Purdue Engineering Student Council

Name

Purdue Engineering Student Council

Legal name

Purdue Engineering Student Council

Website

https://purdueesc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Career Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technology & Innovation Expos Organizers (THAHABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic & Education Conference Organizers (THAHACAE), Professional & Certification Expos Organizers (THAHABAD), STEM, Digital Literacy & Maker Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAG)

Keywords

• Student-run career fairs
• Engineering recruitment events
• Campus recruiting services
• Scholarship programs
• Student professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

West Lafayette

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Sponsorships and Scholarship Packages: Companies pay for scholarship packages to participate in career fairs, with funds going directly back to the Purdue engineering student community as financial aid. Sponsors receive priority advertising on fair day, in the CF+ app, on t-shirts, and potential reductions in representative costs.
2. Registration Fees: Companies pay registration fees to attend career fairs (Industrial Roundtable and EXPO), including table fees with maximum representatives per table (6 for IR, 4 for EXPO).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Purdue Engineering Student Council organizes two flagship student-run engineering career fairs — Industrial Roundtable (fall) connecting 400+ companies with 19,400+ students, and EXPO (spring) connecting 200+ companies with 6,000+ students — along with corporate-funded scholarship programs, pre-fair prep events (resume reviews, LinkedIn reviews, seminars), campus wellbeing programming, and K-12 STEM outreach. Its offering is a recruiting-access and career-development service purchased by companies through booth registration fees and scholarship sponsorships.

Product overview

Purdue Engineering Student Council (PESC) is a student organization that operates as a unified portfolio of career development services and events for Purdue engineering students. The core offerings center around two flagship career fairs: Industrial Roundtable (IR) in the fall and EXPO in the spring, complemented by scholarship programs (EXPO Scholarship, Industrial Scholarship, Resilience Scholarship), preparatory events (IR Prep Night, EXPO Prep Night), seminar sessions, and outreach programs (Campus Events, K-12 Events). These products work together to serve students, industry partners, and the broader community through career networking, financial support, and educational outreach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Roundtable (IR) A flagship fall career fair held at Memorial Mall connecting 400+ companies with more than 19,400 Purdue engineering, science, and technology students for internships, co-ops, and full-time hires; offered in both in-person and virtual formats with maximum 6 representatives per table.
• EXPO Career Fair A spring two-day interactive job fair held at the France A. Córdova Recreational Sports Center that draws over 200 companies and 6,000+ students and features seminars, an in-person fair, a virtual fair, and on-campus interview opportunities with up to 4 representatives per table.
• Industrial Scholarship A scholarship sponsored by donations from companies participating in PESC's career fairs that recognizes engineering students attending Industrial Roundtable for academic achievement, community involvement, and passion for engineering.
• EXPO Scholarship A scholarship funded by contributions from companies participating in PESC's EXPO career fair that recognizes students attending the spring EXPO for dedication to advancing their careers.
• Resilience Scholarship A scholarship that recognizes engineering students who have demonstrated the ability to overcome obstacles before and during their time at the university, celebrating resilience and hard work.
• IR Prep Night A pre-fair preparatory event for students attending Industrial Roundtable featuring resume reviews, LinkedIn profile reviews, guest speakers from companies such as Eli Lilly, and guidance on navigating the fair using the Career Fair Plus app.
• EXPO Prep Night A pre-fair preparatory event for students attending EXPO featuring resume reviews, LinkedIn profile reviews, elevator pitch practice, and guidance on navigating the fair using the Career Fair Plus app.
• Campus Events Program A series of events run through PESC's Campus Relations and Wellbeing Committees aimed at supporting the overall wellbeing of engineering students and fostering community on the Purdue campus.
• K-12 Outreach Program An Engineering Outreach Committee initiative that produces educational videos designed for K-12 audiences of all ages, exploring engineering and STEM topics to foster learning and creativity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% of seminar attendees report that seminars are informative and beneficial to their job search

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Center for Career Opportunities (CCO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCO is Purdue's prime connection to the recruiting ecosystem, providing job postings, resume and interview consulting, professional wardrobes, and career fairs. PESC coordinates career fair logistics with CCO, which handles interview spaces and provides access to Purdue's 90% placement rate within six months of graduation.
• Purdue Research Foundation (PRF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPRF serves Purdue's mission of being a leader in innovation, managing and licensing Purdue's intellectual property, accepting gifts, administering trusts, acquiring property, and negotiating research contracts. Over 350 organizations are associated with the foundation. PRF facilitates donations, sponsorships, and corporate partnerships for PESC.
• Global Engineering Alliance for Research & Education (GEARE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEARE combines traditional study abroad with practical, real-world applications of engineering principles. Students work in intercultural settings while completing internships and design projects that affect communities abroad.
• Office of Professional Practice (OPP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPP facilitates Purdue's extensive Co-OP program, servicing 8 colleges and 48 disciplines with three and five term Co-Ops, internships, and research opportunities. PESC works with OPP to connect students with employment programs.
• Eli LillyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEli Lilly representatives participate as guest speakers at IR Prep Night events, providing students with industry insights and career guidance. PESC President Emma Kessinger has interned at Eli Lilly in Drug Development and Drug Discovery roles.
• 200+ Companies at EXPOcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCompanies pay for booth space and scholarship packages to recruit at PESC career fairs. They receive priority advertising on fair day, in the CF+ app, on t-shirts, and reduced representative costs. Companies include employers seeking interns, co-ops, and full-time engineering hires.
• 400+ Companies at Industrial RoundtablecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCompanies pay registration fees to attend IR, with scholarship package options that fund student financial aid. Maximum 6 representatives per table for in-person attendance. Companies connect with 19,400+ students seeking engineering careers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IEEE: IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization, hosting conferences, recruiting events, and student programs across engineering disciplines. While not a single-school career fair organizer, it competes for the same corporate sponsorship dollars and student engagement.
• ASME: ASME runs engineering student conferences, competitions, and recruiting events with corporate sponsors. It operates at the society level rather than the single-school level, but competes for the same engineering student audience and corporate recruiting budget as PESC.

Emerging players

• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE): NSBE hosts the Annual Convention featuring a major engineering career expo and partners with corporate sponsors for scholarships. Comparable to PESC in mission, member-driven event model, and corporate recruiting focus on engineering talent.
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE): SWE runs one of the largest annual engineering career fairs (WE Conference) and operates university chapters similar in structure to PESC. It overlaps in target audience (engineering students), scholarship programs, and corporate sponsorship model.
• Big Interview: Big Interview provides online interview and resume training used by universities to prepare students for recruiting. It complements career fair preparation (similar to PESC's Prep Nights) and competes for the same university career services budget that funds PESC's programming.
• WayUp: WayUp is a university-focused recruiting platform connecting students with internships and entry-level jobs, including dedicated engineering employer channels. It competes for the same corporate recruiting budgets by offering scalable cross-university reach versus PESC's single-campus model.

Direct peers

• Career Fair Plus: Career Fair Plus is the mobile platform PESC itself uses for booth assignments, scheduling, and fair navigation. As a SaaS provider of career fair infrastructure, it is directly comparable in serving the same buyer (engineering students, employers, university career offices) with the same event-driven model.
• Handshake: Handshake is the dominant university career services platform connecting students with employers across 1,400+ U.S. colleges. It competes with PESC's corporate recruiting value proposition by offering year-round, cross-institution talent access at lower coordination cost than individual school fairs.
• Symplicity (Anthology): Anthology/Symplicity provides career services management software to universities, including job posting, interview scheduling, and career fair administration. It competes for the same university career services budget that underwrites PESC's event operations.

Others

• Purdue Center for Career Opportunities (CCO): Purdue's CCO is PESC's closest institutional partner and the prime connection to the recruiting ecosystem. While not a competitor, it represents the parent ecosystem whose brand, placement rate (90%), and infrastructure PESC leverages — making it a critical adjacency rather than direct peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/purdueesc
• Xx.com/purdueesc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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