Connect with one of the UK’s most diverse university talent pools through a range of free events that help you recruit, build visibility and inspire future talent.
To get involved with any of these opportunities, you can start the conversation through our enquiry form.
Key benefits
Whether you’re recruiting for a live role or looking to spot and support emerging talent, our career-focused events are memorable, rewarding and offer many mutual benefits.
- Recruit efficiently by reaching high concentrations of talent in your sector
- Optimise your future-readiness by boosting your talent pipeline all year round
- Deliver on your social responsibility goals by championing underrepresented talent
- Build your industry profile by sharing your expertise
- Position yourself as an employer of choice
- Get friendly and responsive support from our team throughout
Discover your next recruit
Our recruitment events are designed to maximise your reach and minimise your time commitment. They’re also free of charge.
Careers fairs help you promote paid roles through direct access to students exploring graduate roles, internships and placements. Our fairs are:
- attended by talent from diverse intersections and backgrounds
- tailored by sector or theme to help you meet the most relevant candidates
- designed to reach a wide pool of candidates by positioning you alongside other employers
We’ll provide joining instructions and logistical support on the day, so you can focus on discovering your next star recruit.
Got multiple roles to advertise? We also offer a solo spotlight in a busy campus location through our dedicated Recruiter on campus opportunity.
If you’re a charity, public body, NGO, social enterprise or public sector organisation, you can recruit students for impactful voluntary work.
Our volunteering fair takes place every year, connecting third and public sector organisations with driven students who make a positive impact. At the fair, you can:
- promote volunteer roles and opportunities
- raise awareness of your organisation’s purpose
- connect with students motivated by community impact
Learn more about recruiting student volunteers.
Got a business challenge? Our one-day hackathons pair you with student and graduate teams for fresh insight. These are engaging, solutions-focused events where you’ll:
- set a creative, strategic or technical brief
- gain fresh insight on your organisation’s challenge or brief
- meet talent from a range of disciplines who bring diverse points of view
- offer guidance throughout the day as a coach or sounding board
- generate ideas that you can take back to your organisation
- observe how our budding professionals analyse information and structure solutions
Learn more about setting a live business challenge.
Our conversation-led networking events are designed to help you connect with bright minds at all stages in their career thinking. At these events, you can:
- explore student and graduate interest in your sector
- share future opportunities
- identify and engage early with emerging talent
- discover the diversity of thinking within our talent pool
- hone your own networking skills and connect with industry peers
As with all our events, we’ll help you prepare for the day so you can make the most of your conversations.
Inspire and empower rising talent
Through panels, talks and workplace visits, you can inspire the next generation while raising your industry profile and honing key leadership skills.
These one-off talks and industry panels are an opportunity for you to help students and graduates understand the realities of working in your field. Through these sessions, you’ll:
- share sector insights and emerging trends
- highlight career routes and day-to-day responsibilities
- share your story through a talk or as part of a panel
- answer student questions in an open, interactive format
- offer clarity about the professional environment
- help students and graduates build confidence in their next steps
Got career skills you can share? You can make a tangible impact on the curious minds of our students and graduates by delivering skills sessions on topics such as:
- effective verbal communication and body language
- writing industry-specific job applications
- business etiquette and influential communication
- early steps and career pathways in your sector
- self-management and teamwork
- technical interview skills
- standing out in the job market
Workplace visits are an impactful way to deliver on your social responsibility goals, while creating a valuable experience by inviting groups of students to your workplace. You'll:
- offer guided tours and team introductions
- run short talks, demonstrations or shadowing opportunities
- highlight different roles and progression routes
- spot emerging talent through activities and micro-projects
- host a Q&A to offer clarity and gain insights on student thinking
- offer a first-hand view of your culture and how teams collaborate
We can organise visits throughout the UK and abroad. We also offer dedicated opportunities to host students from underrepresented backgrounds.
We’ll support you throughout the experience, including planning, delivery and follow-up.
Get started
If you’re unsure which activity is right for your organisation, we can advise you based on your goals and timelines. When you get in touch, we’ll:
- discuss your objectives and suggest suitable options
- confirm whether your activity will be in person, online or on campus
- support you with logistics, accessibility considerations and promotion
- share practical details so you can prepare effectively
Step inside Zone29
Zone29 is our central London home for careers and enterprise, which brings students, graduates and organisations together in one modern, flexible space. Opportunities include:
- careers and networking events
- employer presentations and workshops
- challenge-based activities and student showcases
- drop-in recruiter sessions
- industry gatherings and supporter events
Organisations that contribute to our events may also be invited to exclusive thank you gatherings and networking opportunities at Zone29.
Learn more about our Zone29 spaces and facilities.
Collaboration stories
Humanities hackathon insights
Students worked in teams to offer new perspectives for six organisations, while applying their problem-solving skills.
Read moreGo to Humanities Hackathon case study
Launching inclusive futures
Global organisations helped students build confidence in tackling future opportunities in a competitive job market.
Read moreGo to Inclusive Futures collaboration story
Employer collaboration showcase
Our enterprise network hosted an event that brought together students and employers to reflect on joint collaborations and new opportunities.
Read moreHo to enterprises showcase collaboration story
Contact us
- Email [email protected]
- Get in touch through our enquiry form