If you’re a student or job seeker looking for a role within digital and tech, you need to sign up for Talent Day 2019.
You can do so by signing up here.
What is Talent Day?
In a nutshell, it’s the UK’s largest digital skills careers fair. Around 50 employers attend looking to fill around 300 roles within the tech sector.
What’s more, there are also workshops and seminars hosted by companies in attendance such as Auto Trader and MoneySupermarket. Be sure to attend the workshops as they are a great way to enhance your CV and make industry connections.
1. First things first, sign up
2. Make sure that you attend the workshops and seminars taking place on the day
3. Go around all the stands and chat to as many people as possible
To make sure that we were offering as much information as possible, we thought we’d catch up with some of the businesses that have attended Talent Day in the past, to see what advice they would give to all the job seekers in attendance at 2019’s event.
Emma Edwards - Resourcing Business Partner at MDS Global
It’s such a busy environment. Do your research in advance so you know who is there, who you want to talk to and have questions ready that you’d like to ask employers.
Don’t expect recruiters to do all the talking. Come up and say ‘I found out about your company and I have some questions I’d like to ask you.' Remember, you’re there to sell yourself so don’t look at stands from afar, approach and ask questions. Make sure you take what is on offer from the day. Use it as a way to do your research.
Jennifer Madeley - Talent Acquisition Strategy Manager at TalkTalk
Come with open minds. Be curious, ask questions and take the opportunities presented to you with open arms
Sarah Shaw - Talent Acquisition Lead at Zuto
Come prepared and speak to everyone! Get creative with CV’s and submissions, we loved the individual approaches to submitting resumes and introducing yourselves. From speaking with brands you recognise to those you don’t – you’ll learn a lot about each company and their culture, plus gain great advice from industry specialists. Our team loved offering their advice for a successful career, we’re all about learning, development, sharing knowledge and Manchester Digital’s Talent Day is an ideal opportunity to encourage others to excel in the industry.
Pedro Silva - Recruitment Manager at BJSS
To get the most of the day I would suggest job seekers do some research on the companies that will be present on the day and aim to spend time with those that are of greatest interest to them. While you may choose to spend the day speaking to as many companies as possible to get a sense of the breadth of opportunities; I think a more targeted and in-depth conversation with a select number of employers is likely to yield better results.
Still not signed up yet?
Talent Day is a fantastic opportunity to meet potential new employers and massively increase your chances of working within the digital and tech sector.
Students / Job Seekers - Sign up here
Or, read more advice on getting the most from Talent Day here
Businesses looking to exhibit - Sign up here
