STEM Fair
Tuesday, 22 & Wednesday, 23 October, 11:00-15:00, Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel
Day 1: Tuesday, 22 October
11:00-15:00, Careers fair & career advice
12:00-13:00, Talk: Numerical tests: Make your applications count!
15:00-16:00, Bonus talk: Luisa Hendry, @scottishgeologist
Day 2: Wednesday, 23 October
11:00-15:00, Careers fair & career advice
12:00-13:00, Talk: Is using AI tools in your job applications helpful or harmful?
14:00-15:00, Talk: STEM jobs in the future job market
If you’ve got a curious mind and a desire to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges, a career in STEM might be for you!
The science, technology, engineering and math sectors offer endless possibilities to those who dare to dream about the future. No matter what you study, learn what’s possible at the STEM Fair, from biomedical engineering to AI technology (and far beyond).
At the fair, you can:
- learn how to apply your knowledge, skills and experience in a STEM career
- chat with representatives from organisations of all shapes and sizes
- explore graduate roles and internships
- attend talks
- get valuable career advice
- enter to win Daft Friday tickets, GlasGLOW tickets or Deliveroo vouchers
To find out how to make the most out of attending the Fair, please check out our blog.
If you are an employer looking to book on to this event, please visit our employer pages.
Key Sponsors
Exhibitors at the fair
The following organisations have confirmed their attendance:
- 3173
- AAB
- Accenture
- AECOM
- Aecon
- Amey
- arm
- Ashton Fire Ltd
- Aspire Technology Solutions
- BBC
- Binnies
- BioAscent
- Capgemini
- CGI
- Cirrus Logic
- Cyberhawk
- Data Intellect
- dayforce
- DXC Technology
- Filament STAC
- Financial Conduct Authority
- Frazer-Nash Consultancy
- FreeAgent
- freetobook
- FSP Consulting Services
- GAC INTERNATIONAL
- GE Aerospace
- GVI
- Inizio Medical
- IPG Health Medical Communications
- JLR
- JNP Group
- MathWorks
- Morgan Sindall
- Mott MacDonald
- Multiplex Construction
- Narro
- Oliver Wyman
- Operation Wallacea
- OracleBio
- Pick Everard
- Postgraduate Study at the University of Glasgow
- QA Limited
- RAF
- Red Engineering Design Ltd
- RSE Group
- ScotGem - University of St Andrews
- Scottish Government Statistics Group
- Sellafield Ltd
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Sky
- Smarter Grid Solutions
- SSE
- Terumo Aortic
- ThinkAnalytics Limited
- TNEI
- Tony Gee and Partners LLP
- Wood PLC England
- WSP
- Yordas Group
Last updated Wednesday, 11 September.
Talks: Tuesday, 22 October
12:00-13:00, Talk: Numeracy tests: Make your applications count!
Numerical reasoning tests, which assess your ability to do basic calculations and interpret simple data, are often used by employers to screen candidates before inviting them for interview. The key to success is to be prepared, so this session is designed to introduce you to these tests by going through some typical questions and offering some tips for speed along the way. We will also show you where to find further resources and advice to help multiply your chances of success.
15:00-16:00, Talk: Alumnus Luisa Hendry, @scottishgeologist
Come and hear from Luisa Hendry about her exciting career path from Geology student to Geologist!
Luisa graduated from UofG with her Bachelor of Science in Geology/Earth Science in 2015 and has since worked within the engineering sector and beyond. She's now known to over 300k followers as the "That Girl That Makes Videos About Rocks", creating educational content about geology.
Talks: Wednesday, 23 October
12:00-13:00, Talk: Is using AI tools in your job applications helpful or harmful?
In today’s world, use of AI has become commonplace, and we see it advertised as being helpful for an almost endless number of tasks. But how can and should, it be used in your job hunt? Are you confident in how AI works, or how reliable it is as a tool?
Joined by BBC, this session will briefly introduce generative AI, outline key do’s and don’ts for its use in general and provide guidance on the use of AI in your job search and applications.
14:00-15:00, Talk: STEM jobs in the future job market
STEM jobs are predicted to be the biggest area of growth in the UK job market in the next 10 years. Technological advances could change many existing jobs in STEM and also may mean the creation of lots of new jobs you might want to consider. Find out more to help you plan your course choices and career path after graduation.
Know before you go: How to prepare and make the most of a careers fair
Know before you go: How to prepare and make the most of a careers fair
Never been to a careers fair? Not sure how to prepare or what to do when you arrive? Read this article from Careers Advisor Aaron to learn how you make the most of the event.
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Accessibility
We aim to ensure that people have equal access to public events. If you need alternative formats or other reasonable adjustments, please contact Jo MacDonald or 0141 330 5647 with your request by 17:00, Tuesday, 2 October, so that arrangements, where possible, can be made.
Student conduct
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