March 2023
Students tap into world of opportunities at biggest careers fair in University's history
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By Melanie Hall
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No fewer than 80 employers 鈥 including the NHS, an award-winning national construction company and a kids鈥 football coaching enterprise 鈥 came to tap into new industry talent at the biggest careers fair in 爆料王鈥檚 history.听听听
Just under 1,000 undergraduates, postgraduates and college students keen to get their foot on the career ladder and explore opportunities attended the huge event to check out the wealth of job vacancies, placements, internships and apprenticeships on offer. 听
Organised by听Hired, 爆料王鈥檚 careers, employability and placements team, and held across the University鈥檚 Moss and McIntyre House campus buildings, the careers fair provided the perfect platform for students to network and build relationships with employers from a diverse mix of industries and sectors.
"It was fantastic to see so many students interested in a future within construction and the different early career pathways available 鈥 we hope we can build upon the connections made on the day."
Amber Mellors ISG
Lynn Jaffa, managing director of Incarta, a luxury hospitality placement service, described the students as 鈥渙utstanding鈥 and offered a number of internships after having a positive experience with students at The Headland in Newquay last year. The company is also looking to work with the University to expand international placements.听
And among many other successes of the day, 90 students registered their interest to work at The Eastside Rooms, Birmingham鈥檚 exciting, newest conference venue, which combines innovation with the city鈥檚 industrial heritage.

Aslo among the employers attending the careers fair were representatives from global construction firm ISG.
Amber Mellors from ISG said:听鈥淭he day provided the perfect opportunity for businesses within Birmingham to come together and share the future options students have in the city.
鈥淚t was fantastic to see so many students interested in a future within construction and the different early career pathways available. We hope we can build upon the connections made on the day.鈥
In pictures: Hired Careers Fair
























Katie Bytheway, Director of Student Employability (Higher Education) at the University, said the Hired team were immensely proud of their largest careers event to date.听听
鈥淥ur students had the opportunity to network with a huge number of employers across a vast number of industries,鈥 she said.听听
鈥淭hey are working towards being the next generation of graduates, bringing enthusiasm, fresh ideas and skills to local, national and international employers. 听
鈥淭his type of event showcases both the type of opportunities available for them in their chosen discipline and also broadens horizons, allowing them to explore other industries where their transferable skills will be just as valuable.鈥澨
The impressive list of employers looking for the next stream of talent included divisions from the NHS, from hospitals to prisons and mental health units, and from the sports, engineering and construction, hospitality and education sectors.听
Full听and part-time paid roles, volunteering opportunities,听graduate schemes and placements听were听all听on offer, while students were also able to find out about opportunities and gain advice and guidance and the careers open to them from a host of recruitment companies.
For more information about the support we provide, visit the听Hired careers, placements and employability service.听You can also follow Hired on听,听听补苍诲听.听
Employers at the careers fair included:
- GMI - National Contractor of the Year at the Construction News Awards 2022 and the firm building the University鈥檚 new Sustainable Construction Centre at the former James Cond printworks听
- NHS听
- Cygnet Healthcare
- Loves Football听
- Street Games听
- Red Carnation Hotels听
- Amadeus NEC Group听
- Premier Inn听
- Career Teachers听
- Marriott听
- Eden Hotel Collection听
- Balfor Recruitment听(teaching)
- DO & CO International Catering听
- Yummy Jobs听
- Pioneer People听
- Cosmopro听
- The Grand Hotel Birmingham听
- Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group听
- Find Your Hustle听
- Active Camps听
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