Welcome to the 2022 Careers and Placements Fair
We invite you to come along and speak to employers about graduate schemes, placements and insight days in a wide range of sectors and roles. Open to all students and recent graduates.
To help you prepare beforehand and make the most of your time, we have put together some information on each of the employers attending. This will help you to plan who you will speak to on the day, as well as being a useful reference during and after the event.
You can:
1. Use the table to quickly identify the employers you are interested in and see who is offering opportunities that are relevant to you.
2. Have a look at the organisation descriptions on the following pages and click on their name to take you to their website.
Employers attending - student checklist
Employers attending - student checklist
Drama, Theatre & Dance, Economics/ Finance, Geography, History, Law, Maths, Media Arts, Music, Psychology,
Employers attending
Applications welcome from ALL
student checklist
welcome from ALL
Business, Charities and NGO, Creative & Design, Finance, Education & Teaching, Engineering, Environmental, Event Management, Film & Media, Health and Social Care, Hospitality, Leisure, Travel, HR and Recruitment, Law, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketing & Digital, Museums & Heritage, PR & Communications, Public Sector & Govt, Publishing, Research, Sales, Sport and Leisure, Technology
Business, Charities and NGO, Creative & Design, Finance, Engineering, Environmental, Film & Media, Health and Social Care, Law, Marketing & Digital, Publishing, Sport and Leisure, Technology
All STEM, Business/ Management, Computer Science, Economics/Finance, Electronic Engineering, Languages, Law, Maths, Psychology, Politics/ International Relations
Business, Finance, Engineering, Environmental, Event Management, Film & Media, Hospitality, Leisure, Travel, HR and Recruitment, Law, Marketing & Digital, PR & Communications, Publishing, Sales, Technology
Finance, Engineering, Logistics
Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Physics
Supply Chain, Public Sector & Govt, Research, Technology
10,000 Black Interns
10,000 Black Interns is creating opportunities for underrepresented talent in partnership with multinational corporations, professionalfirms, ambitious start-ups, and public bodies.
Founded in 2020, the Programme offers 2,000+ internships in over 25 sectors.
The holistic programme starts with pre-application and interview training, and sets interns up for success with extensive pre-internship training and development led by industry experts.
Our programme is designed to give students a flying start at building their career. We match applicants with a paid internship in a sector of interest, and support with pre-internship training and development.
AlphaSights
AlphaSights is the global leader in knowledge on-demand. We connect investment and business leaders with a dynamic network of industry professionals whose informed perspectives help our clients make superior investment and business decisions. With 1500+ employees and nine offices across the US, Europe, Middle East, and Asia, AlphaSights regularly ranks as one of the fastest-growing companies in the world.
Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal is looking for ambitious, highly motivated, commercial and analytical individuals to join its growing panEuropean teams in the UK. Due to continued business growth and investment in building our teams, graduate opportunities are available for those interested in Transactions Advisory, Tax, Restructuring & Insolvency, Disputes & Investigations and Valuations.
At A&M, we have an entrepreneurial mindset which sets us apart from Big 4 competition. We cultivate a highly driven and strongly motivated culture among our people to deliver best-in-class results for our clients. If a career in any of the aforementioned areas is something you are considering, we truly believe that A&M is the best place to accelerate your career.
Aon
Aon exists to shape decisions for the better - to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. We provide our clients with advice and solutions that give them the clarity and confidence to make better decisions to protect and grow their business. Aon is in the business of better decisions.
Our values are the foundation of what we do. They are:
• Committed as one firm to our purpose
• United through trust as one inclusive, diverse team
• Passionate about making our colleagues and clients successful
We’re a leading global professional services firm, providing a range of risk, retirement and health solutions. Our international network of clients count on us to create empowering results for their businesses, using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance.
If you’re a great communicator who likes statistics, research, analysis, problem-solving and fresh challenges, there’s a role at Aon to suit you.
Attest
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London and New York, Attest is a consumer research SaaS platform for the world’s biggest and fastest growing brands. Attest’s easy-to-use, selfserve dashboard is coupled with on-demand research expertise, empowering anyone to quickly conduct high-quality research and be continuously tapped into the consumer.
Some of the notable brands leveraging continuous insights to put the consumer’s voice at the center of their business with Attest include Unilever, Santander, Walgreens/Boots, Klarna, Brew Dr. Kombucha, Trustpilot, JCDecaux among many others. To date, Attest has raised $90 million in venture capital with backing from investors such as Kismet, Schroders, and NEA.
BAE Systems
Digital Intelligence
BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,800 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 16 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.
At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we believe that digital technology is the key to unlocking our customers’ advantage. By advancing digital technologies, we open doors to worlds of opportunities, together. We work across 6 main areas, Cyber, Defence, Delivery & Advisory, FinCrime, Intelligence and Space.
BIS Services
BIS Services are award winning specialist providers of cognitive rehabilitation and support services in the community, where our aim is to maximise function in our clients who are living with a brain injury or neurological illness. Working within a multi and inter disciplinary team, we improve outcomes and enable our clients and their families to manage the effects of brain injury effectively.
BPP University Law School
With over 25 years’ experience, we are proud to be one of the UK’s leading law schools. With more top firms exclusively sending their trainees to BPP than anywhere else, we have unrivalled connections across the legal profession, from the Magic Circle to high street practice, chambers to charities.
Our courses focus entirely on employability and developing the practical skills you need as a lawyer, giving you the edge to secure a training contract or pupillage. We invest heavily in technology and educational platforms to provide the most effective and dynamic learning experience, with our innovative approach ensuring our teaching provides you with the latest skills you need to succeed in a modern legal environment. BPP University Law School is based in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Leeds and Manchester.
Bupa
Bupa’s purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. Our status, as a company limited by guarantee with no shareholders, enables us to make our customers our focus, reinvesting our profits to provide more and better healthcare for current and future customers.
We’re known as a leading healthcare group, but we’re so much more than that. We have 38 million customers worldwide, with no shareholders, so we can reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers.
So, if you’re looking to kick start your career and can bring us the skills we’re looking for, then we can help you develop at a company that truly has belief in you.
Cantello Tayler
Recruitment
Cantello Tayler Recruitment is a recruitment agency with offices based in Windsor, Berkshire and Egham, Surrey. We have over 140 years of recruitment experience providing permanent, temporary and contract candidates to a wide range of industries and sectors, including:
Administration, Office Management, Senior Management, Customer Service, Project Management, Graduate Recruitment, Sales, Human Resources, Accounts, Purchasing, Freight & Logistics and IT.
We also offer specialist consultation on all levels of in-house and agency roles within the marketing and creative industry, including: Advertising, Branding, Design, Insight and Innovation, Research, Direct Marketing, Digital, Events, Sponsorship, Experiential and PR.
We offer a bespoke recruitment service, working in close partnership with our clients to ensure their needs are precisely met. Our candidates benefit from a committed, personal approach, providing them with as much guidance and support as they require along the recruitment process.
Creative Access
Creative Access is a leading diversity, equity and inclusion organisation in the UK with deep expertise across the creative economy. We provide progressive career support and development for talent from communities under-represented in the creative industries. We work with employer partners to build inclusive creative cultures through innovative recruitment programmes, research driven consultancy, bespoke training and much more.
Within the creative industries the urgent need is to improve representation of those from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse and lower socio-economic backgrounds and of D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people, as well as those with mental health problems – and we primarily focus on these groups.
Enterprise
Rent A Car
Enterprise started life as a small business 65 years ago in St Louis, Missouri. Still family-owned, it’s grown to be the largest global mobility provider in the world, with 10,000 branches globally, an annual turnover of $23.9 billion and the biggest rental vehicle fleet on the planet. Join us and be one of the people driving this success.
We’re here to take your talents to new heights. Just what is it that you’re looking for from your career? Whether it’s constant growth and development, meaningful work, opportunities for promotion, or just colleagues you can have fun with along the way, one thing is for certain; you’ll find it all here at Enterprise. All you need to do is bring your personality, enthusiasm, talent and team spirit along for the ride, and we’ll do the rest. Because at Enterprise, we love helping people get to where they want to be.
Come and speak to us to find out more about our Summer Internships, One-year Placement Programme and Graduate Management Training Programme.
FDM Group
FDM is an IT-focused professional services provider with a global presence, delivering business and technical solutions to our clients. From day one you will become a part of the FDM family and will be supported to achieve success throughout your career. Shaped by our core values, we have built a vibrant culture where ideas can flourish, talent is nurtured, and achievements are recognised and rewarded. We recruit from all degree backgrounds so whether you’ve done a degree in Business Management or Computer Science, we can help kick start your career in tech. FDM’s training will bridge the gap between your university studies and the professional workplace. Upon completion, you will become an FDM Consultant and placed on-site with one or more of our clients for a minimum of 2 years. We have arange of business and technical pathways, including roles in Project Management, Business Analysis, Software Development, Technical Operations, Cloud Computing and Business Intelligence.
Gartner UK
Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) delivers actionable, objective insight to executives and their teams. Our expert guidance and tools enable faster, smarter decisions and stronger performance on an organization’s most critical priorities. Our unmatched combination of expert-led, practitioner-sourced and data-driven research steers clients toward the right decisions on the issues that matter most. We are a trusted advisor and an objective resource for more than 14,000 enterprises in more than 100 countries - across all major functions, in every industry and enterprise size.
Graduate Recruitment Bureau
Who are Graduate Recruitment Bureau (GRB) Established in 1997, GRB are the UK’s leading free student and graduate careers platform.
Why are we different? With 900+ reviews averaging 4.9 out of 5 we source graduate and student hires for thousands of companies from global tech giants through to exciting SMEs and tech startups who you can’t find in the mainstream. We believe you should get the career you deserve. Our recruiters are split into industry-specific specialist teams who are ready to support and advise you on the very best graduate jobs, schemes, placements and internships available for your course subject. Register free with GRB and discover your real options - you’ll be surprised at where your skills could be placed. Send your CV straight to the team now: grb.uk.com/register?sbm=7
Harnham
We are a leading recruitment consultancy based in Wimbledon, with offices in New York, San Francisco, Phoenix and Berlin. We have a core specialism which makes us very niche and specialist in what we do as well as remaining the market leaders in what we do.
Founded in 2006, we have just celebrated our 16th Birthday and are about to enter a hyper-growth stage after receiving a multimillion-pound minority investment so there has never been a better time to join our journey.
People are at the core of what we do, whether that’s our clients, candidates or employees so we focus on relationships and quality relationships!
Intersoft
Intersoft is an award-winning delivery management software provider and part of the Royal Mail Group. Our software has led the market in providing innovative shipping solutions since 1993 for retailers and third-party providers.
Intersoft is an approved third-party provider of Royal Mail, which means retailers, brands and third-party providers are able to easily integrate and ship and return their Royal Mail orders directly from their eCommerce website or marketplace using Intelligent Shipper.
As a business, we’re continuously striving to be better. We foster an environment that allows our diverse and highly-talented team to think, plan and further improve themselves and the software we develop. We’re always looking to add to our talented team to ensure continuous improvement.
Investment20/20
Since 2013, we have helped more than 2,200 young aspiring professionals start their career in investment management.
Founded as a social enterprise by senior investment management leaders, we are an award winning organisation that became a part of the Investment Association in 2018.
Focused on creating a more diverse and inclusive investment industry, we are driven to ensure: every individual has the capability to succeed and thrive; aspiring professionals can learn, grow and create value for the firms that seek to attract and retain them; and that workforces are truly reflective of the investors, communities and people we serve.
At the heart of Investment20/20 is a real ambition to promote greater opportunity and responsibility and help change the way talent and business collectively thrive. We are driven by our mission to achieve systemic change across the industry so that all investment management firms hire for potential rather than academic background or experience alone.
KPMG
KPMG is a place where you can feed your curiosity and do meaningful and positive work. A place where you’ll enjoy diverse challenges and share your ideas with other bright minds to help to deliver innovative approaches.
Wherever you join us – in Audit, Consulting, Deal Advisory, Tax & Law, Technology & Engineering or KPMG Business Services –you’ll find yourself in an intellectually stimulating environment. One where disruptive technologies are embraced. One where collaboration is a way of life. One where your contribution can make a real difference to our colleagues, clients and communities.
Maersk
Maersk is a global leader in container trade and logistics, we have over 100,00 employees working in more than 130 counties, with 67 terminals in 42 countries. We offer the exciting opportunity to make amazing contributions to our goal of making a simpler, safer and connected future.
At Maersk, we’re building a culture where everyone can feel at home. We don’t just work across continents, we work across different genders, generations, cultures, sexual orientations, religions, disabilities and perspectives.
Our commitment to investing in low-carbon technology has helped us reduce our carbon emissions by 40% in the last decade, and we are now accelerating both our targets to reach net zero by 2040.
Our vision is to be the global integrator of container logistics. It’s not only about helping our customers source, manufacture and sell their products, it’s about empowering them to access and contribute to a fairer and more sustainable economy.
Mazars LLP
Mazars is a positively different firm, specialising in accounting & outsourcing, advisory & consulting, audit, financial planning and tax. We operate in over 90 countries and territories around the world, drawing on the expertise of more than 44,000 professionals.
We differentiate ourselves by the opportunities we offer our people and our passion for responsible business. In the UK, Mazars is among the largest firms in its sector employing over 2,500 people in 15 locations.
The firm has a distinctive one-team approach where people are encouraged to grow and develop and to be their true selfwhatever their background, culture or generation. People are given responsibility and client exposure from the beginning of their careers. The business has a coaching culture delivered through technical excellence.
Mazars offers the opportunity to gain a professional qualification whilst earning a competitive salary and gaining invaluable professional experience.
Be a name, not a number and take a fresh look at Mazars today.
Moore
Kingston Smith
Moore Kingston Smith is a dynamic, leading UK firm of accountants and business advisers. As trusted advisers to businesses, private individuals and not for profit organisations, we are passionate about helping our clients achieve their ambitions. We have been committed to supporting them through good and tough times since 1923 Our highly experienced people have the strategic insight, drive and dedication to deliver results.
With over 60 partners and more than 500 staff based in and around London, we are a leading member of the Moore Global Network. An international family made up of over 30,000 people across more than 100 countries, members connect and collaborate to take care of our clients’ needs – at a local, national and international level.
National Graduate Development Programme
The NGDP gives you two years to influence some of society’s big issues in a challenging environment, while completing a postgraduate certificate in leadership and management, and experiencing work across a range of different departments. Based in one council, graduates move through at least three placements, working on projects and services - all while earning a graduate salary.
The programme has been set up to provide local authorities with the high-calibre managers that communities need by giving committed graduates the training and opportunities to make a positive impact. We provide you with experience working for a dynamic, exciting and socially responsible employer. It won’t be easy; the sector is facing incredible challenges in an ever-changing world. The programme welcomes applicants of all abilities and from all backgrounds - the NGDP is your launch pad to a successful leadership career.
Nomura
Nomura is an Asia-headquartered financial services group with an integrated global network spanning over 30 countries. By ‘Connecting Markets East & West’, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Retail, Asset Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership.
At Nomura, internships are the perfect preparation for a subsequent full time role. We offer a range of graduate and internship programmes across three key areas:
• Investment Banking
• Global Markets (Sales, Trading and Structuring) and
• Corporate Infrastructure (Technology and Risk).
Internship opportunities can include a spring internship, 9 week summer internship in London or a 3-6 month internship in one of our regional offices.
We also offer industrial placement years within Technology and Risk.
RateMyPlacement
RateMyPlacement.co.uk is the leading jobs board for undergraduates searching for placements, internships, vacation schemes and insights. Speak to us to find out about the companies we work with and the 71,000+ student-written reviews on our website!
Sanctuary Graduates
Sanctuary Graduates offer placements, graduate roles and internships on behalf of a wide range of organisations across many sectors. Our employer clients include Cisco, BT, BMW and Heineken.
We have experts on hand to provide support for students and graduates at every stage of the recruitment process. Come and see us today!
SITA
Want to help us shape the future of air travel? SITA is the world’s leading specialist in air transport communications and information technology.
We don’t just connect the global aviation industry. We apply decades of experience and expertise to address almost every core business, operational, baggage, and passenger process in air transport.
SITA’s workplace is all about diversity: many different countries and cultures are represented in our workforce, and colleagues who’ve been working here for decades collaborate with those just out of college and early in their careers.
Because of the truly global nature of our organization, and that of the air transport industry, diversity is simply part of working at SITA. It is ingrained in our culture.
Teach First
Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in this country are being let down by one of the most unfair education systems in the developed world, and the knock-on effect of this injustice lasts a lifetime. It’s a cycle we’re determined to break, but we need your help.
On our two-year Training Programme, we’ll support you to become a qualified teacher through a fully-funded Postgraduate Diploma in Education and Leadership. By training on the job, you’ll have an immediate impact on the lives of the young people who need you the most.
And, whether you choose to remain in the classroom or pursue another career after the programme, you’ll benefit from Teach First’s influential network of organisations and businesses who share our commitment to ending educational inequality and value the skills and experience our participants gain.
After the two years, more than half of our trainees continue teaching in schools, many progressing into leadership positions. Others move into positions in government, industry and their own social enterprises, remaining connected to our goal of ending educational inequality.
Since 2002 Teach First has been finding and developing talented people to teach and lead in schools facing the greatest challenges, helping to change the lives of more than one million disadvantaged children so far.
Could you help us reach the day when no child’s educational success is limited by their background?
Ultra Cyber
Ultra provides application-engineered solutions in the key elements of mission critical and intelligent systems.
Ultra CYBER protects the most critical infrastructures with wired, wireless, and embedded encryption solutions forged by decades of cryptographic engineering accomplishments.
Our capabilities address the highest classification levels of High Grade and Type 1 National Security. We deploy FEDRAMP approved Edge Network Security products to defend smart devices from field to core and cloud, while ensuring end-to-end Key Management for trust asset assurance throughout operation and supply chains.
Meet employers throughout the year
There are lots more opportunities to meet employers throughout the year. As well as our upcoming Diversity Fair and Summer Careers Fair, you can join our sector themed weeks to explore different sectors, brush up your application and employability skills through our employer-led workshops and Insight Into series, or apply for volunteering or work experience. For information on all upcoming events and to book a 121 appointment with a Careers Consultant, go to our Careers Portal. We look forward to seeing you again soon!