Connecting students with a wide and diverse portfolio of employer partners.
Every year City runs a number of fairs, panels and other events designed to bring our employer partners together with City students. Find out below what is happening this year and how to get involved.
Employability Skills Programme
Employability Skills Programme
October – November 2022
- Onsite at City, University of London*
- Free for organisations to participate
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.
*Unless a government restriction is imposed, all sessions will be hosted at City, University of London.
Sessions:
- Digital and soft skills: What are employers looking for?
Tuesday 11th October | 1-2pm
- Online applications: How to maximise your success with Enterprise
Tuesday 11th October | 6-7pm
- Phone interviews: How best to prepare?
Tuesday 18th October | 1-2pm
- Interviews: How to succeed in virtually and in person with Barclays
Tuesday 18th October | 6-7pm
- Commercial awareness: What is it important and how can you develop it?
Tuesday 25th October | 1-2pm
- Case studies: How to ace them with Capco
Tuesday 25th October | 6-7pm
- Assessment Centres: How to get noticed in person and virtually with TeachFirst.
Tuesday 1st November | 1-2pm
- Identifying and demonstrating your strengths with KPMG
Tuesday 1st November | 6-7pm
- Enhancing your personal brand and developing your network with BCLP
Tuesday 8th November | 1-2pm
- Working virtually or in an office: how best to maintain your wellbeing
Tuesday 8th November | 6-7pm
If you are interested in hosting a session, please contact careersevents@city.ac.uk with the ESP title you are interested in hosting.
City’s Annual Careers Fair
City’s Annual Careers Fair
Date: Wednesday 12th October 2022, at 14:00 - 16:30
- Onsite at City, University of London
- Free for organisations to participate
Replacing our annual sector specific Careers Fairs, our autumn careers fair aims to connect large, multinational organisations with students across all schools and programmes at City, University of London. Unless there is a government intervention, our fair will take place on site at City, University of London.
City has a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) student demographic of over 70% of our undergraduate students identifying as Black, Asian or Minority Ethnicities. With our continued emphasis to support our BAME students, our fair will offer the opportunity for three organisation to discuss initiatives implemented at your businesses that aims to directly support attracting and retaining BAME talent within the organisation. The aim of this session is to raise awareness directly with our students about how they will be supported once they arrive at the organisation as a graduate.
In addition, there will be an opportunity for one of our exhibitors to deliver a practical workshop on the day of the fair, prior to it commencing. This should be immersive and have a tangible outcome.
We will also invite all exhibitors to submit a commercial awareness questions directed to our students. We will encourage all students to answer the question and share their responses and details with you on the premise that the students the most commercially savvy students are contacted directly to discuss opportunities.
The Fair is an opportunity for students to meet lots of companies within just a couple of hours. Students will be able to speak with both HR representatives, who can go into detail about the company's application and selection processes, as well as graduate trainees who have only been with the company for 1-2 years.
These graduate trainees can talk to students more about their personal experience when applying as well as their role duties.
Full support will be provided to all employers in advance of the event and our students will be prepared so they, and exhibitors, can make the most of the event.
If you are interested in exhibiting at our annual careers fair, please contact careersevents@city.ac.uk to be connected with a member of the team.
Sector-Specific Panels
Sector-Specific Panels
October – November 2022
February – March 2023
- Onsite at City, University of London
- Free for organisations to participate
Hosted by a dedicated Careers Consultant, our sector-specific panels aim to connect students directly to industry professional and act to enable our students to learn more about their roles, industry, career successes and any barriers that were faced and overcome to ensure success.
Unless directed otherwise, our panel sessions and scheduled from 6-8pm and usually follow the below 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
These sessions are free to join.
View our upcoming events and directions on how to get involved.
- Careers in Investment Banking
10th October 2022 – 6-8pm
- Explore options in consulting
20th October 2022 – 6-8pm
- Discover Options with an Engineering Degree
17th October 2022 – 6-8pm
- Explore Options in Media, Publishing and Advertising Industries
31st October 2022 – 6-8pm
- Discover Opportunities in Government and Politics
17th October 2022 – 6-8pm
- Discover Options with a Criminology and Sociology Degree
24th October 2022 – 6-8pm
- Discover Options with a Psychology Degree
10th October 2022 – 4:30-6:30pm
- Explore Options with a Law Degree
6th October 2022 – 6-8pm
- Commercial Awareness in Law
20th October 2022 – 6-8pm
- Discover Options with a Mathematics Degree
October 2022 – 6-8pm
- Discover Options in Technology and Cyber Security
October 2022 – 6-8pm
Please contact careersevents@city.ac.uk if you’d like more information or to get involved.
Summer SME Fair
Summer SME Fair
Date: Wednesday 14th June 2023, at 14:00 - 16:30
- Onsite at City, University of London
- Free for organisations to participate
With an emphasis on final year students and graduates, our Summer SME Fair aims to connect Small to Medium Sized Enterprises with students and graduates from across all schools and programmes at City.
With the ability to engage many students in a short space of time, this event will enable SMEs to highlight the importance of SMEs in supporting career journeys whilst showcasing benefits and opportunities available to them within the sector.
Full support will be given to all employers and our students will undertake a preparation session in advance to ensure that all attendees make the most of the day.
If you would like more information on our SME Fair, please contact Fareeha.adnan@city.ac.uk
Department Specific Events
Department Specific Events
October - November 2022
February - March 2023
Please note: These sessions are free to join
As part of our strategic vision to embed employability into the curriculum, we will have a range of panels, workshops and guest lectures across the below departments for employability modules.
With finer details to be arranged, we will contact you once we are able to share more information.
- Department of Economics
October/November 2022
- Department of Performing Arts (Music, Sound & Technology BSc):
February/March 2023
- Department of Performing Arts (Music Bmus):
February/March 2023
- Department of Business and Management:
February/March 2023
- Department of Finance:
February/March 2023
- Department of Accounting and Finance:
October/November 2022
- Department of Actuarial Science:
October/November 2022
Please contact Fareeha.Adnan@city.ac.uk if you’d like more information or to get involved.
Industry Insights
Industry Insights
February-April 2023
Free to participate
Held throughout term two and open to large, multinational organisations, Industry Insights aims to provide students an immersive experience within the office of our employer host. In addition to giving students exposure to a professional environment, the Industry Insights aims to give City students the opportunity to explore industry and sectors, learn more about the working culture and understand the breadth of opportunities available to them.
This initiative has a particular emphasis on engaging and providing experiences to our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students and all sessions should showcase the work that the organisation does to attract and retain diverse talent within the workplace.
With no cost attached the sessions usually last a half day from 9-12:30 or from 12:30 to 5 and we request that all Industry Insights have dedicated time built into the programme to showcase initiatives that attract and support diverse talent in the workplace.
Industry Insights hosts have included KPMG, Red Row, Bloomberg and Lloyds Banking Group.
Please contact industryinsights@city.ac.uk if you’d like more information or to get involved.
Meet the Recruiter
Mirroring the success of the one-to-one appointments between recruiters and students, our Meet the Recruiter series aims to provide a private space for students and recruiters to discuss opportunities within the business in a short, 10-15 minute slot, pre-booked by the student.
Please note: These appointments will take place online.
Through these appointments we hope that recruiters are able to identify talent that could potentially feed into their talent pipeline and our students can learn more about the opportunities within the organisation and the processes required to apply and be successful. All students will go through a preparation session to ensure that they and our employer host makes the most of the session.
Currently a pilot aimed at students from within The City’ Law School, this initiative is free and will be held on 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st October 2022.
If you would like more information on our Meet the Recruiter series, please contact Thomas.rockingham@city.ac.uk.