• When: Tuesday 11 June 2019, exhibitors from 14:30 to 17:30
• Where: Oxford Town Hall

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Graduating this year and not yet secured a job? Looking for an internship this summer?

Whether you haven’t found a place yet, or haven’t started looking, our last fair of the term, Graduate Jobs and Internships Fair, offers you the chance to explore available opportunities and careers.

Meet recruiters

With over 25 employers attending, the fair has representatives from many different sectors – including  IT, Finance, Social Care, Retail, Engineering, Marketing, and more. All employers have either internships available for the summer 2019, or full-time graduate roles starting this summer or autumn. Find out more about them in the fair booklet here.

Think about what you would really like to know…

• What is the sector actually like?
• How can you build up the experience required?
• What course of further study could you take?
• How can you network successfully in that field?
• Which aspects of your CV should you strengthen to be an outstanding candidate?

Fair talks

Finalists: What Now?

14:00 – 14:45 | The Old Library, Oxford Town Hall
The University of Oxford alumni careers adviser is making himself available to answer your questions. He will talk about career planning and will offer practical advice about applying for jobs. You will also find out how the Careers Service can help you now and in the future.

Getting Ready for Autumn Recruitment

15:00 – 15:45 | The Old Library, Oxford Town Hall
The autumn is the main period when graduate recruiters have deadlines for their graduate programmes. Thus, the summer is a key time to start preparing for those opportunities. We will provide ideas on how best to use June through September to give yourself the best chance you can, and to secure and to secure our dream internship and graduate opportunities. This session aims to help you:

• Realise what you are aiming for;
• Make the most of summer work and voluntary experience;
• Prepare for applications and interviews;
• Find alternatives that can help you make the best use of your skills.

Looking to stay in Oxford after you graduate, or over the summer? The OX and Start-Ups Fair, co-hosted with Enterprising Oxford and the OX1 Incubator, brings together employers and local start-up companies from across Oxfordshire, all with vacancies for full-time jobs or internships!

• When: Wednesday 5 June 2019 – exhibitors from 16:30 to 18:30. Add the fair to your Facebook calendar.
• Where: Mathematical Institute, Radcliffe Observatory, Andrew Wiles Building, Woodstock Rd, Oxford OX2 6GG

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Meet a diverse range of recruiters

Come and chat to exhibiting recruiters. More information about each recruiter is available in the fair booklet here.

Think about what you would really like to know…

• What is the sector actually like?
• How can you build up the experience required?
• What course of further study could you take?
• How can you network successfully in that field?
• Which aspects of your CV should you strengthen to be an outstanding candidate?

Fair talks

• 15:00-16:00: Pre-fair talk: Researchers @ the OX and Start-Ups Fair, Room L3. Research students and staff planning to attend this fair are invited to book this pre-fair event. We will discuss how to get the most out of the fair, job search strategies and networking, and ways of presenting DPhil or postdoc experience to potential employers. Book your place.
• 16:00-16:30: Opening Talk and Company Pitches, Room L3. Come and hear from Charles Conn (CEO of Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI)) about innovation and entrepreneurship, including the work OSI are doing around investment, and from Agne Milukaite (CEO of cycle.land), to hear about the growth and development of her start-up here in Oxfordshire. The talks will be followed by a set of rapid-fire (1 minute) pitches to help you find the companies you would like to speak with.
• 17:30: We will run a second series of pitches in the Café which will be followed by a drinks reception.

Are you ready for the Warwick China Fair?

Taking place on Saturday 2 March between 10:00-15:00, the Warwick China Fair is mainly targeted at Chinese final year and postgraduate students and recent graduates (although all Chinese students at Oxford University are welcome to attend!). We are excited to announce that the Career Fair App is now available, as well as a webinar to help you plan your day!

The Career Fair App is available on both Android and iPhone – for more information about how to download and use it please have a look at our information page. It includes a list of all the employers attending, plus other information that they’ve supplied. Over the next week, more information will be added to the App, including info about the presentations and events taking place.

You can also watch the webinar ‘Preparing for the China Fair 2019’ kindly delivered by colleagues at the University of Manchester.

In addition to a careers fair, the event includes a panel presentation about the current Chinese job market from senior Chinese HR professionals, a session on visas, plus a series of employer presentations giving you the chance to meet and network with employers.

Employers in attendance will include:

CPA Australia, KPMG, Geely, Dyson, China Unicom, 51 Job, Mthree Consulting, Mars, AlphaSights, Hays Asia, British Council China,  Nu Skin, Hisense,  Decathlon, Xinlung Group, Tong Digital, Entrepreneurs Global, Gradlink, Dealmoon, XRS Online (TAL Group), FDM Group, AstraZeneca, Merck Group, Ambright Group, Lockin China, Zhaopin, Career Mentor, Hilti, EREC Estates, HungryPanda Ltd, Farleys Solicitors LLP and three senior HR Directors flying in from China and accompanying the British Council China.

Oxford only has a limited number of spaces for students at this fair – so make sure you sign up soon!

The Fair is organised by Warwick in partnership with the Universities of Oxford, Birmingham, Bristol, Aston and Nottingham.

Are you a Chinese student hoping to meet recruiters from both China and the UK who are looking to fill graduate roles in China?

Then this event at the University of Warwick is for you! Taking place on Saturday 2 March, the Warwick China Fair is mainly targeted at final year and postgraduate students and recent graduates (although all Chinese students at Oxford University are welcome to attend!).

The Fair is organised by Warwick in partnership with the Universities of Oxford, Birmingham, Bristol, Aston and Nottingham.

The event includes a careers fair; a panel presentation about the current Chinese job market from senior Chinese HRs; a session on visas; plus a series of employer presentations giving you the chance to meet and network with employers.

Employers in attendance will include:

CPA Australia, KPMG, Geely, Dyson, China Unicom, 51 Job, Mthree Consulting, Mars, AlphaSights, Hays Asia, British Council China,  Nu Skin, Hisense,  Decathlon, Xinlung Group, Tong Digital, Entrepreneurs Global, Gradlink, Dealmoon, XRS Online (TAL Group), FDM Group, AstraZeneca, Merck Group, Ambright Group, Lockin China, Zhaopin, Career Mentor, Hilti, EREC Estates, HungryPanda Ltd, Farleys Solicitors LLP and three senior HR Directors flying in from China and accompanying the British Council China.

Ahead of the Fair we will be sharing the Fair App, which will have information about all the companies attending, plus the agenda and presentations schedule, so that students can get prepared and get researching! Further updates are expected later in February.

Oxford only has a limited number of spaces for students at this fair – so make sure you sign up soon!

• When: Tuesday 20 November. Exhibitors from 16:00-18:00
• Where: Mathematical Institute, Oxford

Meet over 35 recruiters from a range of sectors at this boutique fair – all looking for students with numerate degrees! Full details can be found in the fair booklet.

Meet recruiters:

• APR LLP
• ATASS Sports
• Barclays
• Citi
• d-fine Emerson Exploration and Production Software
• Ensoft Ltd
• First Actuarial LLP
• FIS
• Five Rings Capital
• Funding Circle
• G-Research
• Goldman Sachs
• GSA Capital
• Hiscox
• HSBC
• Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
• Jane Street
• Liquidnet
• Marshall Wace Asset Management
• Metaswitch
• Newham Collegiate Sixth Form
• Newton Europe
• Operis Group plc
• Optiver Services BV
• OxFORD Asset Management
• PwC
• Rebellion
• Rolls-Royce
• Softwire
• StarLeaf
• Susquehanna
• Teach First
• Tessella TPP

Attend our talks

• Alumni and Researchers @ Jobs for Mathematicians
  15:00 – 16:00
  It isn’t only the financial and academic or teaching world that is hungry for employees with advanced mathematics skills. Increasingly, commercial, government and not-for-profit sector players of all kinds are keen to employ highly numerate, analytical and creative thinkers to understand and predict trends, plan and develop strategy and deliver smarter and more efficient solutions. This session focuses on how to present your skills and experience to employers at the fair and beyond.

• Modelling & Analysis in Business
  15:15 – 16:00
  Data and Data Analytics is one of the most competitive areas for graduate recruiters to secure talent as an ever increasing number of companies look to gain advantage from the data revolution. It’s as much about asking the right questions of the data as it is doing the analysis, and this talk offers a fantastic opportunity to understand the range of opportunities and potential ways to make yourself stand out, whether you are an undergraduate or researcher, and irrespective of your academic background. Join our panel of representatives from companies attending the fair as they talk about their roles, what they enjoy most about their work, how they got started and the current challenges facing them and their teams.

• Careers in Research for Mathematicians
  18:00 – 18:45
  This informal panel session is an opportunity for anyone considering a post-graduate research degree to hear current researchers and academics discussing many aspects of their careers in research and what you might look forward to. As well as examining the experience of D.Phils and early career researchers, there will be insights about the application process, and life and options beyond academia in the public and commercial sectors. There will be time for questions as well.