Discover Careers (1-3 October 2024) Discover Careers is a drop-in exhibition style event to help you get thinking about all things careers, jobs and employability. It’s our biggest event of the year, running over 3 days in McEwan Hall and has something to offer all students, including the chance to: meet over 100 employers discover people, events and resources to help you with your career decisions throughout your studies and after you graduate So whether you’re looking for part-time work, thinking about how you can build experience, or want to start exploring options or making applications for roles after graduation, you’ll find inspiration within the event. There’s no preparation needed – our friendly and supportive staff, which includes lots of students just like you, will be on hand to help. There will be a wide range of employers and professional bodies attending each day, and they are all keen to help you have a great experience. When: Tuesday 1, Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 October 2024, 1:00-6:00pm Where: On-Campus - McEwan Hall, Bristo Square, Edinburgh During these 3 days the Careers Service is relocating to McEwan Hall - we hope to meet you there. Schedule of Events Opening Hours The event is open for you to drop-in between 1 and 6pm from Tuesday 1 - Thursday 3 October. No booking is required and you are encouraged to come along more than once - you can meet different organisations each day. Talks will be live streamed in McEwan Hall from 1:30pm each day, and will be announced shortly. These talks will be followed by a programme of live and recorded content each day: Who am I going to meet? An overall list of participating organisations will be added to MyCareerHub (Login Required) We will soon launch our event guide. It will have the event information, including the talks schedule. You can also filter employers by sector, type of role, visa support and importantly which day they are exhibiting! Different organisations are attending each day. Don't worry if some names are unfamiliar to you - you can discover more about them at the event. We'll also have lots of careers service staff within the event who can help you to work out who you might like to talk to. If you would prefer to do some more research on the organisations attending before you come along, you can, but it's not expected. Looking them up on MyCareerHub would be a great place to start. How do I prepare? You don't need to! Discover Careers is designed to be a welcoming, easy to navigate, supportive, drop-in style event that has something to offer all students, without any preparation required. Our staff, which includes lots of students just like you, will be on hand throughout the event to help you find something that’s useful for you. If you would prefer to do some research on the organisations attending before you come along, you can, but it's not expected. Looking them up on MyCareerHub and our event guide would be a great place to start. If your time is limited, this may help you prioritise who you want to talk to and which day might be best for you to attend. Do I need to book? No booking required - please just come along during the event opening times. Accessibility We understand this kind of event can feel overwhelming or difficult to navigate. We’re here to help. Our Quiet Zone is a smaller, quieter area - it has sofas to chill out on, lots of Getting Started content and friendly staff to support. The talks zone is another way to interact - lightning talks from employers, and a mix of live and recorded talks from the Careers Service give you access to a broad range of helpful content in a quieter environment. If you can choose when to come, the final hour is usually less busy than the start of the event. There is lift access to both floors but do ask staff in purple or red T-shirts if you need more help. The Getting Started Zone is intended to help you find where to begin, no matter what stage you are at. You don’t need to prepare. Tips on questions to ask employers, and how to write a strong CV or build experience. And there will be lots of help on hand from friendly staff. And you can find more Careers Service staff in the Reflection zone – if you haven’t found what you were looking for, or you’re not really sure what that is, talk to us about next steps. The Careers Service aims to be accessible to all users. If you have any specific needs please contact the Careers Service to make appropriate arrangements. Contact careers@ed.ac.uk. The spectrum of different exhibitors at the event really brought home how many potential career paths there are out there, and even if none of those jobs are for you, it is fascinating to get a feel for different workplaces Student attendee at 2022 event I really just wanted to get more information about what's actually out there in the world of work and this event definitely helped me with that Student attendee at 2022 event IMPORTANT INFORMATION Please be aware that we have been alerted to a scam which is charging students to attend fairs. Please be aware that there is NO COST TO ATTEND this fair or any of our other fairs during the academic year. If you do come across similar scams please alert these to the Careers Service as soon as possible. Oct 01 2024 - Oct 03 2024 Discover Careers (1-3 October 2024) Discover Careers is your opportunity to get started on all things jobs and employability. Drop in to discover over 100 recruiters and meet friendly Careers Service staff. McEwan Hall, Bristo Square, Edinburgh Additional Information
Discover Careers (1-3 October 2024) Discover Careers is a drop-in exhibition style event to help you get thinking about all things careers, jobs and employability. It’s our biggest event of the year, running over 3 days in McEwan Hall and has something to offer all students, including the chance to: meet over 100 employers discover people, events and resources to help you with your career decisions throughout your studies and after you graduate So whether you’re looking for part-time work, thinking about how you can build experience, or want to start exploring options or making applications for roles after graduation, you’ll find inspiration within the event. There’s no preparation needed – our friendly and supportive staff, which includes lots of students just like you, will be on hand to help. There will be a wide range of employers and professional bodies attending each day, and they are all keen to help you have a great experience. When: Tuesday 1, Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 October 2024, 1:00-6:00pm Where: On-Campus - McEwan Hall, Bristo Square, Edinburgh During these 3 days the Careers Service is relocating to McEwan Hall - we hope to meet you there. Schedule of Events Opening Hours The event is open for you to drop-in between 1 and 6pm from Tuesday 1 - Thursday 3 October. No booking is required and you are encouraged to come along more than once - you can meet different organisations each day. Talks will be live streamed in McEwan Hall from 1:30pm each day, and will be announced shortly. These talks will be followed by a programme of live and recorded content each day: Who am I going to meet? An overall list of participating organisations will be added to MyCareerHub (Login Required) We will soon launch our event guide. It will have the event information, including the talks schedule. You can also filter employers by sector, type of role, visa support and importantly which day they are exhibiting! Different organisations are attending each day. Don't worry if some names are unfamiliar to you - you can discover more about them at the event. We'll also have lots of careers service staff within the event who can help you to work out who you might like to talk to. If you would prefer to do some more research on the organisations attending before you come along, you can, but it's not expected. Looking them up on MyCareerHub would be a great place to start. How do I prepare? You don't need to! Discover Careers is designed to be a welcoming, easy to navigate, supportive, drop-in style event that has something to offer all students, without any preparation required. Our staff, which includes lots of students just like you, will be on hand throughout the event to help you find something that’s useful for you. If you would prefer to do some research on the organisations attending before you come along, you can, but it's not expected. Looking them up on MyCareerHub and our event guide would be a great place to start. If your time is limited, this may help you prioritise who you want to talk to and which day might be best for you to attend. Do I need to book? No booking required - please just come along during the event opening times. Accessibility We understand this kind of event can feel overwhelming or difficult to navigate. We’re here to help. Our Quiet Zone is a smaller, quieter area - it has sofas to chill out on, lots of Getting Started content and friendly staff to support. The talks zone is another way to interact - lightning talks from employers, and a mix of live and recorded talks from the Careers Service give you access to a broad range of helpful content in a quieter environment. If you can choose when to come, the final hour is usually less busy than the start of the event. There is lift access to both floors but do ask staff in purple or red T-shirts if you need more help. The Getting Started Zone is intended to help you find where to begin, no matter what stage you are at. You don’t need to prepare. Tips on questions to ask employers, and how to write a strong CV or build experience. And there will be lots of help on hand from friendly staff. And you can find more Careers Service staff in the Reflection zone – if you haven’t found what you were looking for, or you’re not really sure what that is, talk to us about next steps. The Careers Service aims to be accessible to all users. If you have any specific needs please contact the Careers Service to make appropriate arrangements. Contact careers@ed.ac.uk. The spectrum of different exhibitors at the event really brought home how many potential career paths there are out there, and even if none of those jobs are for you, it is fascinating to get a feel for different workplaces Student attendee at 2022 event I really just wanted to get more information about what's actually out there in the world of work and this event definitely helped me with that Student attendee at 2022 event IMPORTANT INFORMATION Please be aware that we have been alerted to a scam which is charging students to attend fairs. Please be aware that there is NO COST TO ATTEND this fair or any of our other fairs during the academic year. If you do come across similar scams please alert these to the Careers Service as soon as possible. Oct 01 2024 - Oct 03 2024 Discover Careers (1-3 October 2024) Discover Careers is your opportunity to get started on all things jobs and employability. Drop in to discover over 100 recruiters and meet friendly Careers Service staff. McEwan Hall, Bristo Square, Edinburgh Additional Information
Oct 01 2024 - Oct 03 2024 Discover Careers (1-3 October 2024) Discover Careers is your opportunity to get started on all things jobs and employability. Drop in to discover over 100 recruiters and meet friendly Careers Service staff.
