14th Annual CAPLA Job Interview Fair
SPONSORED BY

Thursday, February 8 + Friday, February 9, 2024
Join us for the 14th Annual College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture Job Interview Fair, made possible by Chasse Building Team and our other sponsors. And thanks to our generous sponsors, hardworking CAPLA students will receive scholarships to help them become future innovators of the built environment.
This year, events include Job and Employer Browse Session, Job Interviews, Networking Night, and Employer and Partners Thank You Breakfast.
Schedule
Thursday, February 8, 2024
8-9 a.m. | Employer and Partner Thank You Breakfast Not open to students. |
9-11 a.m.
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Job and Employer Browse
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11 a.m. - Noon
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Lunch
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Noon - 5 p.m.
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Job Interviews
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6:30-9 p.m.
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Networking Night Reception
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Friday, February 9, 2024
10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Optional Interviews for Title, Platinum, Gold Sponsors
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Information for Employers
The 2023 CAPLA Job Interview Fair consists of a day-long career fair that allows employers to meet with students while students gain experience interviewing with firms and organization. Sponsors at the Title, Platinum and Gold level will be offered additional time on Friday to return to host second interviews or meet with additional students. With your partnership, we are extending providing multiple scholarships to our undergraduate and graduate students. Thank you for your participation!
Ready to sign up? Register on Handshake on or before our Friday, January 20 deadline.
Registration and Sponsorship Fees
Platinum Employer
$1,000
- Logo on CAPLA Job Interview Fair web page
- 10 - 20 Interview Slots
- Optional second student time slot
- 2-3 Employers
- Company listing in annual report
- Firm featured in college newsletter
- Firm featured in student giveaway
- Promotion on CAPLA social media week of fair
- Thursday Browse, Interview Fair and Networking Night (reception)
- Friday Sponsors Breakfast (1-4 guests)
- Friday (optional) extended interviews
- Two all-day garage parking passes
Gold Employer
$800
- Firm featured in college newsletter
- Firm featured in student giveaway
- Thursday Browse, Interview Fair and Networking Night (reception)
- Friday Sponsors Breakfast (1-3 guests)
- Friday (optional) extended interviews
- 10 - 20 Interview Slots (Each Schedule will include 10 slots, please notify us upon registration if you would like to host 2 schedules for a total of 20 interview slots)
- Optional second student time slot
Silver Employer
$600
- Firm featured in student giveaway
- Thursday Browse, Interview Fair and Networking Night (reception)
- Friday Sponsors Breakfast (1-2 guests)
- 10 Interview Slots
Certified Employer (including Public Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations)
$200
- Thursday Browse, Interview Fair and Networking Night (reception)
- Friday Sponsors Breakfast (1 representative)
- Public Agencies and Non-Profit 501(c)(3) registration may be waived. Please select this item at the time of registration.
- 10 Interview Slots
Employers have multiple ways to engage with students this year based on adjustments to provide a more engaging event:
Thursday, February 8, 2024
8-9 a.m. - Employer and Partners Thank You Breakfast
This year we invite all our employer partners to join us for breakfast on Friday morning. This is a time to network with other industry partners and for us to share with you upcoming opportunities to engage with our students and college programs.
9-11 a.m. - Job and Employer Browse
This will be an open table browse for all CAPLA students at any level. During this time, students may scope internship and career opportunities and hear your elevator pitch on what your organization does. During this time, we ask employers to fill any vacant interview slots or invite students to interview the following day (available for Platinum and Gold sponsors).
11 a.m. - Noon - Lunch
Noon - 5 p.m. - Job Interview Fair
This is CAPLA’s traditional interview session, reducing the overall vacant slots employers used to have, but also allowing employers to fill those openings with students earlier in the day. These interviews will be 25-minutes sessions, with a 5-minute transition.
6:30-9 p.m. - Networking Night Reception
After a day of meeting and interviewing students, we invite our employers, students and faculty to gather for an evening of open networking. Location TBD. During this time, you might meet a student you didn’t have the opportunity to interview earlier; in that case, we welcome Platinum and Gold sponsors to invite the student to a Friday interview.
Friday, February 10, 2023
10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Optional Interviews for Title, Platinum, Gold, and Silver Sponsors
To help support employers who need more time to interview students or who met a student outside the interview sessions on Thursday, Title, Platinum, Gold and Silver sponsors are offered space Friday to hold additional interviews. CAPLA will provide a more private interview space, allowing you more time to interview candidates.
Interview schedules will be provided beginning the last week of January. Student interview scheduling begins mid-January. Registration deadline: January 12.
For additional information or assistance, please contact Emilio Romero, CAPLA alumni and development affairs manager, at eromero@arizona.edu.

We recruit the brightest and best talent to join our team. We have had a lot of success recruiting talent from the CAPLA Job Interview Fair.
Leigh-Anne Harrison, Chasse Building Team
Information for Students
Workshops and Panels
Be interview-ready by registering for our Career Services-presented workshops, and don’t miss out on the Professionals Panel, featuring alumni and other professionals:
Student Registration
Student registration for the Job Interview Fair is now open via Handshake. General registration closes on Tuesday, February 6, 2023, at 11 p.m.
Selection of interview slots will begin on January 17, 2023.
Need help registering for the CAPLA Job Interview Fair? View the Handshake Help Center for detailed instructions:
Have other questions about the Job Interview Fair? View our information session:
Scholarships
This year we are including 6 scholarship awards of $1,000. To be eligible for the drawing to win a scholarship, you must complete all of the following:
- Must be either a current CAPLA undergraduate or graduate student
- Attend Professional Panel
- Attend at least one workshop
- Sign up for at least three interviews on either day of the job interview fair
- Complete student post-job fair survey
Scholarships will be awarded for the Spring 2023 semester after the Job Interview Fair and at random for those who complete the criteria above, so be sure to participate!
Thanks to Our 2024 Sponsors!
Title Sponsor

CAPLA Hosts One-of-a-Kind, Interactive Job Interview Fair
Featuring design, planning, construction and engineering firms from across the country, the Job Interview Fair is CAPLA’s showcase professional development event for undergraduate and graduate students. Read more about our latest in-person and virtual events:
More Information
STUDENTS
Students, for additional information, please contact Tayler Mears, academic advisor, at mears@arizona.edu.
EMPLOYERS
Employers, for additional information, please contact Emilio Romero, alumni and development affairs manager, at eromero@arizona.edu.