 18, 2024
  • OHRM – Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program Job Fair – Washington, D.C.
• April 24-26
  • NIST – RecruitMilitary Job Fair Denver – Denver, CO
• April 25, 2024
  • USPTO - Oregon Institute of Technology – Spring 2024 Klamath Falls Engineering, Technology & Management Career Fair
  • USPTO - RecruitMilitary – Joint Base San Antonio, TX

May

• May 1, 2024
  • Census - 3rd Annual Data Science & Analytics Symposium & Career Fair – Bowie State University, Bowie, MD
• May 15, 2024
  • USPTO - A day in the life of a USPTO patent examiner (Virtual)
• May 21, 2024
  • USPTO - RecruitMilitary – National (Virtual)
• May 23, 2024
  • USPTO - Corporate Gray – Nationwide (Virtual)

June 

• June 4, 2024
  • USPTO - RecruitMilitary – National Government Agency (Virtual)
• June 20, 2024
  • USPTO - A fireside chat with USPTO patent examiners (Virtual)
• June 26-29
  • NIST - The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Convention – Las Vegas, NV
• June 27, 2024
  • USPTO - RecruitMilitary – Washington, D.C.

July  

• July 9, 2024
  • USPTO - A day in the life of a USPTO patent examiner (Virtual)
• July 15 – 19, 2024
  • NIST - Disability: IN Conference – Las Vegas, NV
• July 24, 2024
  • DOC – Presidential Management Fellows Job Fair – Washington, D.C.
• July 29 – August 1, 2024
  • NIST – High Impact Tech Exchange Conference – Kansas City, MO

August  

• August 1, 2024
  • RecruitMilitary – Denver, CO
• August 12 -15, 2024
  • NIST - Black in Government (BIG) National Training Institute – Tampa, FL

September

• September 18 – 20, 2024
  • NIST - Tapia Conference – San Diego, CA
• September 19, 2024
  • USPTO - Corporate Gray – Nationwide (Virtual)
• September 20 or 27, 2024
  • NIST - Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC) Career Fair – Atlanta, GA
• September 23 – 27, 2024
  • NIST - HSI School Trip (Dallas, TX) – Dallas, TX
• September 30 – October 3, 2024
  • NIST - National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBBChE) Conference – Orlando, FL

October

• October 17, 2024
  • USPTO - RecruitMilitary – Washington, D.C.

November

• November 19, 2024
  • USPTO - RecruitMilitary – National Government Agency (Virtual)