Job fair felt like a 'candy store'
A Texas State Technical College career event on March 26 was described as a 'candy store' of employer opportunities, with hiring managers emphasizing communication, curiosity and teachability over raw tech chops. Local job fairs are surfacing roles that include marketing, communications and social support alongside technical hires. (dallasnews.com)
TSTC staged a multi-campus Industry Job Fair series the week of March 24–31, 2026 with a March 26 session listed for the Williamson County (Hutto) campus from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. (sites.google.com) TSTC Career Services formally organizes the Industry Job Fair and states that all TSTC students and graduates — across every campus and online — may attend any job fair event. (tstc.edu) The official roster of participating employers for Spring 2026 is published to students through TSTC’s Symplicity/OneID event portal, requiring a campus login to view employer booths and schedules. (sites.google.com) TSTC leverages the Jobfair® platform to facilitate interview requests before and after in-person fairs, and the platform routinely enables employers to request onsite meetings with candidates. (tstc.jobfair.co) At TSTC’s Marshall campus Industry Job Fair on March 27, 2025, representatives from 31 companies met with 185 students and alumni, illustrating the scale employers bring to campus recruiting events. (tstc.edu) TSTC’s Fort Bend County campus reported full parking lots and packed booths at its Industry Job Fair on March 25, 2025, underscoring high in-person attendance at regional sessions. (tstc.edu) The Dallas Morning News published coverage of TSTC’s March 26, 2026 job-fair reporting on employer participation and hiring advice for students. (dallasnews.com)
