Careers Events Programme: Autumn 2023

Careers at City are delighted to offer an exciting programme of events this autumn.

Careers at City are delighted to offer an exciting programme of events this autumn.

Employer Engagement will be running a variety of events over the academic year 2023-24. These events are an opportunity to plan the next steps in your career, develop your employability skills and meet employers. We aim to provide a wide range of events that cover most sectors, so book your place today.

City’s Annual Careers Fair

The fair will take place onsite on 11^th October 2023. The fair is open to all students.

Make connections with up to 35 employers at our annual careers fair.

Finding out what opportunities and employers are out there is part of the challenge of landing a graduate job. To help you, we’ve gathered employers from a diverse range of industries for City’s Careers Fair.

Exhibiting at the Fair will be large, multinational organisations as well as some smaller ones, from across all sectors. This is your opportunity for you to meet lots of companies within just a couple of hours. From HR team members to graduate trainees, you’ll have the chance to speak directly to a range of representatives who can go into detail about the company’s application and selection process and gain tips from the professionals.

Take this rare opportunity to make real connections with up to 35 of employers from a range of different sectors. One might just be your next employer.

Interested to join the Careers Fair?

Read more about the fair here and book your spot. Watch this space for an update, we will share a link for you to sign up through CareersHub.

Please contact careersevents@city.ac.uk if you have any queries relating to the event.

Employability Skills Programme

The Employability Skills Programme (ESP), hosted by Times Top 100 employers, takes place throughout October and November and aims to equip students for success in the various stages of the graduate recruitment and selection process, giving you an advantage over other graduates.

The graduate labour market is fiercely competitive and employers are looking for skills and experience beyond your degree to secure a job. That’s why we’ve created this programme, which is open to all students to participate in.

It’s designed to give you the skills and confidence to stand out from the crowd.

Through the Employability Skills Programme (ESP) you will:

• Build skills that impress employers
• Become familiar and confident with all stages of the graduate recruitment and selection process
• Network with employers.

Whatever stage of your career planning you’re at, the ESP will give you an insight into employer expectations so you can succeed.

All sessions will be delivered onsite and sessions will be recorded and held in a central repository for students to view back.

Watch this space as we will be sharing information on how to take part.

Stand out from the crowd

Take a look at this year’s schedule. Links to sign up to the sessions will be updated here soon and guest speakers will be announced nearer to the time.

Students who have previously participated have said:

“The guest speaker was great, would love to have a longer live session with her in the future! One of my favourite speakers for the Employability Skills Programme” BSc Business Management student

“This programme is a great opportunity to learn. All the workshops have been very insightful each in a different way” 1^st year Graduate Entry LLB

Discover your career options with industry professionals

Ever wondered what career opportunities are open to you? Discover where your degree can take you with our Explore and Discover panels.

You will have the opportunity to connect directly with industry professionals which will enable you to learn more about their roles, industry, career successes and any barriers that were faced and overcome to ensure success.

No matter what you study, our consultancy panels will help you feel more informed, confident and better able to make career choices.

Looking to secure internships or graduate roles? Then this session is perfect for you.

Learn from experienced professionals:

• What qualifications, experience and skills you need to enter your chosen sector
• What a day in various jobs involves
• Top tips for applications, interviews and assessment centres.

Interested to attend?

Sign up for your chosen sessions below through our Careers Hub, research the organisation which will be present at this event and prepare some questions. That’s all.

All panels will take place online via Zoom unless a physical venue is listed.

Watch this space as will be sharing the sign up links and dates soon to these panel events!

Meet the Professional

These sessions are an online, 15-minute, one-to-one appointment for students with an industry professional from reputable companies to discuss the intricacies of their day-to-day jobs which will help shape your career planning. You must have an interest in the field to ensure you make the most of the session

At a Meet the Professional appointment, you will be able to directly connect with industry figures to learn more about their role, career challenges, career successes and the vital skills needed to succeed in that sector.

By attending a session, you can expect to

• Have a greater understanding of specific roles within the sector
• Understand career challenges faced by the host and how they were overcome, as well as hearing about career successes
• The vital skills needed to succeed in that sector.

Keep your eye on your emails – all sessions will be opened a week prior to each event. To find out any progress, please contact careersevents@city.ac.uk.

Meet the Recruiter

Our Meet the Recruiter series aims to provide a private space for students and recruiters to discuss opportunities within the business in short, 10 minute slots

At a Meet the Recruiter appointment, you will be able to directly connect with recruiters to learn more about opportunities within the business as well as the recruitment and selection process. You will also have the opportunity to find out directly from the company representative what skills are needed to for each of the roles.

Prior to the appointment, you will view preparation content prior to meeting to ensure you make the most out of your appointment.

By attending a session, you can expect to

• Have a greater understanding of the skills required to succeed in the recruitment process
• To have visibility of the various roles that sit within the business
• To have clarity on application timelines.

Keep your eye on your emails – all sessions will be opened a week prior to each event. To find out any progress, please contact careersevents@city.ac.uk.

Speed Recruitment

Our Speed Recruitment events are a chance for you to meet multiple recruiters in one evening with a chance of being fast-tracked through their recruitment process, for a role to kickstart your career starting later this year.

Mirroring speed networking, you will have the chance to engage directly with recruiters in rotations lasting for 5 minutes. You will need to go through the application process, and if you succeed, you will be invited to take part in the event.

The dates and subjects proposed for Speed Recruitment are:

• Finance and Economics: 27^th February 6-8:30
• Law and Social Sciences: 12^th March, 6-8:30
• Technology: 26^th March, 6-8:30

All employers who join us for speed recruitment have live vacancies and through the conversations that are held, are willing to fast-track students through particular parts of the recruitment process.

Watch this space as we will be sharing information on how to take part.

SME Drop-Ins – Meet an SME

As a guideline, generally in the UK, small or medium-sized enterprises or SMEs employ up to 250 people. Once the staff headcount reaches 250, the organisation is defined as a large business. Have you considered the pros and cons of working for either of these types of companies?

Could you see yourself taking on a varied role with greater flexibility? Do you think you would fit well in a flatter hierarchy? Then working for an SME may be for you. Small businesses generally offer greater opportunities for different work experiences and discovering new skills.

Or do you see yourself as part of a large structure? Maybe a dedicated training programme would suit you? Consider working for a large corporate, where there will be plenty of opportunities to progress.

Our proposed dates for our SME events are:

• Thursday 29^th February, 2-4:30pm
• Thursday 7^th March, 2-4:30pm
• Thursday 14^th March, 2-4:30pm

Watch this space as we will be sharing information on how to sign up soon.