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Student Opportunity: Careers

Events

We have a range of events throughout the year to help you gather information about future career paths and what support you can receive on the way.

myAdvantage is our careers portal for you to find events, book appointments and search job vacancies. Find out more about how to use myAdvantage here.

Careers event guidance

Careers Fairs

Careers fairs provide you with opportunities to meet with employers face to face.

Tip: download the Careers Fair Plus App Link opens in a new windowor access their Web app to help you identify and target employers attending the fairs!

Prepare: listen to the skillscast short episode on how to prepare for a jobs fair.

 Employer Events

Find out more about opportunities and the working culture with a wide range of employers.

Events are hosted by employers directly - for the latest event dates and details on how to book please log in to myAdvantage.

Careers Workshops & webinars

Our programme of workshops and webinars covers a range of topics. From creating a CV to successfully preparing for an assessment centre – there’s something for everyone. Access recorded workshops on applications, interviews, CVs and LinkedIn at a time to suit you.

Booking for workshops open two weeks beforehand and can be booked on myAdvantage.

Job Sector events

Your chance to find out what it's like to work in a job sector with talks from employers and Warwick graduates.

Join us for this "Meet the Professionals" series.

Events take place throughout Autumn and Spring.

Our next events

Student Opportunity events
Teach First Drop in Session
Starts: 30 Jan 2025, 9:00 am
Finishes: 30 Jan 2025, 3:30 pm
Venue: University of Warwick, Student Opportunity Hub SH0.03
Our Graduate Training Programme is your chance to become a leader. To release your potential. To be part of something that matters.
09:00, Thu 30 Jan 2025
Workwear Wardrobe
Starts: 23 Apr 2025, 9:00 am
Finishes: 27 Jun 2025, 3:00 pm
Venue: University of Warwick, Student Opportunity Hub - Senate House
The Workwear Wardrobe initiative has been created with the University's overall strategy of sustainability in mind and aims to help you build a workwear wardrobe in an affordable way ahead of interviews, assessment centres and gaining work experience.
09:00, Wed 23 Apr 2025
UBS: Get Recruitment Ready – Multiple Sessions
Starts: 30 Apr 2025, 9:30 am
Finishes: 10 Jul 2025, 2:00 pm
UBS is excited to offer students the chance to prepare for their career journey with Get Recruitment Ready Series.
09:30, Wed 30 Apr 2025
Assessment Centres – Practise Group Exercise
Starts: 13 May 2025, 1:00 pm
Finishes: 13 May 2025, 2:30 pm
Venue: University of Warwick, Student Opportunity Hub SH0.03
Remaining places: 0
This practical, hands-on web-based session will give you the opportunity to practise a group work activity. Come along and experience a group exercise and receive feedback from the team in a safe environment.
13:00, Tue 13 May 2025
Alternative experiences: multiple ways to boost your employability
Starts: 14 May 2025, 10:00 am
Finishes: 14 May 2025, 11:00 am
Venue: University of Warwick, Student Opportunity Hub, Senate House. SH0.06
With the main period for applying for summer internships past, this does not mean that there are not ways to gain valuable experience, develop your knowledge and/or skills to make you an enticing prospect going forward.
10:00, Wed 14 May 2025
Enterprise Mobility Graduate Programme Information Session
Starts: 14 May 2025, 12:00 pm
Finishes: 14 May 2025, 1:00 pm
Say hello and let's talk careers! We're Enterprise Mobility. A family-owned, world-class portfolio of brands that in the UK includes household names such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car. A Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, we've grown from a pioneering idea over 65-years ago, to the global mobility leader we are today.
12:00, Wed 14 May 2025
Ready to meet your colleagues and make a good impression at work?
Starts: 14 May 2025, 1:00 pm
Finishes: 14 May 2025, 2:00 pm
Venue: University of Warwick, Ramphal, R1.03
Remaining places: 48
Are you ready to make a good impression in the workplace and engage in meaningful conversations with colleagues? According to LinkedIn, "80% of professionals consider networking to be important to career success but a third still struggle with how to build lasting connections".
13:00, Wed 14 May 2025
Intercultural Games Workshop 2024/25
Starts: 14 May 2025, 1:30 pm
Finishes: 14 May 2025, 2:30 pm
Venue: University of Warwick, Oculus, OC1.06
Remaining places: 0
This fun and engaging workshop builds on the learning from the Intercultural Awareness workshop and involves playing two intercultural simulation games designed to test and expand your intercultural skills.
13:30, Wed 14 May 2025
Get WorkReady: Create speculative applications & network to access the 'Hidden Job Market'
Starts: 14 May 2025, 2:00 pm
Finishes: 14 May 2025, 3:00 pm
Venue: University of Warwick, Ramphal, R1.03
Remaining places: 31
A follow-up workshop from Get WorkReady: Creative Ways to find work experience. Attend this workshop 'Create speculative applications & Network' to learn & practise how to access the Hidden Job Market via effective networking, speculative applications, CV entries & LinkedIn profile.
14:00, Wed 14 May 2025
Graduate Jobs and Experience Roles: What International Students and Graduates need to know
Starts: 14 May 2025, 2:00 pm
Finishes: 14 May 2025, 3:00 pm
This remote workshop provides an overview of graduate jobs and experiences roles, including what's the difference, how to apply effectively, and what recruiters seek in candidates.
14:00, Wed 14 May 2025

Past event recordings

Where available, recordings of past events can be viewed via the Student Opportunity recordings Stream group