What is the Gradvantage Conference?

A conference-style event open to ALL final year students

Come and meet employers looking for Graduates!

  • Meet employers with roles to fill!
  • CV checks
  • Careers and Employability Advisers
  • Also: JobCentrePlus team - specialist disability support

    Employability Workshops!

  • Graduate job search - de-mystifying the graduate job hunt.
  • LinkedIn - I want to use Linkedin effectively.
  • Psychometric tests - how to succeed.
  • Interviews - how to succeed.

Self-employment - work for yourself as a graduate.

  • Meet employers with roles to fill!
  • Employability workshops.
  • CV checks
  • Discuss options for further study, or employment routes with Advisers

  • Who is it for?

    It’s for all final year students, whether you are looking for a graduate job now or are still considering your options. Future-proof your careers plans and get advice from your Careers and Employability team on your next possible steps.

    Who will be there?

  • Employers! We will have a host of employers who are actively recruiting graduates this summer.
  • Careers and Employability Advisers
  • Also: JobCentrePlus team - specialist disability support
  • Employer speed interviews. Employers will give you sample interview questions they use with tips and advice on how to tackle them.

    What are the workshop topics?

  • Graduate job search - De-mystifying the graduate job hunt. Develop tactics for targeted and effective job search and uncover hidden opportunities
  • LinkedIn - I want to use Linkedin effectively. Linkedin is used by employers to recruit talent. Find out how to use it effectively
  • Psychometric tests - how to succeed. Tips and strategies to help you succeed in some of the most commonly used assessments
  • Interviews - how to succeed. We’ll help you build your confidence and prepare effectively for future interviews - How to prepare, how to conduct yourself effectively, how to answer questions, and how to sell yourself. How to build and develop from the experience looking at taking on feedback.
  • Self-employment - work for yourself as a graduate. Hear from Hallam graduates who have gone down the route of self-employment.

    Plus Hot food and drinks!