Career Days and Job Events

Career Days at Mines are the largest career fairs in the Rocky Mountain region! Thousands of students attend these signature events held in both the fall and spring. The week surrounding Career Days encompasses a series of additional events and opportunities to connect with the exceptional student body at Mines. These activities include on-campus interviews, student organization events, Prep with Reps, and more! Career Days are a must for recruiters to connect with students, network with industry peers, and find the impressive talent they are looking to hire.

Mines Spring 2025 Career Days January 28-29

9 a.m. – 3 p.m. MST in the Student Recreation Center (1651 Elm Street , Golden, CO, 80401)

Employer registration is open in DiggerNet. See the FAQ webpage for more information

Civil/Construction companies, please see “Additional Recruiting Options” below before registering for the event. 

 

Employers will select one industry that best defines their company and attend the date that aligns; both dates are open to students and alumni of all majors and degree levels. Career Days aim not only for job placement but also career exploration. Students are encouraged to engage with all employers, regardless of major or degree, to expand their networks and knowledge.

DAY 1 is Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | Earth, Energy, and Environment

Industries: Chemicals, **Civil Engineering, **Construction Engineering, Consulting, Energy – Alternative/ Renewable, Energy – Oil & Gas, Environmental Resources/Water, Geotechnical Engineering, *Government/ Public Sector, Humanitarian/ Non-Profits, Mining, Transportation & Logistics, Utilities (Public & Private)/ Power

DAY 2 is Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | High Tech, Aerospace, and Futures

Industries: Aerospace/Defense/Aviation, Automotive, Banking/Finance/Accounting, BioTech/BioEng-Pharmaceuticals, Education/Instruction/Administration, Electrical/Electrical Components, *Government/Public Sector, Healthcare/Medical Equipment, High Tech/Information Technology, Legal/Law, Manufacturing/Machinery/Equipment, Metals, Military, Retail/Wholesale

*Government/Public Sector will select the best date that aligns with their organization, and are still only able to attend one of the two dates.

**We have met our booth allotments for the Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering industries. Please see Additional Recruiting Options below. 

Career Days FAQs

Contact with questions or for more information:

Additional Recruiting Options

If your company is unable to attend the Career Days in-person or we have met the booth allotment for your industry, we encourage you to consider the following alternative recruiting options. You are welcome to pursue any or all of the below options:

1. Purchase a Resume Drop 

Purchase to have a basket at Career Days (one day only) for students to leave their resumes. The cost is $250, and includes your company listed as a Career Days attendee on DiggerNet and Career Fair Plus, inclusion on all employer rosters provided to student organizations and departments, a basket at Career Days to collect resumes, and the Mines Career Center team emailing you the collected resumes at the end of the event. **You will not be able to attend in-person.

Complete the Career Days registration form on DiggerNet and select “Resume Drop” as your booth type. 

2. Complete the Mines Spring 2025 Career Days Interest List Form

Please complete this form to be added to our interest list; you will be notified if space opens for you to attend the Spring 2025 Career Days event. Any company on the interest list that is not able to attend the event will be included in a post-event Employer Spotlight (free of charge) which will include marketing and targeted communications to applicable majors for jobs that are posted in DiggerNet. 

Click this link or go to https://forms.office.com/r/dyQRSBxPhc to be taken to the form. 

3. Schedule an Info Table

 Info tabling includes 3-hours of informal tabling in a high-visibility location on campus, and can be held starting the week after Career Days. The Career Center will work with you to identify the best date/time for your info tabling. 

Email Jerry Mason at jerry.mason@mines.edu with your request. 

Reach out to Adriana Alba at aalba@mines.edu with any questions. Thank you for your understanding, we look forward to supporting your recruiting needs! 

Career Days
January 28-29, 2025 9AM-3PM

Thank you for your interest in recruiting at the Colorado School of Mines Career Days! This is a signature recruiting event that takes place on campus each fall and spring semester and is highly sought out by companies from across the nation.  

To accommodate the high demand for campus recruitment at Mines, Career Days span two days, each dedicated to specific industries. This structure supports students’ varied career interests and employers’ recruiting needs. Both events feature the same time frame, booth features, and are open to all students and alumni. Employers will select one industry that best defines their company and attend the date that aligns.  

All students and alumni are welcome to attend Career Days for job opportunities, career exploration, and networking. We encourage recruiters to network with all students interested in their company, regardless of degree level and year. To ensure you receive communications regarding future Career Days, be sure that you have a DiggerNet account and that it is updated with your current contact details.  

Prep with reps
January 27, 2025 12PM-3PM
Ben. H. Parker Student center, Grand Ballrooms

Prep with Reps is an opportunity for company representatives to meet Mines students and assist with their professional development by offering individual resume reviews, interview tips, and professional development advice before Career Day.

Registration will open at a later date; companies confirmed to attend the Spring 2025 Career Days will receive registration information. 

*Companies must be registered for the Career Days in order to participate.

Prep with Reps Format

To support employer and student connections and develop student skill building, the event is arranged into various “zones” of skill building. Attending representatives will be placed in a zone upon arrival, and students can navigate freely through the zones. Zones to choose from can include resume, booth approach, and interviewing skills.

Additional Details

  • Location: Prep with Reps will be held in-person on January 27th, 2025 from 12PM-3PM in the Student Center Grand Ballrooms. Lunch will be provided for employers beginning at 11AM.
  • Cost: Registration for the event is $100 per company. Employers can have up to 3 representatives attend.
  • Prep with Reps has limited capacity and employers are accepted on a first come, first serve basis. We will keep an interest list once the event is full.

For questions about the event, please contact Rose Foody at refoody@mines.edu or (303) 384-2543.

Interviews and Information Sessions

HOW DO I SCHEDULE STUDENT INTERVIEWS AND/OR AN INFORMATION SESSION?

Currently, campus interviews and in-person information sessions can be scheduled through the Career Center in addition to virtual interviewing scheduling assistance and virtual information sessions.  Requests can be made through DiggerNet, or to email recruiting team CLICK HERE.

Student Interviews:

  • Interviews for the week of Career Days, “Next Day” interviews: We are offering services in-person. If you are interested in this option, you will be asked if you would like to reserve a table for interviewing on days following the in-person Career Days on the Career Days registration. There is a cost for this service – see the Career Days FAQ for details.
  • Next Day Interviews (in-person)-Employers will still be responsible for scheduling interview times with students between the hours of 8am-5pm (MST). We think this will be a great option!
  • Interviewing options for Pre-Select or Room Only Interviewing are offered for later in the semester through DiggerNet. Requests can be made through DiggerNet, or by emailing Jerry Mason at  jerry.mason@mines.edu. There is no cost for this service.

 

Information Sessions:

Organizations can request information sessions through the Events section in DiggerNet. Info sessions will be held in-person as well as virtually this fall. Virtual requirements include: organizations will need to use their own platforms, provide a link for students to join, and provide a flyer/poster for advertising.  You may request registration for Interviews and Information Sessions through DiggerNet or by emailing Jerry Mason at jerry.mason@mines.edu.

Accessibility

Those individuals participating in Career Days activities who have accessibility needs, concerns or requests are encouraged to contact Adriana Alba at 303-384-2541 or aalba@mines.edu.

 

Recruiting at CSM is always a rewarding experience. Mines continues to turn out good intern and full time candidates and the services of the Career Center are always very much appreciated. Thanks! See you next year.

- ConocoPhillips

Career Center Staff does an amazing job. We always find quality candidates from Colorado School of Mines. We look forward to building relationships with Colorado School of Mines Employees and Students.

- Sierra Nevada Corporation

The service we have received and the hospitality have been top notch. The interns and full-time hires have been excellent.

- Hecla Mining Co.

We always have a huge interest from the students and we obtain a very large amount of highly qualified individuals with a desire to join CH2M. We consider CSM a critical school in our recruitment as the level of employee we get when hiring from that school is highly beneficial to us. Thank you!

- CH2M

Colorado School of Mines has consistently been a source of high quality engineering graduates, keen to continue their professional development in industry.

- Merrick & Company

We had a great experience at Colorado School of Mines. The coordination was easy and the career services team was responsive and provided detailed information. The students were outstanding. They came prepared to the event dressed professionally, resumes in hand, and were prepared to have conversations with our team.

- Sempra U.S. Gas & Power

OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

The Colorado School of Mines Career Center is committed to embracing the inclusion and diversity of our campus community, thereby creating equal opportunity for everyone.  We feel that acknowledging, respecting, and promoting each student and graduate, with their distinctive combination of age, sex, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or military service, and socioeconomic background, brings a creative, innovative and valued new workforce to our family of employers.

Those with accessibility accommodations or support needs are encouraged to contact Blanca Torres at 303-273-3233, blanca.torres@mines.edu.

Attendance at Career Day is open to Colorado School of Mines students, graduates, alumni, faculty and staff only.