Graduate fairs and events 2010-2011

Get ready for graduate recruitment and careers fairs. Whether you are seeking career inspiration or you’re out to target specific employers, you need to prepare. With fewer graduate vacancies on offer, this year's fairs will be busier than usual and more competitive, as graduate job-hunters search out the opportunities on the market. You may have less time to spend with recruiters on stands, so be focused and ready to impress in seconds.

Quick tips for graduate fairs

Advanced preparation will help you save valuable time on the day and keep you focused.

• Make sure you know what the fair is about, when it is (date and opening times) and how to get there.
• Try to find out in advance which employers or course providers will be attending – this will help you focus your preparation and save you valuable time on the day.
• Some events run advice seminars – find out the programme in advance so that you can fit these in around visiting employers’ stands.
• If you are targeting specific employers, find out some basic information about them before you go – you’ll make a much better impression.
• Prepare questions you want to ask and write them down – this helps if you get stage fright when talking to recruiters.
• Not all recruiters accept CVs at fairs, but take an up-to-date copy with you just in case.
• Visit the TARGETjobs team. We’ll be at all the events listed below.

Don't forget to visit your careers service (in person or online) to find out what other fairs, workshops and employer presentations are going on each term at your own university.

More advice to help you make the most of graduate careers fairs

Find out what events are happening and where

Choose a month: September | October | November

Click through on links to check event times and whether pre-registration is necessary.

September 2010

• Job Fair Student Union, University of Lancaster 24 September

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October 2010

• Law Fair Bonar Hall, Park Place, Dundee 5 October
• National Graduate Recruitment Exhibition, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London 8 & 9 October
• Ideas 4 Careers: Spotlight on Careers - Autumn Fair City Hall, Cathays Park, Cardiff 12 October
• UEA Careers Fair 2010 Congregation Hall, University of East Anglia 13 October
• 2010 Liverpool Graduate Careers Festival St George's Hall, Liverpool 14 October
• Newcastle JobFest St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 18 October
• The Guardian London Graduate Fair Business Design Centre, Islington, London 19 October
• Business, Management and Finance Career Destinations Fair University of Southampton 19 October
• Engineering, Science & Technology Fair Manchester Central (formerly The G-Mex Centre), Manchester 20 October
• IT, Science & Engineering Careers Destinations Fair University of Southampton 20 October
• Careers & Placements Fair Sports Hall, Talbot Campus, Bournemouth University 25 & 26 October
• Finance, Business & Management Fair Manchester Central (formerly The G-Mex Centre), Manchester 21 October
• Dundee Careers Fair Bonar Hall, Park Place, Dundee 26 October
• Law in the Limelight Mountford Hall, Liverpool 27 October
• Autumn Graduate Fair Excel, London 28 October
• Engineering & Construction in the Limelight Mountford Hall, Liverpool 28 October
• National Work Placement Exhibition National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham 28 October
• National Graduate Recruitment Exhibition, Birmingham National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham 29 & 30 October

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November 2010

• Law Fair Manchester Central (formerly The G-Mex Centre), Manchester 16 November
• Postgraduate Study Fair Manchester Central (formerly The G-Mex Centre), Manchester 17 November
• National Engineering & Construction Recruitment Exhibition National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham 26 & 27 November

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More graduate fair careers dates to be confirmed.