To discuss exhibiting at the Careers and Placement Fair, please contact the team at employer-events@exeter.ac.uk
Careers and Placement Fair sponsored by Hazlewoods
Tuesday 15 October 2024
11:30 to 15:30
The Great Hall and Sanctuary, Streatham Campus
The information on this page relates to an event which has now passed. Details of our 2025 Careers and Placement Fair will be available in Spring 2025.
Current student? Then please visit Handshake for full details about our careers fairs or visit our student-facing careers fairs webpage.
Our flagship fair, the Careers and Placement Fair, sponsored by Hazlewoods provides an excellent opportunity to boost your profile and meet with our high calibre students. It typically attracts over 70+ exhibitors and in the region of 2,500-3,500 students, making it the largest careers fair we deliver.
We welcome a range of companies, representing a variety of sectors. Exhibitors attend to promote graduate vacancies, internships, placements and postgraduate courses.
Please note that whilst this event is open to a variety of companies, it is not suitable for teaching agencies seeking to engage with our PGCE students or those looking to recruit Nursing students, those offering volunteering opportunities or unpaid/chargeable internships.
The event is marketed to University of Exeter students from all years and disciplines, including those based at our Penryn campus in Cornwall. As we encourage early consideration of career pathways, you can expect those in the first year through to their final year to attend. Our graduates are also welcome.
Please click on the headings below for more information about the fair.
This event is now fully booked.
Most companies are eligible for our standard rate of £495+VAT except where special rates apply (please see below).
- Agency Rate - £610+VAT - all recruitment agencies and jobs portals.
- Charity and Local SME Rate - £215+VAT - Registered charities recruiting to own organisation for paid positions; professional bodies; Cornwall, Devon and Somerset-based SMEs (fewer than 250 staff).
Due to high demand for this event, we recommend submitting your booking form promptly. Please note we limit the number of spaces available to recruitment agencies and jobs portals (specialising in graduate recruitment only), to a maximum of three. Limited spaces are available for those who are eligible for our discounted rate and are allocated at our discretion.
The charges include:
- A stand space (2m height x 2.5m width x 1.5m depth)
- One table and two chairs
- One electrical point
- Wifi access (subject to restrictions, you will need to bring a dongle if you have an encrypted laptop)
- Lunch for two exhibitors (additional lunches will be chargeable)
- Tea, coffee, water and biscuits available throughout the day
- One parking space depending on availability
- A standard entry in our fair brochure
Invoicing will take place after the event. Failure to provide accurate and complete invoicing details may result in a processing fee of up to £100. Please note we cannot accept payment by credit card.
The fair will take place in The Great Hall and Sanctuary, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 4PY. The event will be open to students from 11:30 to 15:30. However, 30 minutes will be run as a quiet session to enable students and staff with additional needs to more easily access the fair experience.
Access to the building is from 08:30 to 17:00. Student helpers will be available throughout these times to assist.
In the past, our fairs have attracted over 70 exhibitors and between 2,500-3,500 students. A selection of exhibitor quotes from past events are below:
"Space organised very well, very busy all day, students were enthusiastic, driven and communicated, refreshments were a lovely idea and much appreciated - well organised!"
"Definitely one of the biggest I've been to this year - well organised, credit to the organisers."
"Good students, good flow and interested."
"A really fantastic event - busy, well-organised..."
"Really good footfall and excellent students with great questions."
"The environment works well, there was good service on the refreshments and a very good calibre of students."
"Interested and informed students - open to all opportunities."
"Everything was very easy and straight forward."
"Really engaged students who asked lots of questions - GREAT!"
"Very straightforward booking process, responsive staff. Good number and mixture of attendees."
"…Lots of people - great turnout."
View our 2023 fair page on Handshake to see the range of exhibitors who attended.
Cancellation must be received in writing by emailing employer-events@exeter.ac.uk by Tuesday 3 September 2024. Cancellations received after this date will result in the full cost being incurred. Failure to attend the fair, regardless of reason, will result in the full charge being levied.
To view this fair's terms and conditions please visit our Physical Fair Terms and Conditions (Careers and Placement 2024).
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