Wednesday 8 May 2024, 11am - 3pm, Exhibition Centre, Campus west
You'll get more out of the recruitment fair if you spend a bit of time preparing in advance:
We've created a range of resources to help you understand how graduate recruitment works, including?
If you want some inspiration for ideas of what you could be doing when you graduate, take a look at these:
Make sure you understand your visa options if you are hoping to stay and work in the UK after completing your course. You can find information on Working in the UK after your studies, and from the University's Immigration Advice Service.
Be aware that asking about salary and visa sponsorship is not the best way to start a conversation with an employer at the fair! They want to hear something about your skills, experience and enthusiasm, and to see that you have a genuine interest in their organisation. You could say something like: I am studying International Management here, and am really interested in opportunities in xxxx – could you tell me a bit more about the xxxx programme on your website? Ask questions about the company’s values and culture, projects and training. Some of the people on the stand are probably recent graduates so ask them about their experience of the graduate training scheme.
Think about what you can offer, your strengths and motivation: as well as skills acquired through your course, you might bring cultural knowledge and awareness, language skills, understanding of global markets…
The employer representatives at the fair are unlikely to be immigration experts and are probably not the best people to talk to about visa sponsorship. So do your research, decide which companies you are most interested in and leave questions about visas and sponsorship until later in the recruitment process (interview or job offer).