
JobFest
28 September
12:00-12:30 quiet time, 12:30-16:00 event fully open
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Looking for part-time work and volunteering opportunities whilst you study at Reading? We are here to support you! Whether you find a part time job, sign up for a mentor or learn more about volunteering, you’re bound to find a way to develop your skills and interests at JobFest.
What's at JobFest?
- Part-time jobs zone – part-time and seasonal opportunities.
- Opportunities zone – volunteering and on-campus opportunities.
- Careers zone – get advice, a CV check, and find out about schemes on offer to support your employability.
- Have a free professional photo taken at our LinkedIn photo booth.
- Take on the Careers buzz wire challenge and you could win a prize worth £100!
- Free goody bag for first 500 visitors.
- Free ice cream for the first 500 visitors to the Careers Expert Bar (or another Careers-led stand).
Our exhibitors
(Take a look at an up to date list on MyJobsOnline, just use your university credentials to log in)
Part-time jobs zone (ground and first floor)
- 170 (Infra Sp) Engineering Group (reservists)
- Canary Care Services
- Decathlon UK
- DOUGH (sports events staffing)
- Elysium Healthcare
- Employment4students.co.uk Ltd. (range of student jobs)
- Explore Learning (tutoring roles)
- Gabriels Care and Nursing Agency
- hap Solutions Group (hospitality and bar roles at stadiums, racecourses, events and festivals)
- Home Instead Senior Care
- John Lewis Partnership
- McDonald’s
- Optalis (adult social care)
- Priors Court Foundation (education and residential care for young people with complex autism)
- Profiles Personnel Ltd. (Temporary events work)
- Radis Community Care (care provider)
- Reading Football Club
- Simple Recruitment Services Ltd. (hospitality and catering)
- Study+ Limited (tutoring roles)
- Teaching Personnel Ltd
- The Lodden School (working with the children or behind the scenes)
- Ultimate Activity Camps (children’s holiday camps, various roles)
For work on campus, visit Campus Jobs in the Careers Zone and RUSU in the Opportunities Zone
Careers Zone (ground floor):
- Careers Expert Bar (advice from our professional careers consultants)
- Campus Jobs (all work on campus)
- Professional Placement Year
- Reading Internship Scheme
- Thrive Mentoring
- RED Award
- Buzz Wire Challenge
- LinkedIn Photo Booth (upstairs)
Opportunities Zone (ground floor):
- Chaplaincy (volunteering and careers in faith communities)
- Life Tools
- Global Recruitment (UoR - UK and Outreach) (student ambassador roles)
- RUSU (full-time officer roles, part-time jobs, rep roles, sports and societies)
- RUSU (academic reps)
- StaR Mentors (student mentor programme at Reading)
- Students in Schools
- Teach First (upskilling undergrad opportunities)