As a key part of Focus On Your Future fortnight, the BU Student & Graduate Jobs Fair is an ideal way for BU students to meet local, national and international employers from the comfort of their own home/laptop/phone.
This event is open to all BU students and recent graduates. It provides an ideal opportunity to find out more about graduate roles, placements and volunteering opportunities. Attendees will gain valuable knowledge about the recruitment process as well as expanding their understanding of various jobs and industries. In a competitive job market this event provides must have information and advice on how to network, impress employers and generally stand out from the crowd.
80+ employers confirmed so far, from a wide range of sectors
Including Electronic Arts, IBM, Mazars, NHS, Sunseeker, Teach First (1,700 vacancies), Nationwide, Oxfam, HMRC (200 jobs) and Wilmott Dixon (they built the BU Poole Gateway Building).
This jobs fair is open to all BU students and recent graduates seeking:
- Part-time jobs (seasonal or long term)
- Placements (apply now to start Summer 2022)
- Graduate roles (apply now for start dates in Autumn 2021 and Summer 2022)
- Summer internships
- Teacher training/jobs
+ Jobs boards to sign up to receive tailored job notifications.
Roles available so far include:
A wide range of IT, Business & Accounting, Design & Engineering, Management, Marketing, Sports Coaching, Teaching, Hospitality, Military, Police, Health & Social Care and lots more.
About the jobs fair:
- Employers participate because they want to help students find the right job, and because they employ BU students on a regular basis with great results.
- 1,800 students joined 110 employers in the 2020 Autumn events, to gain advice and jobs.
- As students tell us: "For those who need to find career opportunities a BU Careers Fair is a goldmine of information."
- This is an informal event, where employers chat with a wide variety of BU students and graduates; from different courses, levels of career experience (including none), and from all social backgrounds/walks of life.
- Use the event to see if a company, job, or sector fit your skills and ambitions, with zero commitment expected.
- Even if you are not looking for a job, use the event to browse through possibilities for the future.
For full information visit MyCareerHub – BU Student & Graduate Jobs Fair.
Information for employers and how to book.
Related events:
This event is part of Focus On Your Future, 11-22 October 2021
A fortnight of bite-sized informal advice session to either help you start thinking about possible career options, or to fine-tune your employability skills before you make applications and attend interviews
There is also a dedicated 'BU Nursing, Health & Social Sciences Jobs Fair' online 24 November.
If you have any questions please contact: [email protected].
Employers/exhibitors please contact [email protected].