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The Employer Relations team strives to cultivate opportunities for meaningful career placement and recruitment experiences through high-yield, valuable, and enjoyable events and experiences for employers, students, and alumni. Each Employer Relations team member purposefully builds professional relationships with employers and recruiters which provide strategic, long-term value for the Liberty University community. Together, they utilize industry-leading technology and build strategic relationships to produce events that make a lasting impact.
Employer Events include, but are not limited to:
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- On-campus Career Fairs
- Virtual Career Fairs
- Experience Events
- Info Sessions
- Employer On-Site (EOS) tabling
Meet the Employer Relations Team
Matt Young
Assistant Director of Employer Relations & The Washington Fellowship
Matt has served in Career Services for four and a half years, serving as Assistant Director for just over three and a half of those years. A Liberty alumnus (B.S. Sport Management ’15, M.B.A.: Leadership ’18), Matt leads the Employer Relations team and its vision to grow the footprint and number of quality employers recruiting and hiring Liberty students and alumni. He oversees the development of employer recruitment strategies and event types, job and employer approvals on Handshake, building the annual events schedule, negotiating sales and sponsorships for revenue generation, and creating new strategies and initiatives to effectively market events and job opportunities to employers, students, and alumni. He loves the challenge of growing Liberty’s national brand through corporate engagement and continuing to enhance the value and experience of recruiting at Liberty.
Brian Hastoglis
Employer Relations Coordinator for Business, Engineering, and Government
Brian rejoins the Employer Relations team after previously serving in Career Services as an Employer Relations Coordinator for three years from 2019-2022. He has prior experience in sales and account management selling managed services, cloud and other enterprise services for global technology firms including Oracle, SAP, IBM, and AT&T.
Brian brings a great deal of enthusiasm to the team and loves building relationships. His ability to converse with employers in a wide range of industries is invaluable. Brian finds most rewarding establishing and maintaining great relationships with our valued Employer Partners, because it gives our talented students a lot of great opportunities with quality companies to begin their careers.
Temple Ansell
Employer Relations Coordinator for Nursing, Behavioral Sciences, Health Sciences, and Arts & Sciences; Events Coordinator
Temple has over eighteen years of experience in event management, including nine years in higher education. Her background includes experience in sales, marketing, event coordination, entrepreneurship, and business development. She has a proven track record of success in planning corporate and academic events. She is a true asset to the Employer Relations team with her ability to produce professional and detailed results that exceed client needs.
Temple has done an exceptional job growing Liberty’s relationships with Nursing & Healthcare organizations – expanding its reach and footprint nationwide, bringing in new organizations for Nursing, Respiratory Therapy, and Psychology. She is passionate about connecting our exceptional student talent with some of the top employers in healthcare.
Adrian Farrow
Employer Relations Coordinator for Aeronautics, Communication, Education, Camp, and Ministry; Employer On-Site (EOS) Coordinator
Adrian is also a Liberty Alumnus (’18), now serving in the role for a year and a half. He joined the Employer Relations team after spending several years in the Physical Therapy and Chiropractic industry. This experience has shaped Adrian’s ability to invest in building relationships and engaging with individuals from a vast array of backgrounds and disciplines. His knowledge of Liberty culture, our services, heart for service, and his business acumen is a great addition to our team.
Adrian coordinates the registration, approval, and coordination of our Employer On-Site (EOS) program, providing employers the opportunity to table on-campus in a high-traffic area. This process is facilitated through Handshake, with Adrian running point on all employer questions pertaining to recruiting students at Liberty in this capacity.
Join Handshake as an Employer
Liberty University Career Services utilizes Handshake to help reach students with vocational and internship opportunities and events. To sign-up on Handshake, visit Liberty.JoinHandshake.com or reach out to one of our Employer Relation Coordinators at EmployerRelations@liberty.edu
Career Fair Information
Career Fairs are strategically designed to produce effective and targeted recruitment outcomes for students, alumni, and employers. All on-campus and virtual career fair opportunities provide students and alumni access to engage with some of the top employers in the state, region, and country.
The Employer Relations team has designed a Career Fair schedule that aligns industry and employer needs with a targeted subset of students and alumni. Since some industry recruiting cycles vary from semester to semester, some industry specific Career Fairs are only offered in the fall or spring accordingly. However, multiple opportunities to engage with employers in each field are provided for students and alumni in almost all majors each semester both on-campus and virtually.
Career Fairs provide students an advantageous opportunity to develop deeper insight into the roles and opportunities that exist in various industries. Students can build personal relationships with recruiters in a meaningful way while pursuing gainful employment in their desired industry. Building relationships with employers early in the recruiting cycle can provide a substantial advantage when pursuing employment and entering an employer’s application and interview pipeline.
Meet the Firm
Held each September, Meet the Firm Career Fair, is designed to connect students interested in careers in accounting, audit, and consulting with employers in the accounting and consulting industry.
Nursing & Healthcare
Held each fall and spring, The Nursing & Healthcare Career Fair, offers students job opportunities across all healthcare industry units. These opportunities are inclusive of roles in Nursing, Behavioral Sciences, Health Sciences, Respiratory Therapy, Business, Human Resources, IT/Cybersecurity, and more.
- Nursing: New Graduate Nurse Residency Programs, Summer Nurse Externship, Specialty Opportunities aligning with LU Certificate Programs (Critical Care, Medical-Surgical, and Maternal Child), Advanced Practice Nurse Opportunities, and Nurse Practitioners (Family and Psychiatric – Mental Health).
- Behavioral Sciences: Students seeking both Non-Licensure and Licensure Positions including Mental Health Coaching, Licenses Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP), Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT), Clinical Psychologists, Industrial Organizational (IO) Psychology, and more.
- Health Sciences: Public and Community Health, Nutrition, Bio-Medical Sciences, Clinical and Laboratory Research, EMT, and Allied Health Professions which encompasses Respiratory Therapy (RT), Athletic Training (AT), Exercise Physiology (EP), Cardiac Rehab, Fitness Specialist, Therapeutic Science, and Health and Wellness. Laboratory Management roles may include Laboratory Managers, Med Tech Assistants, and more.
- Healthcare Administration: Human Resources, Business, IT, Cybersecurity, Healthcare Informatics, Administrative, Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Social Media Management, and more.
Business & Communication
Held each fall and spring, The Business & Communication Career Fair, is designed for employers seeking to hire students from our School of Business and School of Communication & the Arts.
Engineering
Held each fall, you don’t want to miss the Engineering Career Fair. Looking for a full-time job or internship in engineering? This is the fair for you!
Camp
Held each fall, the Camp Career Fair is one of our most high energy fairs of the year, hosting camps across the entire country looking to hire Liberty students. Looking for a career, internship, or part-time role at a summer camp? This is the fair for you!
Law Enforcement & Government
Held each fall and spring, the Law Enforcement & Government Career Fair is your opportunity to engage with a wide variety of law enforcement departments, government contractors, and government agencies at the local, state, and federal levels about all job opportunities within their respective fields. This Career Fair is not just for Criminal Justice and Government majors, but for anyone interested in learning about the array of opportunities that exist within the industry.
Aeronautics
Held each fall and spring, the Aeronautics Career Fair is your best opportunity to engage employers in the aeronautics industry. Whether you’re looking for full-time or internship roles in general aviation and aviation maintenance, or roles as aerospace engineers, technicians, attendants, air traffic control, mechanics, flight instructing, or various business roles – this is the fair for you!
Ministry
Held each fall, the Ministry Career Fair hosts well over one-hundred employers looking to hire Liberty students each year. There are a variety of opportunities available whether you’re looking for roles in pastoral leadership, youth ministry, worship, sound engineering, digital media, communication, business, and more! This is the career fair for you if you want to apply your passion, knowledge, skills, education, and calling to a career in ministry!
ACSI
Held each fall, the Association of Christian Schools International makes its annual International School Career Fair tour, including its first stop on-campus at Liberty University. Do you feel called to work at an International Christian School? Do you simply want to learn more about teaching and serving the Lord overseas? Students from all majors can meet with recruiters from an exceptional list of International Christian Schools to hear about what it’s like to serve students and families outside of the US.
Virtual
Held each fall and spring, The Virtual Career Fair provides employers across the country to engage with Liberty University’s residential and online student populations, including its alumni. Whether you’re a student or alum, this is an exceptional opportunity for you to engage with employers interested in engaging Liberty’s exceptional student and alumni talent pool. With opportunities across all industries, the Virtual Career Fair may be for you!
Nursing & Healthcare
Held each fall and spring, The Nursing & Healthcare Career Fair, offers students job opportunities across all healthcare industry units. These opportunities are inclusive of roles in Nursing, Behavioral Sciences, Health Sciences, Respiratory Therapy, Business, Human Resources, IT/Cybersecurity, and more.
- Nursing: New Graduate Nurse Residency Programs, Summer Nurse Externship, Specialty Opportunities aligning with LU Certificate Programs (Critical Care, Medical-Surgical, and Maternal Child), Advanced Practice Nurse Opportunities, and Nurse Practitioners (Family and Psychiatric – Mental Health).
- Behavioral Sciences: Students seeking both Non-Licensure and Licensure Positions including Mental Health Coaching, Licenses Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP), Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT), Clinical Psychologists, Industrial Organizational (IO) Psychology, and more.
- Health Sciences: Public and Community Health, Nutrition, Bio-Medical Sciences, Clinical and Laboratory Research, EMT, and Allied Health Professions which encompasses Respiratory Therapy (RT), Athletic Training (AT), Exercise Physiology (EP), Cardiac Rehab, Fitness Specialist, Therapeutic Science, and Health and Wellness. Laboratory Management roles may include Laboratory Managers, Med Tech Assistants, and more.
- Healthcare Administration: Human Resources, Business, IT, Cybersecurity, Healthcare Informatics, Administrative, Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Social Media Management, and more.
Business & Communication
Held each fall and spring, The Business & Communication Career Fair, is designed for employers seeking to hire students from our School of Business and School of Communication & the Arts.
Law Enforcement & Government
Held each fall and spring, the Law Enforcement & Government Career Fair is your opportunity to engage with a wide variety of law enforcement departments, government contractors, and government agencies at the local, state, and federal levels about all job opportunities within their respective fields. This Career Fair is not just for Criminal Justice and Government majors, but for anyone interested in learning about the array of opportunities that exist within the industry.
Aeronautics
Held each fall and spring, the Aeronautics Career Fair is your best opportunity to engage employers in the aeronautics industry. Whether you’re looking for full-time or internship roles in general aviation and aviation maintenance, or roles as aerospace engineers, technicians, attendants, air traffic control, mechanics, flight instructing, or various business roles – this is the fair for you!
Education
Held each spring, the Education Career Fair, hosts employers from local, regional, and state schools, in addition to more from across the country with the goal of hiring you! Come expectant to meet some of the top employers in the field of education and gain valuable experience engaging with recruiters in your field. Be prepared for on-the-spot interviews and offers – a staple occurrence at this career fair each year.
Liberty Jobs Expo
Held each spring, the Liberty Jobs Expo is your chance to engage directly with Liberty University Human Resources and all the departments looking to hire on-campus. Whether you’re looking for a full-time role, internship, or student worker position, come prepared to learn about all the roles currently open at Liberty University. You’ll have the opportunity for resume reviews, application support, and possible on-the-spot interviews.
Virtual
Held each fall and spring, The Virtual Career Fair provides employers across the country to engage with Liberty University’s residential and online student populations, including its alumni. Whether you’re a student or alum, this is an exceptional opportunity for you to engage with employers interested in engaging Liberty’s exceptional student and alumni talent pool. With opportunities across all industries, the Virtual Career Fair may be for you!
Fall Career Fairs
Meet the Firm
Looking to hire Liberty University accounting and finance students to fill your open full-time or internship positions? This is the perfect event for you!
Meet the Firm is a niche Career Fair primarily for accounting firms, in addition to firms looking for accounting, finance, economics, and financial -planning students interested in roles in accounting, tax, audit, and consulting. Held in early September each Fall, we hope this early date and targeted opportunity for engagement is a highly valuable and enjoyable experience for you!
Nursing & Healthcare
The Nursing & Healthcare Career Fair is held each Fall and Spring. Designed to be inclusive of all healthcare professionals and industry opportunities, employers have the opportunity to engage students looking for a wide variety of opportunities within the healthcare industry.
In an effort to provide as much clarity for employers and our students, we have chosen to group employers into the following four categories: (1) Nursing, (2) Behavioral Sciences, (3) Health Sciences (including Allied Health), and (4) Healthcare Administration.
We ask that employers register under the category that best aligns with the roles they are looking to recruit for. Employers have the opportunity to register for multiple booths if they would like to recruit under multiple industry categories.
Below is a breakdown of students who may be looking for roles within each of the four industry categories:
- Nursing: New Graduate Nurse Residency Programs, Summer Nurse Externship, Specialty Opportunities aligning with LU Certificate Programs (Critical Care, Medical-Surgical, and Maternal Child), Advanced Practice Nurse Opportunities, and Nurse Practitioners (Family and Psychiatric – Mental Health).
- Behavioral Sciences: Students are seeking both Non-Licensure and Licensure Positions including Mental Health Coaching, Licenses Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP), Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT), Clinical Psychologists, Industrial Organizational (IO) Psychology, and more.
- Health Sciences: Public and Community Health, Nutrition, Bio-Medical Sciences, Clinical and Laboratory Research, EMT, and Allied Health Professions which encompasses Respiratory Therapy (RT), Athletic Training (AT), Exercise Physiology (EP), Cardiac Rehab, Fitness Specialist, Therapeutic Science, and Health and Wellness. Laboratory Management roles may include Laboratory Managers, Med Tech Assistants, and more.
- Healthcare Administration: Human Resources, Business, IT, Cybersecurity, Healthcare Informatics, Administrative, Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Social Media Management, and more.
Business & Communication
Looking to hire Liberty University School of Business and/or School of Communication & the Arts students to fill your full-time or internship positions? This is the fair for you! This career fair is held both Fall and Spring semesters to meet all your ongoing recruiting needs.
Engineering
Looking to hire Liberty University School of Engineering students to fill your open full-time or internship positions? This is the perfect career fair for you! Only held each Fall, the Engineering Career Fair is one of our favorite school-specific fairs. Employers should largely expect to see primarily Engineering students but may also encounter students from other disciplines such as Business, Computer Science, Communication, Government, Math & Science, and more!
Camp
Looking to hire Liberty University students to fill your open full-time, part-time, or internship positions? This is the fair for you! Only held each Fall, the Camp Career Fair is one of our highest energy fairs year-in-year-out, with hundreds of students from a wide range of disciplines coming through the doors. Our only two-day career fair, this fair is for organizations looking to recruit students interested in working at camps.
Law Enforcement & Government
The Law Enforcement & Government Career Fair, held each Fall and Spring, provides heightened opportunities for law enforcement departments, government contractors, and government agencies at the local, state, and federal levels to engage and connect with students. This career fair provides employers the unique opportunity to recruit from the entire general student body population throughout our most high-trafficked academic building on-campus for nearly an entire day, on one of the most high-traffic days of the week.
Aeronautics
We are excited to announce the launch of the Aeronautics Career Fair. Scheduled to be held each Fall and Spring, this career fair is your best opportunity to engage Liberty students and alumni for roles across the entire aeronautics industry. Whether you’re hiring for full-time or internship roles in general aviation and aviation maintenance, or roles as aerospace engineers, technicians, attendants, air traffic control, mechanics, flight instructing, or various business roles – this is the fair for you!
Ministry
Looking to hire Liberty University students to fill your open full-time, residency, or internship positions? The Ministry Career Fair, only held each Fall, is our largest career fair each year. This is your best opportunity to recruit students for all your ministry needs! As a reminder, this career fair is for employers recruiting for all position types: full-time, residency, and internships. Whether it be pastoral care, student ministry, worship, sound, engineering, business, or communication – this is the fair for you!
ACSI
The Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) is the largest Protestant educational organization in the world. Since 1978, ACSI has advanced excellence in Christian schools by enhancing the professional and personal development of Christian educators and providing support functions for Christian schools.
Those functions include a host of services, including teacher and administrator certification, school accreditation, legal/legislative help, and textbook publishing.
ACSI member schools serve more than 5.5 million students worldwide. Along with a headquarters facility, ACSI has 25 offices in North America and around the globe. Nearly 24,000 schools from over 100 countries are members. The primary financial support for ACSI is from 3,300 US-based schools. ACSI is a 501(c)(3) religious nonprofit organization.
Virtual
Looking to hire Liberty University students and/or alumni to fill your open full-time or internship positions? Not able to join us on-campus, or looking to broaden your talent search? Then this is the fair for you! Liberty University students and alumni have Career Services for life – so, this Virtual Career Fair has the potential for you to engage residential, online, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as alumni. This is a great opportunity to recruit for all your open roles – nationwide – whether they’re entry-level roles or opportunities for seasoned professionals looking for a new opportunity.
Spring Career Fairs
Nursing & Healthcare
The Nursing & Healthcare Career Fair is held each Fall and Spring. Designed to be inclusive of all healthcare professionals and industry opportunities, employers have the opportunity to engage students looking for a wide variety of opportunities within the healthcare industry.
In an effort to provide as much clarity for employers and our students, we have chosen to group employers into the following four categories: (1) Nursing, (2) Behavioral Sciences, (3) Health Sciences (including Allied Health), and (4) Healthcare Administration.
We ask that employers register under the category that best aligns with the roles they are looking to recruit for. Employers have the opportunity to register for multiple booths if they would like to recruit under multiple industry categories.
Below is a breakdown of students who may be looking for roles within each of the four industry categories:
- Nursing: New Graduate Nurse Residency Programs, Summer Nurse Externship, Specialty Opportunities aligning with LU Certificate Programs (Critical Care, Medical-Surgical, and Maternal Child), Advanced Practice Nurse Opportunities, and Nurse Practitioners (Family and Psychiatric – Mental Health).
- Behavioral Sciences: Students are seeking both Non-Licensure and Licensure Positions including Mental Health Coaching, Licenses Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP), Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT), Clinical Psychologists, Industrial Organizational (IO) Psychology, and more.
- Health Sciences: Public and Community Health, Nutrition, Bio-Medical Sciences, Clinical and Laboratory Research, EMT, and Allied Health Professions which encompasses Respiratory Therapy (RT), Athletic Training (AT), Exercise Physiology (EP), Cardiac Rehab, Fitness Specialist, Therapeutic Science, and Health and Wellness. Laboratory Management roles may include Laboratory Managers, Med Tech Assistants, and more.
- Healthcare Administration: Human Resources, Business, IT, Cybersecurity, Healthcare Informatics, Administrative, Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Social Media Management, and more.
Business & Communication
Looking to hire Liberty University School of Business and/or School of Communication & the Arts students to fill your full-time or internship positions? This is the fair for you! This career fair is held both Fall and Spring semesters to meet all your ongoing recruiting needs.
Law Enforcement & Government
The Law Enforcement & Government Career Fair, held each Fall and Spring, provides heightened opportunities for law enforcement departments, government contractors, and government agencies at the local, state, and federal levels to engage and connect with students. This career fair provides employers the unique opportunity to recruit from the entire general student body population throughout our most high-trafficked academic building on-campus for nearly an entire day, on one of the most high-traffic days of the week.
Aeronautics
We are excited to announce the launch of the Aeronautics Career Fair. Scheduled to be held each Fall and Spring, this career fair is your best opportunity to engage Liberty students and alumni for roles across the entire aeronautics industry. Whether you’re hiring for full-time or internship roles in general aviation and aviation maintenance, or roles as aerospace engineers, technicians, attendants, air traffic control, mechanics, flight instructing, or various business roles – this is the fair for you!
Education
Are you in need of teachers and other positions within your school? This fair is just for you! Only held each Spring, the Education Career Fair is your best opportunity to recruit Liberty students interested in starting their careers in the field of education. Liberty’s rigorous Education program continually produces top-quality graduates year after year. With many employers giving on-the-spot interviews and offers, we are confident this career fair will produce exceptional candidates for your open positions.
Liberty Jobs Expo
Looking for students to start or continue their career journey at Liberty? This career fair, only offered each Spring, is for all Liberty departments looking to hire students for full-time, internship, or student worker positions.
Virtual
Looking to hire Liberty University students and/or alumni to fill your open full-time or internship positions? Not able to join us on-campus, or looking to broaden your talent search? Then this is the fair for you! Liberty University students and alumni have Career Services for life – so, this Virtual Career Fair has the potential for you to engage residential, online, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as alumni. This is a great opportunity to recruit for all your open roles – nationwide – whether they’re entry-level roles or opportunities for seasoned professionals looking for a new opportunity.
To learn more about recruiting at Liberty University, please reach out to one of our Employer Relation Coordinators at EmployerRelations@liberty.edu.
Recruiting at Liberty University
Experience Events
Experience Events are two-day, highly immersive events with one employer embedded into their target-school, designed to maximize connections between the employer, faculty, and students. Over the course of two days the employer will conduct meetings with their target-school Dean and faculty members, give classroom presentations, host a casual meet-and-greet luncheon to engage with students, host an Info Session to give a deep-dive recruiting pitch and discuss their hiring needs and job opportunities, and conduct On-Campus Interviews.
Info Sessions
Info Sessions provide employers the opportunity to give students a deep-dive recruiting pitch and share all about their organization, hiring needs, job opportunities, recruiting cycle, application and interview processes, and ideal candidates. These sessions provide students personal connections and tangible insights into employers looking to recruit on-campus and the job opportunities they are recruiting for.
Employer On-Site (EOS)
Available year-round, conducting an EOS is the most simplistic and low-cost avenue for employers to build brand awareness and recruit the general student populous. Employers are provided a table in a high-traffic area on-campus where they are able to engage with students passing by and share more information about the career opportunities that exist at their organization.
On-Campus Interviews
Employers interested in conducting On-Campus Interviews are able to request an Interview Schedule via Handshake. Career Services will support employers with building and marketing this schedule and its associated job opportunities to faculty, students, and alumni. Employers will be provided with a private room or rooms on-campus in order to conduct these interviews in a professional setting. Interviews can be conducted in association with other Employer Events, or in an isolated manner. Interview Schedules may also be conducted virtually.
To learn more about recruiting at Liberty University and to schedule your recruiting event, please reach out to one of our Employer Relation Coordinators at EmployerRelations@liberty.edu.
Why Liberty University?
Located in Central Virginia, Liberty is a liberal arts institution with 15 colleges and schools and offers programs in fields such as education, counseling, religion, law, aviation, cinematic arts, business, and more. Liberty graduates are sought after by prestigious companies for their integrity, personal discipline, and versatility. They are confident and competent, ready to make a lasting impact on their profession and their community. With more than 700 programs of study from the certificate to the doctoral level, Liberty equips students with both classroom theory and practical experience, effectively preparing them to enter a competitive job market.
Career Services’ top priority is to make Liberty University your first and last stop in your recruiting process.
“We had a great experience. Very well organized & thought out. Lunch was delicious!”
Yokohama Tire
“We appreciate our partnership with Liberty and value their students. They make an immediate impact at our firm.”
Brown Edwards
“Great participation and enjoyed talking to candidates, some extremely promising prospects.“
Henrico County Public Schools
Penske Truck Leasing
“Excellent event. Thank you so much for this well-organized, well- planned Fair. You all really know how to welcome and accommodate employers. Students were very attentive and poised!”
VHC Health