Careers Fair
Career Fairs
Connect with Our Students
Are you looking to recruit talented students for graduate roles, placements or internships? Our careers fairs provide an excellent opportunity to meet Kent’s students and recent graduates, promoting your organisation, building your brand awareness and your graduate recruitment pipeline.
Whether you’re recruiting for internships, placements, graduate roles, volunteering or part-time positions, our fairs help you engage with students from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds.
Key links and information
Our careers fairs offer employers the chance to:
- Raise brand awareness
- Meet motivated students and recent graduates
- Promote early careers roles
- Build relationships with future talent
- Network with other employers and university staff
Why attend?
By attending our careers fairs, you can have:
- Quality interactions not crowded halls – we limit the number of exhibitors at each fair to help maximise student engagement. This allows for more meaningful conversations with students, greater visibility for your organisation and more opportunities to connect with potential candidates.
- Raise your employer profile on campus.
- Strengthen your relationship with the University and its students.
- Identify high-potential candidates before they enter the graduate job market.
Why recruit at Kent?
- Ranked within the top 50 in the Complete University Guide league table 2026.
- A Top 50 University for Work Experience 2026-27 in the HigherIn rankings
- Over 16,500 students across undergraduate and postgraduate study.
- A diverse student community, with approximately 56% female and 44% male.
- Students from a wide range of disciplines including Computing, Law, Natural Sciences, Engineering, Business, Psychology, Arts and Architecture and Humanities. See our courses
Our student demographic
- As of 2026, we have just over 16,500 students, including 2,533 overseas students across our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
- While we attract students to the University both nationally and internationally, we recruit a significant percentage of our home undergraduate student population from London and the South East.
- Approximately a third of our undergraduate students are from underrepresented and marginalised groups* University of Kent (Home) students who are classified as TUNDRA Quintile 1.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
In the latest Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Annual Report 24-25, Kent has:
- A split of 55% female, 44% male, 0.3% identify as another gender and 0.3% not known/prefer not to say.
- Approximately 45% of students are from ethnic minority backgrounds.
- Approximately 17% of students have a disability (cognitive or learning difficulties, mental health condition or other impairment(s)).
Autumn Careers Fair
Thursday 22 October 2026, Colyer-Fergusson Concert Hall, Canterbury Campus between 11:00 am and 15:00 pm
Frequently Asked Questions
Throughout the academic year we host a range of careers events, including:
- Graduate and Placement Fair (Autumn)
- STEM Careers Fair (Autumn)
- Law Fair (Autumn)
- Spring Careers Fair (Spring)
- Part-Time Jobs and Volunteering Fair (Summer)
See our student facing pages
We welcome employers from:
- Large organisations
- SMEs
- Public sector organisations
- Charities and not-for-profit organisations
- Professional bodies and training organisations
Attendance to one of our fairs typically includes:
- Exhibition stand
- Table and chairs
- Wi-Fi access
- Breakfast and / or lunch and refreshments
- Parking
- Promotion through our student communications
We found the careers fair extremely insightful. It was well organised, and everyone was very helpful. The students were keen and enthusiastic, and we connected with several strong candidates for some of our current and future roles.
It was a
very enjoyable event, the students were very engaged and asked us lots
questions and showed interest in what we do and how they could enter our
industry.
I felt so welcomed at the
event. The student helpers were amazing and the food was great! We had good
engagement at the stall too.
The event was very well organised, with clear and effective communication throughout. The venue was excellent and created a great atmosphere for the session.
Prices vary depending on the event, please contact the External Engagement team to confirm if / what the prices for a specific fair are.
Please email hiretalent@kent.ac.uk to receive a link to the booking form or you’d like to discuss our careers fairs in more detail.
Annual Careers Fairs
See our student facing pages for more information