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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

job fair

The 23-year-old was hired on the spot by Haggis Waggon Tours boss Darryl Smith after meeting him at a job fair in Paisley.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 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

Ubaid Khan, a junior computer-science major at Northeastern State University, arrived at a job fair on the Tahlequah campus earlier this month in a blue suit, ready to make a good impression.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025

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

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