Boston Career Fair October 29: Recruiter Meetings in the South End
Published: September 24, 2026 | By LocalJobPage Team
BOSTON, MA — A Boston career fair built around face time is headed for the South End. City Career Fair brings its 26th annual Community Employment Day to the AC Hotel by Marriott Boston Downtown on Albany Street on Thursday, October 29, with four hours of scheduled meetings between job seekers and recruiters from government, healthcare, higher education and tech.
Thursday, October 29, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, at 225 Albany Street. In person, with registration and recruiter scheduling done ahead of time.
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📍 At a Glance
| Event | Community Employment Day Career Fair, 26th annual |
| Date | Thursday, October 29, 2026 |
| Time | 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
| Location | AC Hotel by Marriott Boston Downtown, 225 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118 |
| Format | In person, scheduled recruiter meetings |
| Registration | Register and book recruiter meetings |
| Organizer | City Career Fair, (562) 291-2956 |
🔥 Who's Recruiting at the Boston Career Fair
This is a bigger tent than most hotel ballroom fairs. The organizer's Boston page sorts the room into pavilions: Government, Healthcare, High Tech and Security Clearance, Veterans, ADA, and Professional and Community-Based Organizations.
The employers it names for its Boston fair read like a map of the region's payroll. The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Marriott International, Northeastern University, MIT and Boston College are on the list. So are the U.S. Army, the CIA, U.S. Border Patrol and the Norfolk County Sheriff's Office, along with HarborOne Bank, Atrius Health, and two life sciences names, Organogenesis and Sarepta Therapeutics. The organizer says 50-plus organizations take part.
That mix matters. Federal and public safety tables tend to screen for citizenship, background checks and, for clearance roles, a long hiring timeline. The universities and health systems hire across the board, from facilities and dining to lab and admin work.
⚠️ Read This Before You Go
The organizer's employer list is not broken out by date, so it does not promise that every name above will be at the October 29 tables. If one employer is the only reason you are coming, call City Career Fair at (562) 291-2956 first.
Admission cost is not published on the organizer's page or its ticket listing. Check when you register rather than assuming the door is free. And treat registration as required: the whole format is built on booking recruiter meetings ahead of time.
If you would rather not wait five weeks, a different fair lands sooner. Boston University hosts a free AI-focused career fair on September 29. Different event, different employers, different crowd. Details are in our BU AI career fair guide.
📋 How to Show Up Ready
The AC Hotel sits on Albany Street at the edge of the South End, a short hop from Chinatown and the I-93 ramps. The Orange Line's Tufts Medical Center stop and the Silver Line on Washington Street are the nearest transit, and downtown parking at midday is findable but not cheap.
- A stack of printed resumes, more than you think you need
- A photo ID, plus your DD-214 if you are heading to the Veterans pavilion
- A 30-second answer to "what are you looking for"
- Interview clothes, because for some tables this is the interview
🔎 Where to Aim in Boston Right Now
Boston's hiring runs on hospitals, universities, life sciences and government, and plenty of those employers post year-round whether or not you make it to Albany Street. Start here:
- Administrative assistant jobs in Boston
- Medical assistant jobs in Boston
- Security officer jobs in Boston
- Customer service jobs in Boston
- Hotel front desk jobs in Boston
- Lab technician jobs in Boston
- Government jobs in Boston
- Marriott jobs in Boston
- Northeastern University jobs in Boston
Questions People Ask
When and where is the Boston career fair?
Thursday, October 29, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the AC Hotel by Marriott Boston Downtown, 225 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118.
Do I need to register?
Yes. The event is organized around recruiter meetings you schedule in advance through the organizer's registration page. Whether walk-ins are admitted is not stated anywhere we could find.
Is it free?
No admission price is published. Check the registration page before you go.
Which employers will be there?
The organizer lists employers including MWRA, Marriott, Northeastern, MIT, Boston College, the U.S. Army, Atrius Health and Sarepta Therapeutics, but does not confirm the roster by date. Call (562) 291-2956 to check a specific employer.
Is there anything for veterans or job seekers with disabilities?
Yes. The organizer runs dedicated Veterans and ADA pavilions at its Boston fair.
Walk In With a Profile, Not Just a Resume
The people who get hired out of these rooms usually had a live profile before the recruiter went looking. Create your free LocalJobPage account so Boston employers can find you between events, and browse every open Boston job on the site while you wait for the 29th.
Employers: hiring in Greater Boston this fall? Post your openings on LocalJobPage and reach candidates who are already searching.
Related Reading
Four hours, one block of Albany Street, and a room full of people paid to hire. That beats another night refreshing applications in Dorchester.
