Careers in Engineering Fair (2023 Date TBC)
Please Note
The below information relates to our online 2022 offering. We are aiming to provide a similar opportunity for you to connect with students and graduates in the academic year 2023/24 and are currently reviewing what this offering will look like.
If you are interested in being added to our mailing list to be kept up to date on booking any of our events or services, please email the team to discuss. Contact employers@ed.ac.uk
Key Details
When: Wednesday 2nd November, 12:30 - 4pm
Where: On-Campus - Sanderson Building, Kings Building, Edinburgh
Cost: £200+ VAT*
*We do not want price to be a barrier, please get in touch if this price is prohibitive for you
Why should you book?
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To meet motivated students from our world class School of Engineering, keen to chat to you and explore what is available to them both on graduation and during their studies
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To benefit from the footfall a multi-employer on campus event will generate
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To support a cohort of students, who have had limited opportunities to engage with recruiters, to have a positive experience
Target student audience:
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The majority of attendees (estimate 90%) will be from our School of Engineering covering Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering. We also specialise in Fire Safety and Sustainable Energy Engineering. Remainder of attendees from other STEM subjects
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Engineering students from all year groups will be invited to attend but we would expect most interest to come from Undergraduates in years 2 - 4/5 and postgraduate taught students
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Estimate 200-300 students
Suitable for organisations:
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Offering summer internships, industrial placements and graduate roles.
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Of all sizes, both large, graduate recruiters and SMEs
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Happy to engage with a wide range of students and understand that this cohort of students may have had limited work experience and exposure to recruiters
Booking now closed
FAQs
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A space in the venue large enough for you to assemble a display of 1.5m maximum width.
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Use of a small table and 2 chairs
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Tap water for refilling water bottles - please bring your own, we will not be providing bottled water or plastic cups
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Teas and coffee - please bring your own reusable take-away cup if you would like to take your hot drinks to your exhibition area
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Small snacks - not lunch. In an effort to keep your exhibition costs down, we will be highlighting on campus cafes where your delegates can purchase their lunch if they don't bring their own.
All bookings received by mid-August will be confirmed or contacted no later than 31st August 2022
Sponsorship packages can be created - please contact us ASAP if you would like to discuss options.
You will have access to the building 1.5 hours before the start time.
At the moment we are only inviting you to apply for a place to exhibit. There will be webinars running alongside the event that may benefit from employer involvement. We will share any such opportunities with all organisations who book.
Careers in Engineering Fair is for Engineering students looking to use their Engineering degree. Our Discover Careers flagship event in September is aimed at students from all degree disciplines- including Engineering. So if you are recruiting from multiple disciplines then Discover Careers may be the best event for you. You can of course attend both!
Find out more about Discover Careers here
You may be able to get involved in other campaigns which shine a light on particular topics and sectors that are of interest to a wide range of our students and graduates. Our highest volume campaigns that may be of interest to you are Careers in Sustainability in November and Careers in Tech & Data in February. Get added to the mailing list to hear more about these by completing our Expression of Interest Form:
The School of Engineering also look for employers to support ad-hoc sessions on a variety of other topics.
Contact the School to let us know if there is topic you’d be interested in supporting
Careers in Engineering Fair (2023 Date TBC)
Sanderson Building,
Kings Buildings,
Robert Stevenson Road,
Edinburgh,
EH9 3FB