Work Experience & Internship Fair

4 reasons why you should attend this fair:

• This a great opportunity for you to meet organisations offering a real variety of work experience, ranging from direct sales, work experience in high schools, journalism, management or working abroad. Opportunities exist locally, nationally and internationally.
• Meet staff from Careers & Employability and the GO Wales Work Experience programmes.
• Talk face-to-face to recruiters about the work experience they are offering – ask questions, get advice and information that may not be on their website.
• Get inspired and motivated to get the work experience that’s right for you!

• This is a niche event focussing on work experience but organisations may also advertise additional graduate opportunities.
• Promote your work experience ideas and opportunities to students and postgraduates from all degree disciplines.
• This is a popular event with typical visitor attendance between 300 – 500.
• Visitors (students and postgraduates) represent a wide range of degree disciplines.
• The exhibitor fee is £150 + VAT (free for NFP/NGO’s) .
• Exhibitors receive a stand area (2x2metres), table, table covering, 2 chairs and 1 parking space,  an on-line web link and listing in the ‘Event Briefing Sheet’.  Refreshments will be provided.
• Sponsorship is available at a very competitive rate of £500 +VAT. Sponsors receive exhibitor benefits as well as your logo featured on the website and all publicity materials.

What’s more, by attending this event you will:

• Be targeting one of Britain’s major teaching and research universities; with an international reputation for the quality of its work, which attracts staff and students from around the world.
• Work closely with the Careers & Employability’s Employer Liaison and Marketing Teams who will be able to offer advice and support with your recruitment activities at Cardiff University.

Please note that non-attendance or late cancellation (within 1 week of the event) will incur a £50 admin fee.

To book a place at the Work Experience Fair please contact Vicky Osborne, Employer Liaison Assistant.
E-mail: osbornevl@cardiff.ac.uk
Tel: (029) 2087 4230.

The following organistations took place in the fair this year:

• AIESEC
• BAE Systems
• The Cardiff Award
• Careers & Employability
• Cardiff Undergraduate Research Opportunity Programme
• Deloitte LLP
• Ernst & Young
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car
• Gap Force
• GO Wales
• JP Morgan
• O2
• PwC
• Student Enterprise
• ratemyplacement
• RSPB Cymru
• Super Stars
• TARGETjobs
• Teach First
• The Sprout
• UNA Exchange
• WCVA
• Wexo

The following exhibitors took part in the Work Experience Fair in 2012:

• AIESEC
• Bridge Marine Science Group
• The Cardiff Award
• Cardiff University Careers & Employability
• Cardiff University Student Enterprise
• Centrica
• Champions Life Academy
• Development in Action
• ECTARC
• Enterprise Rent A Car
• Experience Teaching Abroad
• Ernst & Young
• The Fresh Outlook
• GO Wales
• Grant Thornton
• IBM
• PwC
• Rate My Placement
• See Science
• Targetjobs
• The Sprout
• UNA Exchange
• Wolfestone Translation

Tuesday 7 February

Work Experience Fair
11am – 3pm, Viriamu Jones Gallery, Main Building

Ernst & Young Presentation and Networking session
12noon – 1pm Council Chamber, Main Building
‘How to get a Summer or Industrial placement’

Champions Life Academy Information Session
4pm – 5pm, Room 1.50, Bute Building
Find out more about their programme, what they are looking for and how to apply

Wednesday 8 February

Champions Life Academy Information Session
1pm – 2pm, Room 1.40, Main Building
Find out more about their programme, what they are looking for and how to apply.