85 Indiana employers. 8 hands-on sessions. Free to attend for high school students. Walk in with a resume idea, walk out with real connections and a certificate to show for it.
85
Employers
2,000
Student spots
8
Career sessions
Free
Student admission
How it works
Register free online
Pick your sessions, tell us your career interests. Takes 2 minutes.
Get your QR badge
A unique QR code arrives in your confirmation email. Screenshot it or print it — that's your badge.
Visit employer booths
Walk up to any booth. Employers scan your QR code, see your info, and can add notes to follow up with you later.
Attend sessions
Check in to sessions at the door. Attend 3+ to earn your certificate of participation.
Get your certificate
Automatically emailed to you at the end of the day. Add it to your resume and LinkedIn right away.
Reserve your booth
Choose Standard, Premium, or Sponsor. You'll get booth assignment and logistics a week before.
Receive your portal link
Log in to your employer portal — no app install needed. Opens the QR scanner and your lead list.
Scan student badges
Point your phone at any student's QR code. Their name, school, grad year, and interests appear instantly.
Add notes on the spot
Type a quick note while the conversation is fresh: 'Strong communicator — strong interest in marketing internship.'
Export your leads
After the event, download a CSV of every student you scanned with all your notes attached. Ready for your ATS.
Career sessions
All sessions are free and included with registration. Attend 3 or more to earn your certificate.
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Room A
Resume Writing Workshop
Maria Santos · Career Counselor, Fort Wayne Community Schools
Build a one-page resume that gets noticed. We'll cover formatting, action verbs, and how to present school projects, part-time jobs, and volunteer work.
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Main Stage
Careers in Manufacturing & Trades
Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership · Industry panel — 5 local employers
Northeast Indiana is one of the top manufacturing regions in the country. Hear from engineers, machinists, and plant managers at local companies about paid apprenticeships and starting wages.
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Room B
Interview Skills Bootcamp
James Okonkwo · HR Manager, Parkview Health
Practice answering common interview questions, learn what hiring managers at local companies are really looking for, and get feedback on your delivery.
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Room C
Trades & Apprenticeship Showcase
Indiana AFL-CIO & Fort Wayne area unions · Apprenticeship coordinators
Learn about electrician, plumbing, HVAC, welding, and culinary apprenticeships — earn while you learn programs that often pay more than four-year degrees.
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Room A
LinkedIn & Your Personal Brand
Priya Mehta · Campus Recruiter, Do it Best Corp.
Set up your LinkedIn profile the right way, learn how local recruiters actually use it, and get a professional headshot taken (free, by appointment).
1:30 – 2:30 PM
Main Stage
Healthcare Careers Panel
Parkview Health, Turnstone, & Lutheran Health · Nurses, techs, and administrators
Healthcare is Indiana's largest employer. Hear from nurses, imaging techs, and medical assistants about entry paths, certification programs, and what a healthcare career actually looks like.
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Room B
Salary & Benefits 101
Devon Park · HR Director, Old National Bank
Understand what a job offer actually includes — base pay, benefits, PTO, 401k, and how to compare two offers. Yes, you can negotiate even for your first job.
3:00 – 4:00 PM
Room A
College, Trades & Gap Year Planning
Indiana Next Steps Program · College & career advisors
IU, Purdue, Ivy Tech, apprenticeships, military service, and gap years — mapped out with real Indiana students in mind. Understand your full range of options after high school.
Employer roster
A sampling of companies attending — from multinational employers to local businesses actively hiring high school students.
Parkview Health
Healthcare · Clinical & admin roles
Steel Dynamics
Manufacturing · Apprenticeships + internships
Do it Best Corp.
Hardware / Retail · Warehouse & logistics
Sweetwater Sound
Music / Retail · Customer experience
Vera Bradley
Fashion / Retail · Part-time + internships
Fort Wayne Metals
Medical Mfg. · Production & QA roles
Brotherhood Mutual
Insurance · Admin + internships
Franklin Electric
Manufacturing · Engineering internships
Old National Bank
Finance · Part-time tellers
City of Fort Wayne
Government · Youth employment programs
Allen County Library
Public Service · Youth + part-time
Ash Brokerage
Financial Services · Summer internships
Turnstone / Easterseals
Nonprofit · Community service roles
The Journal Gazette
Media / Journalism · Journalism internships
+ 71 more employers
Every element of this job fair runs on CompleteEvent. Here's what's under the hood.
Every student gets a unique QR code in their confirmation email. Employers scan it at their booth using any smartphone — no app required. Each scan captures the student's name, interests, and school, and the employer can add typed notes on the spot.
Students who check in to 3 or more sessions automatically receive a PDF certificate via email at the end of the event. Organizers set the threshold; CompleteEvent tracks check-ins per session and triggers the certificate send.
The organizer dashboard shows live: total check-ins, booth visit counts per employer, session fill rates, and a heatmap of traffic by hour. Exportable as CSV at any time. No manual counting.
Each session room has its own QR code. Staff scan students in at the door — or students self-check-in from their badge. Organizers see per-session attendance in real time from the dashboard.
Students and employers register through the same event but see different forms, collect different fields, and receive different confirmation emails. One event, two audiences, fully managed from a single dashboard.
After the event, each employer receives a CSV of every student they scanned, complete with contact info, school, career interests, and any notes they added during the day. No chasing business cards.
Students checked in
1,284
of 1,847 registered
+47 last 15 min
Booth scans today
3,612
avg 42 per employer
Peak: 11:30–1:00 PM
Sessions attended
2,891
74% at 3+ for certificate
481 certs queued
Top employer booths by scans
Register now
Student registration is free. Employer booths are filling up — 12 of 85 spots remaining.
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