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

Nouns

• job fairs
  plural

Example Sentences

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job fair

I went to a College Art Association job fair in a Hilton hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

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

“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 Walter De Maris