Recruiting Dates & Deadlines

Application deadlines are listed on Crimson Careers, and on the OCS Recruiting calendar. As the calendar indicates, the vast majority of full-time and summer internship deadlines for Recruiting postings are on Wednesdays at 11:59pm and about two weeks prior to the interview date, but Recruiting employers can have deadlines at any time.

OCS Recruiting Calendar, 2022-2023
Primary Networking & Information Session Period, Full-Time & Intern  Mon, Aug. 15 – Wed, Sept. 28
First Day of Fall Classes Wed, August 31
Fall Recruiting Promoted Application Deadlines, Full-Time & Intern** Wed, August 3 – October 19
Finance & FinTech Career Fair Thurs, Sept. 1
Business & Consulting Career Fair Fri, Sept. 9
Fall Recruiting Interviews, Full-Time & Intern Tue, Sept. 20 – Wed, Oct. 26
Data Analytics, Science, & Technology Career Career Fair Fri, Sept. 30
Diversity Opportunities Career Fair Fri, Oct. 7
Media, Marketing, Humanities & Creative Careers Expo Fri, Oct. 21
Engineering Career Fair Collaborative TBD
Thanksgiving Recess Wed, Nov. 23 – Sun, Nov 27
Fall Reading Period* Fri, Dec. 2 – Wed, Dec. 7
Fall Examinations* Thurs, Dec. 8 – Sat, Dec. 17
Winter Break Sun, Dec. 18 – Sun, Jan. 22
First Day of Spring Classes (2023) Mon, January 23
Spring Recruiting Deadline, Full-Time & Intern Wed, February 1
Spring Recruiting Interviews, Full-Time & Intern Tues, Feb 14 – Thurs, Feb 16
Spring Break Sat, March 11 – Sun, March 19
Spring Reading Period* Thurs, April 27 – Wed, May 3
Spring Examinations* Thurs, May 4 – Sat, May 13

*NO recruiting activities (educational sessions, information sessions, and interviews) may take place during Harvard’s Reading and Exam Periods.

**Promoted Application Deadlines associated with a Harvard coordinated interview date will begin on Sept. 7th.

Recruiting Dates and Deadlines (2022-2023)

Fall 2022
Interview Period Student Application Deadline Employer Preselect Deadline Employer Interview Date
Full-Time & Intern Wednesday 9/7 @11:59pm Tuesday 9/13 @ 3:00pm Tuesday 9/20 – Thursday 9/22
Wednesday 9/14 @11:59pm Tuesday 9/20 @ 3:00pm Tuesday 9/27 – Thursday 9/29
Wednesday 9/21 @11:59pm Tuesday 9/27 @ 3:00pm Tuesday 10/4 – Thursday 10/6
Wednesday 9/28 @11:59pm Tuesday 10/4 @ 3:00pm Tuesday 10/12 – Wednesday 10/13
Wednesday 10/5 @ 11:59pm Tuesday 10/11 @ 3:00pm Tuesday 10/18 – Thursday 10/20
Wednesday 10/12 @ 11:59pm Tuesday 10/18 @ 3:00pm Tuesday 10/25 – Wednesday 10/26
Wednesday 10/19 @ 11:59pm Tuesday 10/25 @ 3:00pm Virtual Only Monday 11/1 – Thursday 11/3

Spring 2023
Interview Period Student Application Deadline Employer Preselect Deadline Employer Interview Date
Full-Time & Intern Wednesday 2/1 Tuesday 2/7 Tuesday 2/14
Wednesday 2/1 Tuesday 2/7 Wednesday 2/15
Wednesday 2/1 Tuesday 2/7 Thursday 2/16

Last updated 11/29/2022