Updated: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM PT # Hiring and careers events at LA Tech Week 2026 > LA Tech Week 2026 has 19 hiring and careers events between Oct 12 and Oct 18, and 4 of them take open RSVPs with no host approval needed. Chancity tracks 800 LA Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 19. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/la) and each event's own page. ## At a glance - Little food: only 1 of 19 mention it, well under the week's share. - Hosts are spread out. No single host runs more than 1. - Runs into the weekend, through Friday, Oct 16. ## Subscribe - Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/hiring-careers/calendar.ics - Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/hiring-careers/calendar.ics ## Events Columns: Time is Pacific time. Access: RSVP means a plain RSVP, Apply means the host approves each guest. Status: open, waitlist, closed or sold out, from the official Tech Week calendar. Food and Drinks: the host's own words ("mentions", not a promise). Price: only where the listing shows a price; a dash means no price listed. Featured: featured on the official Tech Week calendar. | Date | Time | Event | Host | Area | Access | Status | Food | Price | Featured | RSVP | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Mon, Oct 12 | 4 PM to 7 PM | Founder Fest LA - Opening Party | Kamp | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/SKe73xFzSVZKO0M8FCB6?ref=chancity) | | Mon, Oct 12 | 5:30 PM to 8 PM | Tech Talent After Hours | Reku, Devlin Talent, Joiful Talent Solutions, Virginia Tirado, Rob Devlin, Joi, Lindi Will | Beverly Hills | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/CmoC7gf1yMg3cHKVCuty?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 8 AM to 9 AM | Amplifying Scientific Innovation: AI and the Future of Workforce Development | The Sophia Consulting Firm, Dr Sophia Ononye-Onyia | Virtual | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/Q2pzg44hImn2LF89MFHu?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 4 PM | Reverse Career Fair | Senal, Scarlett Sun | UCLA | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/OFZpALY7hh9Vf9PTXUMR?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 4:30 PM | Scaling with Intention: Seed to A and Beyond | CBRE, Nick Moran | El Segundo | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/uHPYWsMGwDvWREUmDaXV?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 6:15 PM to 8 PM | Happy Hour w/ HigherPeople | HigherPeople | - | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/JkzguSIp561r1LUymMlV?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 2 PM to 5 PM | AI Media Career Fair | AI on the Lot | Culver City | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Dbz3OiPuFF3GqiovWH3X?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 2 PM | Translate Your BA Into a Tech Career | Translating Your BA, Jolie Radunich | Virtual | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/sAp3yB1CjRIFfP30JeC7?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 4 PM to 6 PM | Accountability That Actually Works: A Playbook for First-Time Founders | LeadrPro, Lara Bandeira, Chris Sheng, Tony Yang, Justin Capaldi | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/vfa4iEjg2vKw0fIKTWpU?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 5 PM to 9 PM | Executive Roundtable: Future of Work | All Good HR / Founders Foundry, Rami A | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/5hHdYji4iKS715lGYzE0?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 6 PM to 9 PM | First Offer Night: The Scrimmages | Aligned Negotiation, Alchemy, Terrance | Century City | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/JZgPFZadjYJhzr7P4AN9?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 7:30 PM | The Real Founders Dilemma: Building vs Joining | General Matter, Benson | El Segundo | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/EBSuCP5pD556jcrBtHFS?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 10 AM | Recruiting Rewired | Britt Connects, Still Confirming 2nd company, Britt Rose | Westside | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/saRJCGC2X8DyEjxh2gSl?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 11 AM to 11:45 AM | What Breaks When You Scale: The Hidden HR Risks of Growth | DOMENICA | Virtual | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/cmWEAgKM747k0gJtrRqI?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 1 PM to 2 PM | GTM 101: Ask a Founder Anything | Luvira Consulting, Jasmeet, Alenka Kyslik | Virtual | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/7v9fNJ3Uf7oJtGIw8aek?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 5:30 PM | Healthtech for Students | Stri Health, Dimple Amitha Garuadapuri | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/bUZWV7xLENGaCXyQCEJc?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 16 | 5 PM | SEP Hacks | Sigma Eta Pi @ USC, Adhish Chakravorty, Ava Rathenberg, Rodin S, kari wu | USC | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/IINM0gR38HKBmgtDJ3kK?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 16 | 6 PM | The Builder's Lounge - Jazz Bar with VEST x Cognition | VEST at UCLA, Kiersten, Shloak Rathod, Ashley Varghese | UCLA | Apply | open | Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/MgJzE7z90rQQUWn1rILY?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 16 | 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM | HR & PEOPLE LEADERS ROOFTOP HAPPY HOUR . Leadership Signals | Speech & Mind, Dr. Sumeyra Ozturk | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/KclF5k2G8RBGo9WDBvCh?ref=chancity) | ## Who is there - Hosting: Adhish Chakravorty (1); AI on the Lot (1) ([X](https://x.com/aionthelot)); Alchemy (1); Alenka Kyslik (1); Aligned Negotiation (1); All Good HR / Founders Foundry (1); Ashley Varghese (1); Ava Rathenberg (1); Benson (1); Britt Connects (1); Britt Rose (1); CBRE (1) - Speaking: Max Tuchman; Bunim Laskin; Dr. Sophia Ononye-Onyia; Jamie Volk; Alex Gostomelsky; Meaghan Curran; Savannah L. Barker; Katy Stover Fox; Chris Sheng; Alex Monahan; Dr. Sumeyra Ozturk ## FAQ ### Which Hiring and careers events can I join without applying? 4 of the 19 are open RSVP; the other 15 ask you to apply. ### What do hosts ask when you apply? Across 15 Hiring and careers events with an application form, 15 ask for a job title, 15 for a company, 15 for LinkedIn and 10 for GitHub. ### What are the main Hiring and careers events on Tuesday, Oct 13? 4 Hiring and careers events are listed for Tuesday, Oct 13, led by Amplifying Scientific Innovation: AI and the Future of Workforce Development and Happy Hour w/ HigherPeople. Amplifying Scientific Innovation: AI and the Future of Workforce Development (Tue 8 AM, The Sophia Consulting Firm); Happy Hour w/ HigherPeople (Tue 6:15 PM, HigherPeople); Reverse Career Fair (Tue 4 PM, Senal); Scaling with Intention: Seed to A and Beyond (Tue 4:30 PM, CBRE). ### What are the main Hiring and careers events on Wednesday, Oct 14? 6 Hiring and careers events are listed for Wednesday, Oct 14, led by AI Media Career Fair and Accountability That Actually Works: A Playbook for First-Time Founders. Near the top are AI Media Career Fair (Wed 2:00 PM), Accountability That Actually Works: A Playbook for First-Time Founders (Wed 4:00 PM), The Real Founders Dilemma: Building vs Joining (Wed 7:30 PM), Translate Your BA Into a Tech Career (Wed 2:00 PM) and Executive Roundtable: Future of Work (Wed 5:00 PM). ### Which Hiring and careers events have food? 1 of the 19 mention food (1 snacks). Happy Hour w/ HigherPeople (Tue 6:15 PM, HigherPeople). ### Which Hiring and careers events have drinks? 1 mention drinks: 1 coffee or soft drinks. Near the top are The Builder's Lounge - Jazz Bar with VEST x Cognition (Fri 6:00 PM), "specialty matcha from Yinji Matcha". ### Which Hiring and careers events have the most RSVPs? AI Media Career Fair has the most, 116 going. Near the top are AI Media Career Fair (Wed 2:00 PM), The Builder's Lounge - Jazz Bar with VEST x Cognition (Fri 6:00 PM), Amplifying Scientific Innovation: AI and the Future of Workforce Development (Tue 8:00 AM) and Accountability That Actually Works: A Playbook for First-Time Founders (Wed 4:00 PM). ### Which Hiring and careers events are hands-on? 4 are workshops or hackathons: 3 workshops and 1 hackathons. ## Same page at the other tech week - At SF Tech Week (Oct 5 to 11): 58 Hiring and careers events: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/hiring-careers Both weeks: https://www.chancity.ai/events/tech-week/hiring-careers --- HTML version: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/hiring-careers Full LA Tech Week schedule: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/schedule For AI agents: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/agent