Oxford University Careers Fair 2024: The fair for all sectors

The 2024 Oxford University Careers Fair offers Oxford students, researchers and alumni the opportunity to find out about a variety of different career options across a wide range of employment sectors.

 Saturday 12 October 2024, from 10:30 – 13:30

 Examination Schools, University of Oxford, 75-81 High St, OX1 4BG

Sign up to the Oxford University Careers Fair

At the Oxford University Careers Fair, you will be able to meet a number of major recruiters, compare different organisations, and find out about graduate and work experience opportunities. Not all the recruiters participating in this event are giving a presentation in Oxford this year, so this may be your only chance to meet them informally.

Whether you know precisely what you want for your future career, whether you are still deciding, or whether you are just starting to think about your career path, this is your chance to find out more.

 Add the fair to your LinkedIn calendar

Note that this event is only open to Oxford University students, researchers, and alumni. 

Please bring your University card with you on the day to access the fair. 

For information about the exhibitors at the fair, download the Oxford University Careers Fair booklet (PDF).

Pre-fair talks

Alumni @ the Oxford University Careers Fair

09:30 - 10:30, at the Examination Schools

Dr Mike Moss will lead this session to help alumni make the most of the fair.

Researchers @ the Oxford University Careers Fair

09:45 - 10:30, at the Examination Schools

Talk informally with a careers adviser about options for researchers and find out how to get the most from the fair.

Is small beautiful? The pros and cons of starting your career in a boutique consultancy - with Pragmatix Advisory

10:00 - 10:30, at the Examination Schools

You all know the names of the high-profile large multinational strategy and management consultancies. Many of you will apply for their graduate schemes. But there’s much more choice in a consultancy career than the Big Four and the global ‘Strat Houses’. The sector is full of smaller and more specialist firms. Although they may not have the same level of general name recognition, these boutiques can be highly respected within the areas they work and provide the same, if not greater, diversity of content and intellectual challenge as the bigger firms. There’s the broadest range of sizes, specialisms, locations and cultures providing an opportunity to find your perfect niche.

In this session, you will hear from a serial managing director of small consultancies and recent graduate recruits about their experiences – in economics consultancy and policy research consultancy. There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions in the session and afterwards. 

Make the most of the fair

• Start planning your next career steps or focus your search 
• Find full time jobs, graduate schemes and internships in a variety of sectors
• Chat to recruiters and careers advisers
• Find out more on how to make the most of the careers fair.

Recruiters

The Oxford University Careers Fair is designed to present students with a range of graduate opportunities, across a variety of sectors, and to highlight the diverse roles available. This is our only fair with a broad non-sector specific appeal and so we are keen to attract employers from a variety of sectors ranging from retail and manufacturing, the creative arts and communications, to non-profits and teaching, covering both national and local businesses, as well as professional organisations.

The fair falls at the beginning of our Autumn term, when undergraduate and postgraduate students are highly motivated in planning their careers and looking for opportunities. This is a key time to engage with them, before the full rigours of the term take over and when they are very receptive to broadening their horizons by hearing about your varied roles. This fair is therefore an ideal opportunity for you to raise awareness of your organisation and discuss your opportunities with Oxford University students.

If you want to get involved, find out how you can register on our recruiter information page.