Attend events
We provide students with a variety of excellent opportunities to meet employers. We run hugely popular careers fairs, skills sessions, company presentations, employer pop-ups and more. This gives you the chance to engage with employers both in person and online to explore a range of career options, talk directly to recruiters, hear about upcoming roles and get company specific information in an informal environment.
Employer Events
Discover Placements with Forest Rock and Stay in Loughborough!
Tuesday 30th April, 10:00 – 16:00, West Park Hub
Chat with current placement year students and the head of placements and professional development at Forest Rock, and you will receive a free pint glass! Forest Rock are based on the Loughborough University campus and they pride themselves on recruiting local talent from Loughborough University.
Careers Network Events
Motivation for your Studies
Tuesday 30 April, 18:00 – 19:00, The Start-Up Lab, STEMLab Building
If you're feeling demotivated, come along to this workshop where you will understand what motivation is and it’s relationship to discipline, why you are demotivated and how you can apply strategies to overcome demotivation.
Career Planning for PhD's
Wednesday 1 May, 18:00 – 19:00, Graduate House – Training Room
Whether you're navigating the early stages of your PhD or approaching the Final stages of your research, this session is designed to empower you with essential tools for strategic career planning.
Breakfast Study Cafe
Thursday 2 May, 08:00 – 11:00, James France, D202
Throughout this term, the Academic Success Team are hosting Breakfast Study Cafes to help you set aside time to study and increase your productivity whilst on campus.
Finalist Futures
For details and dates for our new series of events for Finalists visit our Support for Finalists page.
Early Futures
Early Futures is a unique program designed exclusively for first and second-year students at Loughborough University.
Building a successful career can be intimidating, but you don't need to worry because we are here to help! We offer engaging sessions that are fun and informative, equipping you with the tools you need to plan and kick-start your future career.
Keep an eye out for our next event dates on this page.
GET PLACEMENT READY
A work placement is a learning experience both in a personal and professional way, so it is important to make the most of the opportunity and stand out from the crowd.
To help you do this, we have created a 'Get Placement Ready' Playlist on Personal Best, where you can find engaging and helpful resources and activities to improve your wellbeing on placement, and how best to prepare and develop before, during and after your placement.
To access these, just log into Personal Best using your University login (ensuring you are connected to the VPN).