Career Expo

Eastern Oregon Career Expo

April 2, 2025

In partnership with the Eastern Oregon Workforce Board and WorkSource Oregon, the EO Career Expo takes place the first Wednesday in April on the EOU Campus in La Grande.

Employer Registration

This regionally focused event provides a venue for local and regional employers to connect with student job seekers looking for part-time, seasonal, and career-track positions.

Job Fair

Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: Field House

Employers highlight job openings from seasonal, part-time, and career-track positions along with sharing valuable information about occupations found within their respective industries.

Prep & Support Stations

A variety of work-search preparation topics, career planning, and employment support are represented at tables as you enter the job fair and as you wrap-up your time visiting with employers. These stations represent topics from resume review, to featured career pathways, specialized employment support for military families, and a warm-up exercise on how to start a conversation with an employer.

Student Employment

Connecting Experiential Learning through Work-Based Learning Opportunities

Work-Based Learning is Valuable! Students engaging in internships and meaningful employment have an opportunity to apply subject matter knowledge and skill development learned in their courses. Expo employers are ready to discuss how their internships, part-time, and/or seasonal employment positions provide work-based learning and assist students in career exploration.

See the participating employers

Career-Track Employment

Connecting Upcoming EOU Graduates and Part-Time Students with Employers

Expo employers are ready to network and showcase their career-focused positions and highlight the benefits of working within their industry.

See the participating employers

This event is made possible through a partnership between WorkSource Oregon, the Eastern Oregon Workforce Board, and the Eastern Oregon University’s Career Services Department.

EOU Logo
Worksource Oregon Logo

Participating Employers

  • AgWest Farm Credit
  • Barreto Manufacturing, Inc
  • Beef Northwest Feeders
  • Boise Cascade Company
  • Carpet One Floor & Home
  • CB Cont, Inc
  • CED Careers Electrical Distributors
  • Center for Human Development, Inc
  • Certified Personnel Services Agency, Inc.
  • City of La Grande (police, pool, building & HR)
  • Community Counseling Solutions
  • Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation/Human Resources
  • Energy Trust of Oregon
  • EO Works Internships (EOWB)
  • EOU Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)
  • EOU Student Employment Jobs
  • Fastenal
  • FBI
  • Foothills Counseling
  • Good Shepherd Health Care System
  • Grande Ronde Hospital and Clinics
  • Heart ‘n Home Hospice
  • Harney Education Service District
  • House to Home Furnishings
  • Kronospan
  • La Grande School District
  • Lamb Weston
  • Mountain Valley Therapy Inc.
  • New Horizons in Home Care
  • Oregon Building Officials Association
  • Oregon Child Development Coalition
  • Oregon Department of Corrections
  • Oregon Department of Corrections-Powder River Correctional Facility
  • Oregon Department of Human Services
  • Oregon Department of Justice
  • Oregon Department of Transportation
  • Oregon Laborers Apprenticeship
  • Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative 
  • Oregon State Police
  • Pacific Northwest Ironworkers & Employers Apprenticeship & Training Trust
  • Paid Leave Oregon – Oregon Employment Department
  • Pratum Co-Op
  • RARE Americorps
  • RISE Services, Inc.
  • Rural Engagement & Vitality Center (REV)
  • Shelter from the Storm
  • Solutions CPAs, PC
  • Sunrun
  • Threemile Canyon Farms
  • Tri-Cities Community Health
  • Umatilla County
  • Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
  • Umatilla Electric Cooperative
  • Umatilla-Morrow Head Start
  • Union County Chamber of Commerce (representing local business openings)
  • US Bank
  • US Forest Service – Wallowa-Whitman Baker City
  • US Forest Service- Umatilla National Forest
  • Wallowa Resources
  • Wildflower Lodge
  • Woodgrain
  • Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center

Participating Employment & Career Support

  • Oregon Care Careers
  • Oregon Army National Guard Work 4 Warriors
  • Training & Employment Consortium (TEC)
  • WorkSource Oregon

Students & Alumni

Before the Expo:

On-campus:

  • Visit this site frequently to view newly registered employers
  • Investigate employers you are considering.
  • Prepare/update your general resume’.
  • Practice your elevator speech and questions
  • Dress to Impress!

Online:

  • Visit this site frequently to view newly registered employers
  • Investigate employers you are considering contacting.
  • Prepare/update your general resume’.
  • Request a 15 minute visit via ZOOM
  • Practice your elevator speech and questions

During the Expo

On-campus:

  • Focus on Networking: Make contacts for now and later.Record all contact names, titles, and contact information.Plan to spend hours; plan to have quality conversations

Online:

  • Keep it short, focused, and authentic
  • Share why you chose to contact their company
  • Be specific on the type of employment you are seeking
  • Discuss specific job posting or positions of interest

After the Expo:

On-campus:

  • Follow-up with employers.
  • Explore company profiles and job postings.
  • Customize your resume’ for each job posting.
  • Apply!

Online:

  • Follow-up with a ‘thank you’ message.
  • Review their company profile and job postings.
  • Customize your resume’ for each job posting
  • Apply!

Event Information & Amenities

Parking Passes:

  • Parking passes will not be required during the expo, If you plan to be on campus before or after the expo, please make plans to purchase a parking pass. Parking is available in spaces marked visitor or in general parking.  Please do not park in any space marked “reserved” or ADA-restricted without the proper pass.
  • There is unrestricted free parking in the Community Stadium Lot (football field lot).
  • Passes are available from the Student Financial Services office (Inlow 101) or from the parking kiosk in front of Loso Hall.  The kiosk currently accepts cash only.

Navigating Campus:

  • Reference the EOU campus map for the event’s main hub, the EOU Field House and other buildings for workshop locations..
  • Look for “EOU Event” signage around campus.

Dining:

  • The Mountie Cafe and Mac’s Grill are both located in the Hoke Student Union building, offering meals, snacks and drinks for purchase.