Employer Engagement events

• Date: Wednesday, 9 October 2024
• Time: 11:00 - 4:30pm
• Location: Onsite at City St George's, University of London
• Cost: Free

Our autumn careers fair aims to connect large, multinational organisations with students across all schools and programmes at City St George's, University of London.

Please note this is a cross sector/cross-school event so recruiters should expect to meet students from all six of City St George's schools.

If you are keen to meet students from programmes, please let us know via the booking form, and our marketing team will ensure the organisation and opportunities are advertised directly to those students.

Please contact careersevents@city.ac.uk if you have any queries relating to the event and a member of the team will be in touch.

• Date: Throughout October
• Time: 1 - 2pm
• Location: Onsite at City St George's, University of London
• Cost: Free

Our Employability Skills Programme (ESP) is our flagship series that depicts the journey of the graduate recruitment process.

Hosted by Times Top 100 employers and often attended by 100-150 students, each session aims to equip students for success in the various stages of the graduate recruitment and selection process.

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

Sessions:

1. Part 1: Digital and soft skills: What are employers looking for?

   Tuesday 1 October | 1 - 2pm

2. Part 2: Online applications: How to maximise your success

   Thursday 3 October | 1 - 2pm

3. Part 3: Interviews: How best to prepare and succeed

   Tuesday 8 October | 1 - 2pm

4. Part 4: Commercial awareness: Why is it important and how can you develop it?

   Thursday 10 October | 1 - 2pm

5. Part 5: Case studies: How to ace them

   Tuesday 15 October | 1 - 2pm

6. Part 6: Assessment Centres: How to get noticed in person and virtually

   Thursday 17 October | 1 - 2pm

7. Part 7: Identifying and demonstrating your strengths

   Tuesday 22 October | 1 - 2pm

8. Part 8: Enhancing your personal brand and developing your network

   Thursday 24 October | 1 - 2pm

• Date: Throughout October/February/March
• Location: Online via Teams
• Cost: Free for organisations to participate

The aim of our panels are to help students understanding the intricacies of roles within their sectors of interest, how their skills from their degree can be translated into the work place and to hear more about the day to day aspect of the role.

Hosted by a member of the Careers and Employability team, these events are an ideal opportunity for industry professionals to showcase specific roles within the business/sector.

Our panel sessions usually take the following schedule:

17:45 – Panellists arrive
18:00 – Event starts with brief introduction from panellists, before going into Q&A with student audience
18:50 – Q&A ends and informal networking commences

Please see our proposed panel listings for October 2024 onwards.

• Discover Careers in Investment Banking

  3 October 2024 – 6-7:30pm

• Discover options with an Engineering degree

  14 October 2024 – 6-7:30pm

• Discover options with a Criminology and Sociology degree

  17 October 2024 – 6-7:30pm

• Explore opportunities in Charities and Not-for-Profits

  21 October 2024 – 6-7:30pm

• Explore options in Media, Publishing and Advertising industries

  22 October 2024 – 6-7:30pm

• Careers in Law - Solicitor or Barrister?

  22 October 2024 – 6-7:30pm

• Explore options in Consultancy

24 October 2024 – 6-7:30pm

• Discover options in Technology and Cyber Security

31 October 2024 – 6-7:30pm

• Explore Options with a Law Degree

  12 November 2024 – 6-7.30pm

• Global Careers Series: Staying in the UK: Graduate Routes for International Students

19 November 2024 – 6-7.30pm

• Global Careers Series: Careers in India

21 November 2024 – 6-7.30pm

• Global Careers Series: Staying in the UK: Graduate Routes for International Students

5 February 2025 – 6-7.30pm

• Commercial Awareness in Law

  11 February 2025 – 6-7:30pm

• Discover Opportunities in Government and Politics

13 February 2025 – 6-7:30pm

• Discover options with a Psychology degree

18 February 2025 – 6-7:30pm

• Discover Careers in Technology

20 February 2025 – 6-7:30pm

• Discover options with a Mathematics degree

27 February 2025 – 6-7:30pm

If you would like more information, please contact careersevents@city.ac.uk stating which event you are interested in and a member of the team will be in touch.

• Date: Throughout October
• Location: Onsite at City St George's, University of London
• Cost: Free for organisations to participate.

Sessions:

• 2 October, 11.00 am - 3.00 pm, Finance and Consulting Meet and Greet: Meet the Employers
• 23 October, 11.00 am - 3.00 pm Law Meet and Greet: Meet the Firms and Chambers
• 29 October, 11.00 am - 3.00 pm Engineering and Technology Meet and Greet: Meet the Employers

Employer meet and greet events are informal gatherings where students have the opportunity to interact with representatives from up to 12 companies of varying sizes. These events are a fantastic way for students to network, learn about different career paths, and make a good impression on potential employers.

By attending a session, we expect students to

• Discover new companies from within their sectors of interest
  Learn about any vacancies within the business as well as recruitment timelines
  Gain insights on how to write successful applications and the skills needed to succeed.

If you would like more information, please contact careersevents@city.ac.uk stating which event you are interested in and a member of the team will be in touch.

• Date: Throughout October/February/March
• Location: Online – link generated by the employer host
• Cost: Free for organisations to participate

We host several company presentations and workshops throughout the year that aim to raise awareness of businesses and as well as providing the students an opportunity to immerse themselves in a practice exercise.

These sessions are great for businesses wishing to raise awareness of their opportunities and/or brand, or if you are looking to assess students through an informal practical exercise.

By attending a session, we expect students 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.

If you would like more information, please contact careersevents@city.ac.uk stating which event you are interested in and a member of the team will be in touch.

Our inclusive careers series is an opportunity for businesses of all sizes and from all sectors to meet City St George's students and discuss the practices that are being adopted that support inclusivity within the workplace.

With a heavily diverse student population, we actively encourage businesses to demonstrate how they attract and retain diverse talent, as well as demystifying what inclusivity looks like in the sector and/or business.

If you would like more information, please contact careersevents@city.ac.uk and a member of the team will be in touch.

Our bespoke recruitment activities events are an opportunity for employers seeking to recruit final year talent into their business. Mirroring speed networking, the events provide businesses the chance to engage directly with students in rotations lasting for 5 minutes. To qualify for a speed recruitment session, businesses must:

• Have live opportunities for final year students
• Be able to provide a live job description that can be shared with student applicants
• Be willing to offer students a tangible outcome if a good impression is made.

As part of Speed Recruitment, Employer Engagement will

• Collect expressions of interests and CVs from students for your roles
• Create candidate packs and share them with you prior to the evening, allowing you to attend with a deeper understanding of who you will be meeting
• Prepare the students for the speed interviews via a specially created preparation session.

Please note that each speed recruitment event is limited to 6 businesses and so early bookings are recommended.

For further information and to be directed to a member of the team for an initial conversation, please email careersevents@city.ac.uk.

• Date: Throughout early 2024
• Time: 2 - 4:30pm

Our SME drop-in sessions aim to connect start-ups and small to medium organisations from different sectors to students across the different Schools and Programmes at City St George's, University of London.

As a start-up and/or SME, it’s an opportunity to:

• Bring visibility to your business and the work that’s done
• Discuss entrepreneurial skills that have supported your business
• Highlight to students how starting their graduate career at an SME can be the start of a fulfilling and successful career
• Meet City St George's talented and diverse students and hopefully hire them.

Please note that each session is limited to 10 SMEs and early bookings are recommended.

For further information and to be directed to a member of the team for an initial conversation, please email careersevents@city.ac.uk.