Careers Fair

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The Careers Fair 2009 took place on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th October, 1.30pm - 7pm (last entry 6.30pm) each day in Adam House, Chambers Street. You can find Adam House on the campus map.

This event has now taken place but the information has been left below for reference.

Why should I attend?

There will be around 120 organisations exhibiting at the fair. It's your best chance to find out a great deal about potential career opportunities for you all in one place, no matter what stage you are at in your career planning. Final year students can find out about graduate jobs and earlier year students can find out about work experience and internships.

Who is exhibiting?

View an A-Z list of exhibitors

View the exhibitors according to type of opportunities they are offering

Which day should I attend?

There will be a mixture of all kind of employers exhibiting each day. If possible, try and come along both days. However, if you can only come on one of the days, check the list of exhibitors to see who is coming each day so you don’t miss anyone you really want to chat to.

What happens at the Fair?

Each exhibiting organisation has a stand and their reps are there to answer your questions about what the organisation does, what jobs they offer to final year students and graduates, what vacation work or placements they provide to earlier year students, and any other opportunities that they offer.

We recommend that you do some research on the companies attending before you turn up - you can find out more about each exhibitor by checking the list of exhibitors, and you can also look up the exhibitors on SAGE to find out more about the specific jobs they are recruiting for. Do also read our advice on Making the Most of the Fair.

What else is on offer?

A series of talks will also take place in the basement theatre at Adam House - the programme is below.

	Day 1 - Tuesday	Day 2 - Wednesday
1.45pm	Careers in arts and culture For some career areas like heritage & museums management and arts administration there aren’t always clear entry routes. As well as providing an idea of the range of jobs in these fields, this session will give you advice on how to increase your chances, where you find opportunities and what resources to use in the Careers Service.	Getting started How can the Careers Service help you? What information does it hold and what services does it provide? You may be surprised! This informative session will discuss the support available and how to access it, whatever your needs. It will also give you tips, ideas, techniques and the confidence to get started.
2.45pm	Finding a job in the UK for international students Your chance to find out what recruiters are looking for, what the process involves and ideas of how to build on your experience to date.	Getting into the Civil Service What is the ‘Fast Stream’ and how does it work? What other ways are there of getting into the Civil Service? This session will help you understand the wide range of options for getting started with this major public sector employer.
3.45pm	Getting into PR and events management Public Relations and events management are always popular career areas. But how do you get started? Get and idea of what’s involved, how to break in and where to look for opportunities.	Finding a job in the UK for international students Your chance to find out what recruiters are looking for, what the process involves and ideas of how to build on your experience to date.
4.45pm	Getting into policy work Interested in a career in policy work but don’t know where to start? This session aims to give you an insight into the type of employers who offer opportunities in policy work, the different routes in and the kind of skills and experience you need to be successful.	Getting into the media Newspaper journalism, TV production, radio…there are so many career options within ‘the media’, and they are always popular with graduates. This introductory session will give you some important hints and tips on how to get started in the broad areas of TV, radio and printed media.
5.45pm	Getting started How can the Careers Service help you? What information does it hold and what services does it provide? You may be surprised! This informative session will discuss the support available and how to access it, whatever your needs. It will also give you tips, ideas, techniques and the confidence to get started.	Getting into international development What is international development? Who are the employers? What do people working in development do? How do you get into development work? This session will help you to start answering these questions. We will look at examples of development work vacancies and what graduates have done in the past. Sources of further information/resources on development work will also be covered.

In line with the Careers Service and University of Edinburgh Equal Opportunities policies, we are keen to ensure that all students and employers have access to the Fair. If you require any assistance, please contact the Careers Service (Tel: 0131 650 4670 or email careers@ed.ac.uk) in advance to make any necessary arrangements.