Volunteering and Recruitment Fairs
Our Annual Recruitment and Volunteering Career Fairs are designed to help your organisation fill part time vacancies, volunteering, work experience and graduate opportunities.
The career events are open to all students across our varied subject areas. The average student overall attendance at the Fairs is between 500-1000.
Students find that this is an excellent opportunity to step into their career, find graduate level work, part time, seasonal or voluntary opportunities. Some employers also use this event to raise the profile of their organisation to attract potential graduates and/or offer them work opportunities whilst studying.
To learn more about employer events or other opportunities to engage with our students, please email Juan Garcia (Employability and Development Adviser) via careers@qmu.ac.uk
We’re excited to mark 25 years of connecting students and employers, and we hope you’ll join us in making qmploy 2025 our best event yet!
Our September 2025 Fairs are being finalised.
1. In-Person Event:
qmploy Experience Matters – Jobs, Volunteering, and Work Experience
Monday, 29th September 2025
Atrium, Queen Margaret University, EH21 6UU
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
This event is tailored to employers offering part-time/casual work and those offering paid internships or graduate schemes. It’s also a fantastic opportunity to showcase your organisation or sector to a diverse student audience. Paid internships can happen during the autumn/winter 2025 or spring/summer 2026.
Our students are based in Edinburgh, the Lothians, and Borders, and some travel from as far as Fife and Glasgow. Please note, stall space is limited by sector to ensure a diverse range of opportunities.
Facilities & Perks:
- Limited parking (available on a first-come, first-served basis)
- Free Wi-Fi
- Tea/coffee on arrival
- Workspace access before the event
Bookings now closed - Contact us for further opportunities to engage with our students.
2. Online Event:
qmploy Experience Matters – Volunteering and Placements
1st - 30st October 2025
Online
This virtual event is aimed at organisations offering volunteering opportunities or student placements. Many of our students rely on such experiences to complement their studies or meet course requirements. Open to charities and SMEs. Placements can happen during the autumn/winter 2025 or spring/summer 2026.
Book your stall via our Employer Platform, Student Central, or contact us for a link.
QMU Nursing, Health and Social Care Careers Fair
We are planning to host our specialised Nursing, Health and Social Care Careers Fair in semester 2 (January 2026). Further details will be published as we make arrangements.
To be contacted once bookings are live for this event, please contact Juan Garcia via careers@qmu.ac.uk
Some Employer Feedback:
Reasonable, affordable means of recruiting staff, especially for the time leading up to Christmas.
Very relevant degrees, genuine interest on what we do.
Students were keen and enthusiastic.
Very interested. Well-informed and focused.
Great. Most of them knew exactly what kind of opportunity they were looking for.
Good quality of candidates who we will be able to assist with part time temporary work.
Careers and Employability
If you are a student looking for careers advice or an employer looking for information, please contact a member of the team.
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