job fair

American  

[jahb fair] / ˈdʒɑb ˌfɛər /

noun

job fairs plural

1. an event at which one or more employers give information about their companies and the job opportunities available and accept applications from people looking for work.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• job-fair
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• job fairs
  plural

Example Sentences

Paulo Diaz, one of Everybody’s trainers, was working as a pizza cook when he discovered Everybody Gym at a trans job fair.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

At an October 2025 job fair hosted by the NAACP, Bross said that there were over 4,000 people who registered and 80% of them were Black women.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

She stopped by a job fair and applied for a position at a temporary-staffing agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

“They invited me to come to a job fair, so I took all of my diplomas and went,” he said.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2023

Crumbs! but the chaps wot made this bloomin' tube did their job fair, didn't they?

From The Riddle of the Frozen Flame by De Maris, Walter