You’ve Graduated: What Next?
A free, online event bringing together graduate employers, recruiters and careers experts to help students and recent graduates navigate the job market and explore their options after university.
Attendees will be able to:
- discover graduate schemes, jobs and other career opportunities;
- hear directly from employers about what they look for in candidates;
- learn how to broaden their job search beyond roles labelled specifically as “graduate jobs”;
- understand how recruitment agencies and university careers services can support their search;
- gain practical advice on applications, networking, AI and navigating today’s competitive graduate job market; and
- put their questions directly to employers and careers experts.
Speakers include representatives from CXK, the Graduate Futures Institute, Kier Group, Enterprise Mobility, Police Now, Graduate Recruitment Bureau, Camp America and the Institute of Student Employers, with further speakers to be announced.
Date: Tuesday 10 November 2026
Time: 10:00am–1:30pm
Format: Online and free to attend
Attendees are welcome to join the full event or simply attend the sessions most relevant to them.
Agenda
10:00–10:30am – What Do We Mean by “Graduate Jobs?”
Chris Targett, CXK
10:30–10:50am – Graduate Opportunities at Kier Group
Craig Melvin, Emerging Talent Acquisition Manager, Kier Group
10:50–11:10am – Graduate Opportunities with Enterprise
Rebecca Wheeldon, Talent Acquisition Specialist, Enterprise Mobility
11:10–11:30am – Police Now: National Graduate Programme
Lirona Ibrahimi, Marketing Officer, Police Now
11:30–11:45am – How to Use Recruitment Agencies
Dan Hawes, Co-Founder and CMO, Graduate Recruitment Bureau
11:45am–12:05pm – Additional Employer Session
To be announced
12:05–12:35pm – Camp America: Travel, Work and Stand Out to Employers
Sam de Boer, Futures Team, Camp America
12:35–12:55pm – University Careers Support
Rachel Beauchamp, Faculty Employability Coach, Lancaster University
12:55–1:25pm – Panel Discussion: Thriving in Today’s Graduate Job Market
Featuring Martin Edmondson, CEO, Graduate Futures Institute; Dr Claire Tyler, Head of Insights, Institute of Student Employers; and further panellists to be announced.
View the full agenda and book your free place: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2953596553542813789