Diversity Careers Fair
Wednesday 12 February from 12-3pm
Davison Building Ground Floor
At our annual celebration of Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace, we showcase a number of organisations who are all doing great work in areas such as gender and ethnicity, as well as raising awareness of issues such as mental health, disability and neurodiversity. They are able to tell you about the support and initiatives that they offer, as well as the job opportunities that they have available.
Employers & Organisations
Aspiring Solicitors |
Enterprise Mobility |
Local Government Association |
National Crime Agency |
National Student Pride |
No Turning Back 2020 |
The Land Collective |
Slick Event People |
The SU & Student Societies
This event is run in collaboration with some of our fantastic student societies who are also available for you to chat to on the day, such as:
LGBTQ+ Society
Feminism Society
International Students Society
Neurodivergent Society
93% Club
SU - VP Wellbeing & Diversity and team
...and many more!
Royal Holloway departments
There will also be an opportunity for you to speak to staff as follows:
- International Money Advice Team
- Careers Placements (Global Experiences)
- Volunteering
- Careers Job Shop
- Internal Comms - National Student Survey
What are your values?
A key part of your journey here at Royal Holloway is understanding what your values are and in turn, what appeals to you in a potential employer when considering the type of company you'd like to work for. Working for an employer that reflects your values can play a crucial part in your personal happiness and success in the workplace.
How to make the most of the event
How to make the most of a careers event
Top tips to help you navigate conversations with employers
Find out more
Frequently Asked Questions
Take a look at the answers to some of our Frequently Asked Questions:
Finding out more about the employers you are interested in will enable you to:
- Be more aware of how your career aspirations fit with these employers
- Be better informed when evaluating your career options.
- Better understand how these employers embrace diversity and inclusion and what that could mean for you
- Learn what a successful applicant looks like to these employers
- Be better informed when exploring your next steps.
- Understand how they are changing their recruitment processes to make them more inclusive
- Identify diversity and equality insights for the career of your choosing
- Be better informed and more likely to succeed when applying
Once you have researched an organisation online, consider asking follow-up questions on the topics such as:
- Diversity & equality initiatives in place for employees
- Types of graduate/internship roles on offer
- Opportunities for career progression
- Profile of a good candidate for the company/sector
- How the application process is made fair
- How to make an application stand out
- What to do at university that will help get into the sector
- Company values
The Careers team will be available for one-to-one conversations on the day to support you further. Just look out for our Help Desk, or speak to a Careers Coach (in the blue hoodies).
Alternatively, if you need more in-depth careers guidance or help with an application, you can book a one-to-one appointment with a Careers Consultant. Find out more.
If you have any specific questions about visas, the International Student Support team will be running a stand on the day, or they may also be able to help you with your questions via email.