Workshops
Employer workshops aim to prepare students to make the transition from education to work, covering all aspects of the selection and recruitment process. Workshops should cover the skills that are most valued by employers, how students can demonstrate and reflect on their skills, and how to articulate their experiences clearly during recruitment.
Delivering a workshop with learning outcomes will also help raise brand awareness and increase the number and calibre of students applying to your opportunities.
If you would like to host a skills workshop please complete and submit an enquiry form HERE.
If you wish to discuss this option in more detail please get in touch with the Employer Engagement team.
Workshop package
- Hiring a lecture theatre or reception room to fit your needs
- AV equipment.
- Extensive promotion and marketing of your event via email alerts and posters
- Social media promotion through our Twitter and Facebook platforms
- The opportunity to write a blog about your organisation for our Careers blog
- Operating an online sign-up sheet (monitoring attendance)
- Feedback assessment from students - please note that this service is only available on request.
Dates and times
It is advisable to hold your presentation or workshop during the Autumn Term (October - late November) or Spring Term (January - March), when final year students are actively searching for career opportunities. Most presentations take place either in the evening (6-8pm) or during lunchtime (12-2pm), preferably from Monday to Thursday.
Please note that we always try not to have more than one recruiter from the same sector running a presentation at the same time.
Venues
We have a range of venues across campus sites available to accommodate your needs. Due to licensing laws it is not always possible to have a presentation and reception in the same room, if you intend to hold one. Please note that some rooms are not open for external/commercial use, and we advise you to contact us to ensure that a suitable room is available for your event.
Audio visual equipment
We offer an extensive range of modern AV equipment. The majority of our venues include an internet-connected, audio-enabled resident PC with a data projector with laptop input, controlled from the classroom podium, or ‘pod’.
The 'pod' has the following features:
- A Windows PC
- A Sympodium (a PC screen/interactive pen display)
- A visualiser (a camera which sits over a flat surface on which you place an object whose image/video can be projected on screen)
- VGA/network cables for laptop connection
- A DVD/VHS player
- An audio cassette deck
- A Crestron touch-control panel which controls the transition between the components of the Pod (resident PC, laptop, visualiser, DVD, VHS and audio tape).
The visual output from each pod is normally displayed via a data projector onto a screen, or in some rooms it is output onto a large plasma TV. All pods are also connected to wall speakers. Pods in larger rooms include microphones and webcams.
Flipchart stands, pads and pens are also available on request.
Catering
You have the option of holding a reception during or after the presentation to get the chance to talk more informally with students and answer their queries.
Catering is exclusively prepared by our in-house Catering Service, offering a large variety of hospitality menus.
We recommend that you contact a member of our Employer Engagement team to order catering, as they will be able to advise you on the best option for your specific event.
Promotion and marketing
All events are advertised on our Careers webpages, CareersHub (online careers portal) and through social media. In addition, we will send email shots to all students or targeted student groups and can also arrange for your own posters and leaflets to be distributed around busy campus areas.
On the day of your on-campus presentation, there will be a member of the Careers staff present to help you. A booking contract will be sent out once the dates and your requirements have been confirmed. Invoicing normally occurs after the event has been held.