We spoke to exhibitors and visitors about why the event is so important for young people who aren’t sure what the options after school or college are, and need guidance to take their next steps with confidence.
If you’re interested in finding out more information about exhibiting at an event to promote your offers, speak with a member of the team today!
We had great engagement from a variety of visitors all in our target age range. The split between school groups on the Friday and parents on the Saturday has helped to give a nice distinction to both days. It’s been really positive, we’ve been very busy on both days and our presentation was really well received as well!
Chantel King
Training and Apprenticeship Officer, Rawlinson & Hunter
What University? & What Career? Live was a really well-organised event, with a welcoming and accommodating atmosphere for visitors and exhibitors. The quality of leads was excellent, allowing us to connect with more targeted schools and engage in meaningful conversations with both students and parents. The accessibility was also a standout feature, making this event better than most we’ve attended.
Ben Darby
Student Recruitment Coordinator, Kingston University London
Exhibiting has been a great opportunity to meet our target audience of young people, as well as key decision-makers like parents and teachers. We’ve had lots of impactful conversations across both days – thank you!
Lucy Nottingham
Higher Education Adviser, University of East Anglia
Running on a Saturday is a great opportunity to meet a different range of students and their supporters. This event is really well organised, and exhibitors are well looked after by the staff. Lunch in a private space within the venue was provided, and staff came to check everything was okay at the beginning and end of the event and were very visible throughout should we need anything.
Charlotte Wriglesworth
Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach, University of Oxford
Exhibiting at What University? & What Career? Live was a really good experience for our organisation. We engaged with a very diverse bunch of students interested in our sector, as well as parents considering changing careers! It was a fantastic experience and we can’t wait for next year.
Steph Stevens
Careers and Engagement Manager, LANTRA
We always recommend coming to the What University? & What Career? Live events because of the range of exhibitors. It really opens your mind to all of the options available to young people after school; it’s the perfect environment to discover what you can do in a non-judgemental environment. This is absolutely the best event for parents to attend with students as well because of the support they are offered.
Caitlin Pedder
UK Student Recruitment and Outreach Officer, University of Westminster
What Career? Live offers the NHS a unique opportunity to engage with our future workforce. The young people were inquisitive and highly engaged in their career options, leading to high-quality conversations.
We really expect to see many of them working in the NHS in the future!
Darren Aldrich
Head of Communications, NHS
We regularly attend What Career? Live events as they offer the perfect opportunity to engage with young people and their families face-to-face.
Ashley Horsford
Emerging Talent Associate, J.P. Morgan
This event has been fantastic! Very busy and we’re very happy with the quality of candidates we’ve met – everyone is either prepared or ready and willing to engage. Most of the audience has been 6th formers which is perfect for us, but we have really appreciated the opportunity to answer parents’ questions too.
Will Vaughan
Schools and Colleges Regional Assistant, University of Derby
The event has been very well organised, everyone we’ve spoken to is considered and interested and they’re all in the right age range! We’ve been happy with how steady the footfall has been all weekend and the event team have been so helpful as well!
Sam Worthington
Student Ambassador, University of Durham
We’re looking to capitalise on the school market and we want to develop engagement face to face and the What University? & What Career? Live event has been a great environment for us to do that. The quality of conversations we’ve had have been fantastic and the students have all been incredibly prepared!
Emma Russell
Early Careers Talent Acquisition Advisor (Marketing and Attraction), Mazars
It’s been a fantastic event over the course of two days. We’re very happy with the footfall and conversations we’ve had with students and parents. We’re in a unique position to help with higher education and career options in law, so the engagement we get from attendees is really strong.
This year was one of the busiest Saturdays we’ve experienced at a school leaver event.
Beth Thorman
Senior Student Recruitment Manager, University of Law
Our key aims when we exhibit are to build our brand awareness and to give young people as much knowledge as possible. We often find that many students still aren’t aware of how many options there are available to them after school, so getting to speak to such a high quantity is really important for our organisation. It’s been such a successful event for us to meet our targets.
Grace Wardle
Marketing Place Student, RateMyApprenticeship
It’s been amazing! We’ve spoken to a lot of young people and parents. They’ve come forward with really great questions, which makes the experience more useful for them and rewarding for our team.
Our speaker sessions were very successful and – overall – What University? & What Career? Live has been great for us!
Kat Cockram
Student Recruitment, University of Brighton
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