Careers and Placements Fair
14 October 2026 | Palmer Building
11:15-15:15 - event fully open
10:30-11:15 quiet time
Join us at our largest careers event of the year, open to all years and disciplines!
Why should I attend?
• Be inspired and get advice.
• Meet employers targeting 91导航 students.
• Find graduate, placement, internships, and more. Exhibitors range from SMEs to large corporations.
Featuring:
• Careers Expert Bar for tips and guidance on CVs, applications and careers with your degree.
• Interested in Postgraduate Study at 91导航? Visit the Graduate School stand!
Further Details
To receive reminder emails, updates, exhibitor information and more, you can view the event by logging into .
For further support, our expert Careers Consultants provide CV reviews, careers advice and more via webinars or one-to-one appointments throughout the year (bookable on ). For further information you can call us on 0118 378 8359 or email careers@reading.ac.uk.
Quiet time
Note - first 45 minutes is designated ‘Quiet Time’ for students who prefer a calmer environment. If you require assistance during this 45 minutes please make yourself known to the reception desk. It may be that you have a disability or condition that can make such events overwhelming or difficult to attend.
Please check out our Career Fair Accessibility page for further information about quiet time, fast passes, quiet areas, a helpful video and more!
The event opens fully to all students at 11:15am.
Preparation
With preparation, the Careers and Placements Fair can be valuable. Attend our session, , on Monday 12th October, 13:00 - 14:00.
Worried about the fair? Attend our online session, , on Friday 9th October, 13:30 - 14:00.
2026 exhibitors so far:
170 (Infra Sp) Engineering Group
ADM UK Ltd
Amentum
Animal and Plant Health Agency
Arcadis
AWE
BDO LLP
Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd
CA Auto Finance UK Ltd
CannPrescribe
Carlsberg Britvic
Cooper Parry
Crowdstrike
Cvent Europe Ltd
Deloitte
Dunbia
EC Drummond (Agriculture) Ltd
Enterprise Mobility
EY (Ernst & Young)
Finalist Futures
First Actuarial LLP
ForFarmers
FSP
Future Electronics Ltd
Graduate Recruitment Bureau
Greencore Group PLC
Hall Hunter Partnership (Farming)
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
Heathrow Airport Limited
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Honeywell
Impact and Pathways to Planning
Institute of Education, UoR
Isio
James Cowper Kreston
Lenovo
Marsh Limited
MDS Ltd
MHA
Montu Pharmaceutical Ltd
Mott Macdonald Bentley
Multiplex Construction
Nationwide Building Society
NSF
Pathways to Planning and Impact
Postgraduate Study at the 91导航
Priors Court Foundation
91导航 Internship Scheme
RED Awards
Rentokil Initial
RouseFinerva
Royal Air Force
SSE
Stada / Thornton & Ross
Student Circus
Symrise
Sysco GB
Taaleem
Teach First
Teach...Beyond
Thames Valley Police
The Loddon School®
The University of Law
Turner & Townsend
UL Solutions
University Museums and Special collections Service
91导航
Windey Energy Technology Group Co. Ltd
Wokingham Job Support Centre