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Indianapolis Job Fairs

Looking for new career opportunities in Indianapolis? Our Indianapolis job fairs connect job seekers with employers who are actively hiring across a wide range of industries. These in-person hiring events give you direct access to recruiters, hiring managers, and decision-makers who are looking to fill open positions now.

At Indianapolis job fairs, you can meet employers face-to-face, learn about current job openings, and make meaningful connections in a single event. Instead of submitting résumés online and waiting for responses, you’ll have the opportunity to speak directly with companies, ask questions, and make a strong first impression.

Whether you’re searching for an entry-level role, a mid-career opportunity, or a leadership position, Indianapolis job fairs bring multiple employers together in one convenient location. Best Hire Career Fairs provides upcoming event dates, locations, and registration details, along with helpful tips to help you prepare, stand out, and make the most of your time at each event.

If you’re ready to move your job search forward, attending a Indianapolis job fair is one of the most effective ways to meet employers hiring now and explore real career opportunities in your area.

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Indianapolis Job Fair

Thursday, March 19, 2026
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Eastern Time (ET)

Holiday Inn Indianapolis Carmel

251 Pennsylvania Pkwy
Carmel, IN 46280

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Limited space available. Early registration recommended.

Upcoming Indianapolis Job Fairs

Browse the upcoming Indianapolis job fairs above and select the date that best fits your schedule. Each listing includes the date, time, and confirmation details for our Holiday Inn Indianapolis Carmel location.
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Indianapolis Job Fair - March 19, 2026
Event time11:00 AM - 2:00 PM ESTEvent locationHoliday Inn Indianapolis Carmel - 251 Pennsylvania Pkwy, Carmel, IN 46280
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Indianapolis Job Fair - June 11, 2026
Event time11:00 AM - 2:00 PM ESTEvent locationHoliday Inn Indianapolis Carmel - 251 Pennsylvania Pkwy, Carmel, IN 46280
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Indianapolis Job Fair - September 17, 2026
Event time11:00 AM - 2:00 PM ESTEvent locationHoliday Inn Indianapolis Carmel - 251 Pennsylvania Pkwy, Carmel, IN 46280
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Indianapolis Job Fair - November 12, 2026
Event time11:00 AM - 2:00 PM ESTEvent locationHoliday Inn Indianapolis Carmel - 251 Pennsylvania Pkwy, Carmel, IN 46280
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Why Attend an Indianapolis Job Fair with Best Hire Career Fairs

The Indianapolis Carmel Anderson metro is a major Midwest employment center, with strong job numbers in professional and business services, health care and social assistance, trade/transportation/utilities, manufacturing, financial activities, and government. At the same time, competition for the best roles can be intense. When you only apply online, your résumé can easily get lost. Our in-person Indianapolis job fairs help you stand out by putting you directly in front of employers who are actively hiring now.

Talk Directly with Hiring Managers

Instead of sending your résumé into a portal and waiting, you can walk up to employer tables, introduce yourself, and have real conversations with the people who make hiring decisions. You can ask questions, get immediate feedback, and explain how your experience fits their open roles whether in life sciences, healthcare, logistics, finance, manufacturing, tech, or professional services.

Meet Multiple Employers in One Trip

In just a few hours at Holiday Inn Indianapolis Carmel, you can speak with several employers from different industries. That lets you compare roles, pay, benefits, schedules, work models, culture, and advancement potential in one trip, instead of juggling separate interviews all over the region.

Discover Opportunities You Might Miss Online

Many companies bring new, high-priority, or less advertised openings directly to the job fair especially in life sciences, logistics, advanced manufacturing, and technology. Attending in person gives you early access to these opportunities and the chance to make a strong first impression before roles hit job boards.

Speed Up Your Job Search

Because you’re meeting hiring teams face-to-face, you can move from “first contact” to “next step” much faster. Many job seekers leave with interviews scheduled or clear timelines for next steps, and some move quickly into the formal hiring process after attending the fair.

How Our Indianapolis Job Fairs Work

We keep the process straightforward so you can focus on making strong connections.

Register Online

Choose the Indianapolis job fair date that works best for you at the top of this page and complete the quick registration form. You’ll receive a confirmation email with event details, reminders, and preparation tips.

Check In at the Event

On event day:

  • Arrive at Holiday Inn Indianapolis Carmel, 251 Pennsylvania Pkwy, Carmel, IN 46280.  
  • Plan to arrive a little early to park, check in, and get oriented. The hotel is conveniently located near major highways serving Carmel and the north side of Indianapolis.  
  • Bring multiple printed copies of your résumé.
  • Review the list or floor plan of participating employers so you can prioritize which booths to visit first.

Meet Employers

Walk the event floor and stop at employer tables that interest you:

  • Introduce yourself and share a brief overview of your experience and career goals.
  • Ask about current openings, required skills and certifications, pay ranges, benefits, training, and advancement opportunities.
  • Hand over your résumé and collect business cards or recruiter contact information for follow-up.

Interview & Follow Up

Some employers may conduct quick screening interviews on the spot. If there’s a good fit, they may schedule a more in depth interview shortly after the fair. After the event, send thank you messages, connect on LinkedIn where appropriate, and complete any requested online applications.

Job seekers waiting to interview with hiring managers at an Indianapolis job fair

Who Should Attend Our Indianapolis Career Fairs?

Our Indianapolis job fairs are designed for a wide range of job seekers from first-time job hunters and recent grads to experienced professionals, life sciences and healthcare workers, logistics and manufacturing staff, tech and finance talent, and career changers.

With major institutions such as Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Ivy Tech Community College, and other colleges in the region, Indianapolis employers are used to hiring early career talent.  If you’re finishing school or recently graduated, a job fair is a smart way to explore opportunities in healthcare support, IT support, finance, operations, logistics, and office roles while learning what local employers expect.

If you’re ready for a better role, more responsibility, a new sector, or a stronger culture, our events bring together employers from life sciences and pharmaceuticals, healthcare, finance and insurance, logistics, manufacturing, technology, and business services who are actively seeking experienced talent across the metro. 

Indianapolis is one of the nation’s leading life sciences hubs, with major employment in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and health systems.  If you’re a nurse, allied health professional, technician, lab worker, patient service rep, billing and coding specialist, or administrative staff, our job fairs connect you with employers hiring for clinical and non-clinical roles.

Indianapolis is a major logistics and distribution hub, supported by extensive highway, rail, and air infrastructure and thousands of logistics companies employing over 100,000 workers in the region.   If you like hands-on, practical work in warehousing, distribution, or transportation, our Indianapolis job fairs are an efficient way to meet multiple employers in one place.

Indiana is a national leader in manufacturing, and Indianapolis plays a central role in areas like automotive, aerospace, engines, and advanced materials.  Employers rely on production workers, machine operators, maintenance techs, quality staff, and engineers and many recruit through job fairs.

Financial services and insurance are among the top industries in the Indianapolis metro, with a significant share of local jobs.   If you have experience in banking, insurance, claims, underwriting, accounting support, customer service, or corporate operations, our Indianapolis job fairs connect you to these employers in a single event.

Indianapolis continues to grow as a tech and innovation hub, with significant investment in software, IT services, and digital operations across sectors.  If you work in IT support, networking, cybersecurity, software, data, or digital operations, job fairs are a strong channel to meet hiring managers.

If you want to move from retail or hospitality into office administration, customer support, tech support, finance operations, logistics coordination, or healthcare support, meeting multiple employers in person helps you see how your skills transfer and what training could help you land your next role.

Indianapolis job fair location hosting local hiring event

Top Industries Hiring at Indianapolis Job Fairs

Indianapolis has a balanced economy with several major industry pillars:

Drugs and pharmaceuticals, medical devices, research, testing, hospitals, and broader healthcare services.

Banking, insurance carriers, and financial services employing tens of thousands of workers.

A national logistics hub leveraging highways, rail, and Indianapolis International Airport, with logistics employment exceeding 100,000 in the region.

Engine and power equipment, aerospace, automotive, and advanced materials.

Consulting, corporate services, back-office operations, and shared-services centers.

Conventions, sports tourism, and hospitality around downtown Indianapolis. 

At our Indianapolis job fairs, you may meet employers hiring for roles such as:

  • Nurses, medical assistants, technicians, lab staff, patient service reps, billing and coding specialists
  • Production workers, machine operators, maintenance techs, quality control, and industrial technicians
  • IT support, help desk, systems and network roles, software and data positions
  • Banking and insurance customer service, claims, underwriting, and operations staff
  • Warehouse associates, forklift drivers, drivers, dispatchers, and logistics coordinators
  • Administrative assistants, HR support, office coordinators, and project staff

Each event is curated to feature employers who are actively hiring, so your conversations are tied to real, near-term opportunities.

Indianapolis Job Market Overview

Recent regional economic and labor-market reports show that:

  • The Indianapolis area maintains unemployment rates below or near the national average, with Hamilton and surrounding counties even lower.  
  • Total nonfarm employment in the Indianapolis metro is concentrated in professional and business services, health care and social assistance, trade/transportation/utilities, manufacturing, and financial activities.  
  • The region continues to reinforce its position as a leader in technology, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, and logistics.  

For job seekers, that means:

  • Stability in core sectors like healthcare, logistics, finance, and government.
  • High-growth opportunities in life sciences, advanced manufacturing, and technology.
  • Openings at every level, from entry-level roles in service and support to highly specialized technical and leadership positions.

Our Indianapolis job fairs connect you directly with employers across this landscape so you can see where your skills fit and accelerate your job search.

Employers: Hire at Our Indianapolis Job Fairs

Exhibiting at a Best Hire Career Fairs event is one of the most efficient ways to meet qualified candidates from across Indianapolis, Carmel, and the broader metro area.
  • Meet a high volume of motivated job seekers in a single day.
  • Showcase your brand, culture, benefits, and open roles face-to-face.
  • Fill positions across life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, finance and insurance, professional services, technology, and customer service.
  • Build a local talent pipeline you can tap for current and future openings.
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Employers who Hire at our Indianapolis Job Fairs

50 Floor Logo – Employer Attending Washington DC Job Fair
DataWatch Logo – Now Hiring at Washington DC Career Fair
Encompass Health Logo – Recruiting at Washington DC Hiring Event
Freedom Boat Club Logo – Participating Employer at DC Job Fair
Federal Management Systems Logo – Hiring Opportunities at Washington DC Job Fairs
Georgetown University Logo – Employer Attending Washington DC Career Expo
Howard University Logo – Recruiting at Washington DC Job Fairs
Lafayette Federal Credit Union Logo – Hiring at the Washington DC Career Fair
Liberty Language Logo – Participating Employer at DC Hiring Event
District of Columbia Metro Transit Police Logo – Now Hiring at Washington DC Job Fair
Patient Centered Services Logo – Recruiting at DC Job Fair Event
PEG Logo – Employer Hiring at Washington DC Job Fairs
Pepco Holdings Logo – Attending Employer at the DC Career Expo
United States Secret Service Logo – Hiring at Washington DC Job Fair Event
Wegmans Logo – Now Hiring at Washington DC Career Fair

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Indianapolis Job Fair Location

All of our Indianapolis job fairs are held at the same convenient, conference-focused venue just north of the city:

Holiday Inn Indianapolis Carmel, an IHG Hotel
251 Pennsylvania Pkwy
Carmel, IN 46280

The hotel is easily accessible from major highways serving Carmel, Hamilton County, and the north side of Indianapolis, with ample event space suitable for high-energy hiring events.  

For each event date listed at the top of this page, be sure to review:

  • Exact event date and time
  • Check-in and registration instructions
  • Any parking or arrival notes specific to that date

Arrive a little early, bring your résumés, and be ready to meet employers in a professional, comfortable setting.

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Indianapolis Neighborhoods & Areas We Serve

Our Indianapolis job fairs welcome job seekers and employers from across the metro region, including:

Downtown Indianapolis
Northside
Keystone
Castleton
Carmel
Hamilton County
Fishers
Noblesville
Plainfield
Whitestown
Greenwood
East Side
West Side

Wherever you live in Central Indiana, our Indianapolis job fairs at Holiday Inn Indianapolis Carmel are designed to be accessible and worth the trip.

Frequently Asked Questions – Indianapolis Job Fairs

An Indianapolis job fair is an in-person hiring event where multiple employers from Indianapolis, Carmel, Hamilton County, Marion County, and surrounding areas come together at Holiday Inn Indianapolis Carmel to meet with job seekers, share information about open positions, accept résumés, and identify candidates for interviews and offers.

Yes. All of our Indianapolis job fairs are in-person events hosted at Holiday Inn Indianapolis Carmel, 251 Pennsylvania Pkwy, Carmel, IN 46280.  

Yes, advance registration is strongly recommended. It helps us manage capacity, keep you updated with event information, and allows employers to prepare for the number of job seekers attending. Walk-ins may be allowed if space permits, but events can fill quickly.

There is no cost for job seekers to attend our Indianapolis job fairs. Admission is free your investment is your time and preparation. Employers pay to exhibit.

  • Multiple printed copies of your résumé
  • A list of past employers, dates, and references (for applications)
  • A notepad or your phone to take notes and save contact information
  • A simple “elevator pitch” about who you are and what you’re looking for

Dress in professional or sharp business-casual attire, similar to what you’d wear for an in-person job interview. First impressions matter, especially when meeting employers face-to-face.

Often, yes. Many employers use the job fair to conduct short screening interviews or extended conversations. If there’s a strong match, they may schedule a more formal interview shortly after the event or begin the hiring process quickly.

You’ll typically find employers from life sciences and healthcare, pharmaceuticals, logistics and warehousing, finance and insurance, professional and business services, advanced manufacturing, technology and IT, hospitality, and customer service with roles ranging from entry-level to highly skilled professional and management.  

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