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

He started the organization in 2025 and put together a job fair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 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

At Garfield, where King spoke in 1961, the group kicked off the day with a job fair and workshops on topics from climate justice to white allyship.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2024

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