Careers Fairs & Festivals

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Graduate Schemes & Internships Fair

Monday 9 October 2023 15:00 – 18:00

This fair is open to employers of all sizes and sectors with a range of graduate opportunities. It is our only fair with a broad non-sector specific focus and presents an opportunity for your organisation to promote the diverse opportunities you may have.  These could include internships or graduate roles in areas such as supply chain, logistics, distribution, sales/sales management, financial management, corporate social responsibility, human resources, operations and communications.

We welcome registrations from a diverse range of organisations including multi-national organisations, retail, manufacturing, FMCG, and companies seeking their future managers, to communications, SMEs and start-ups. To attend organisations must offer paid graduate-level roles and/or internships.

Consultancy Fair

Tuesday 10 October 2023 14:00 – 18:00 Wednesday 11 October 2023 14:00 – 18:00

A prime opportunity for organisations operating in the consultancy sector to engage with our highly qualified students and graduates and build their brand on campus. We welcome registrations from organisations with roles in management, strategy, economic, financial, public, health, technology, human resources and other areas of the consultancy sector.

Banking & Finance Fair

Thursday 12 October 2023 14:00 – 18:00

A popular destination for our students after graduation, this fair offer employers in the finance industry the opportunity to showcase the variety of roles available and to build their brand on campus.

We welcome registrations from organisations offering graduate roles and/or internships in the finance sector including accountancy, actuarial, capital markets, financial management, fintech, investment banking, insurance, pensions, retail banking, risk management and taxation.

Engineering Fair (FULLY BOOKED – waiting list is now in operation)

Tuesday 17 October 2023 14:00 – 18:00

The Engineering faculty is the largest faculty at the University of Cambridge. Organisations with graduate roles and internships in the engineering sector can engage with our highly qualified students and graduates and build their brand with students and recent graduates from all years and degree disciplines interested in an engineering career.

We welcome registrations from organisations working across software, consultancy, mechanical / general, automotive/aero, civil and medical engineering.

Tech Fair

Wednesday 18 October 2023 15:00 – 18:00

The Tech Fair connects tech firms with students interested in pursuing technically skilled careers such as development, coding and cloud computing; and non-technical careers including UX, UI, marketing, ethics, psychology, communications and politics.

Life Sciences Fair

Thursday 19 October 2023 16:00 – 19:00

We welcome organisations working across therapeutics, drug discovery, and reagents in the biomedical field in addition to those focusing on plant science, agriculture and healthcare. We’ll also be welcoming organisations who provide services to life science-based firms.

Law Fair

Tuesday 24 October 2023 14:00 – 18:00

This fair is the prime opportunity for organisations operating in the law sector to engage with our highly qualified students and graduates and build their brand on campus. We welcome registrations from law firms, course providers and sector relevant pro bono organisations.

Maths & Quantitative Finance Fair

Tuesday 31 October 2023 – 15:00 – 18:00

This fair is attended by students wishing to explore career pathways in quantitative finance and/or careers that utilise their highly skilled mathematical abilities. This includes actuarial work, cryptography, forecasting, complex modelling, operational research, computational fluid dynamics, meteorology and signal processing. Representatives should ideally be practitioners able to discuss their work, and answer detailed questions raised by our maths and physics students.

Economics Fair

Wednesday 1 November 2023 – Time 13:00 – 15:00

This fair is attended by students in the Department of Economics and those considering a career in economics. We welcome registrations from organisations offering specifically economics-related graduate level roles and/or internships.

Barristers Fair

Tuesday 28th November 2022 – 12:30 – 15:30

Meet Cambridge students interested in a career at the Bar. This in-person only fair takes place in the Law department and is attended by students wishing to learn more about routes to the profession, qualifications needed to become a barrister and funding options available. They will be looking to hear from practicing barristers on their experience of the Bar as well as learning about different practice areas and gaining application tips.