Careers Fair 2025 is an opportunity to browse and speak to employers from a range of sectors offering graduate roles, vacation work, placements, work experience and voluntary positions.
What to expect
Careers Fair 2025 takes place on Wednesday 29 October, 11am-3pm, at the American Express Stadium, Falmer.
Many exhibiting employers will be targeting students from any degree discipline, so it's an excellent way for you to explore your options and potential opportunities.
Careers Fair is also open to University of Brighton students and recent graduates.
Book your place
To attend Careers Fair 2025, book your two-hour time slot on TicketTailor.
These time slots are in place to manage the flow of attendees at the Fair.
This year's event is sponsored by:
Download the Careers Fair app
Get ready for Careers Fair with the Career Fair Plus app! Discover attending organisations, explore job opportunities, and find out who they're hiring.
Features include:
- personalised experience. Filter employers by subject, sector, or interest
- interactive floorplans. Easily locate and plan your route to the stands you want to visit
- real-time updates. Stay informed with instant event news and announcements
- expert tips. Get advice on how to prepare, who to meet, and what to watch for.
Download the Careers Fair Plus app now on the App Store or Google Play.
How to use the app
- select 'Student/Candidate'
- search 'University of Sussex'
- select 'Careers Fair' and start planning your visit.
You can also visit the web-based version on your browser.
Details of how the app collects and uses your personal information can be found in the Privacy Policy.
Is this event right for me?
We hope you find it encouraging that most of the employers attending Careers Fair are open to students from any degree discipline. Some students find it helpful to use the event to simply explore what is available to them. Careers fairs generally attract larger employers with significant resources and recruitment needs, but every effort has been made to include a diverse range of employers.
The Careers and Entrepreneurship team run many exciting year-round events, which may suit you if you are looking to attend sector-specific events and engage with more employers.
Find out more about our events on offer throughout the year.
- Find out more about our sponsors
Read our blog posts to find out more about our sponsors:
- Prepare for Careers Fair
Take a look at our guidance on how to prepare for Careers Fair. It covers what kind of employer research you should do in advance and suggested questions to ask your exhibitors of choice.
- How to get to the American Express Stadium
The American Express Stadium is to the southeast side of Falmer station, and is easy to access by bus, train or from campus. Coming from Sussex campus, use the stairs to the right of the station entrance which will take you straight to the stadium. Follow the Careers Fair signage and you will enter at the Gate 7 entrance. You can see the location of the entrance on Google Maps.
Find further guidance on how to find the venue, plus information on accessibility and facilities.
- Reasonable adjustments
If you have any accessibility or other requirements that we should aware of, such as a quieter space, complete this form to let us know and we'll be in touch.