Surrey Careers blog

Official blog of the University of Surrey's Employability and Careers Centre

Employer Spotlight – A day in the life of an Airbus Graduate

Hi, my name is Peter Wilkinson and I joined the Airbus Defence and Space Graduate programme as part of the 2019/21 cohort. I work within the Programme Quality function which works with engineering and project management teams to deliver high performance satellite communication infrastructure, imagery and services to governmental customers across the world. As an […]


Develop your curiosity into unknown career areas at the Virtual Summer Recruitment Fair

There is a careers theory (created by Mitchell, Levin and Krumboltz*) which suggests that we can take advantage of chance encounters, unexpected occurrences, and uncertainty. This is called ‘Planned Happenstance’ – and our Virtual Summer Recruitment Fair could be the perfect time to put this theory into action. What is Planned Happenstance? ‘Planned Happenstance’ is […]


Our tips for networking at the Virtual Summer Recruitment Fair

So – you have decided to attend the Summer Careers Fair but are feeling nervous about speaking to people you haven’t met before. Here are some quick tips: Remember that these employers actively want to be at Surrey and talk to Surrey students. What sorts of questions can you ask? Most people are happy to […]


Our tips for a successful Virtual Summer Recruitment Fair experience

We have put together these handy tips for making the most out of your day and how to follow up with employers.

This may be the first time you have attended something like this. This is likely to be the case for many of the recruiters as well. So don’t worry! The reason they are coming is because they really want to meet Surrey students.


What you need to know about the Virtual Summer Recruitment Fair

Our annual summer fair is taking place on Wednesday 5 May 10.30am-2.30pm. We know you are all used to doing things online now, but we thought it would be helpful to answer some of your questions about attending an online fair. Do I need to book a place? Yes – to make the most of […]


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