Newcastle University is hosting one of the biggest graduate jobs fair in the North East next week.
Nearly 90 companies will be exhibiting and have representatives on hand to chat and discuss vacancies at Newcastle JobFest, organised by Newcastle University Careers Service.
Among them will be some of the biggest multi-national names, including PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Jaguar Land Rover, Abercrombie and Fitch, IBM, Apple Retail and others. Organisations with further study and professional training opportunities will also be there.
Nick Keeley, director of the careers service at Newcastle University, said: “This is a great event for all students from across the North East to attend and network and talk with people in business, who will be offering some tremendous opportunities for a great start in a fulfilling career.
“Times are tough in the jobs market so that makes events like these even more important. Employers will be promoting thousands of opportunities in a variety of sectors, including law, finance, engineering, retail, science and opportunities in the public sector, so there will be something for everyone.”
There is no need to pre-book to attend the event. Newcastle University students should bring their smartcard for easier and quicker access into the event. Students from other universities will be asked to sign in prior to entering.
This year Newcastle University has been ranked fifth among its peers in the UK for its employability rate, according to Government figures.
Modern languages graduate Rebecca Riddle, 22, got a job as a fresh produce industry management trainee through last year’s fair.
She said: “If I hadn’t gone to the fair I definitely wouldn’t have got the job I’m in now. It was just a great opportunity to network and get myself known to companies and to find out more about them as well.
“There were so many companies there from across the world. I got talking to a representative from MDS, it was a company I had heard of but I would never have thought of applying for a job with them if I hadn’t chatted with someone at the event. Then just a few weeks later I had a position with them.
“I would say to all graduates who are looking for work or will be in the next 12 months, get yourself to this event, it will be worth your time.”
JobFest takes place on Monday in the Bamburgh Suite of St James’ Park from 10.30am-3.00pm.
Source: Iain Laing, nebusiness.co.uk, Saturday 22nd October 2011
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