Before You Book
We don’t like wasting your time (or ours). Here’s the most popular questions employers ask us about stand pricing, marketing, demographics, footfall etc – answered honestly, transparently and most importantly with no b*llsh*t.
Why is there a fee to exhibit at your Job Fairs?
We charge an exhibitor fee because organising a successful recruitment event involves significant investment before the doors even open.
Firstly, we secure high-quality venues in easily accessible locations to maximise attendance and provide a professional environment for both employers and candidates. These venues represent a substantial cost but are essential in attracting strong visitor numbers.
We also invest heavily in targeted marketing and promotion. Our aim is to ensure exhibitors meet quality candidates rather than simply generating footfall.
Where do you advertise the events?
Our primary marketing is done via targeted social media advertising, with campaigns carefully tailored to each event location aimed at candidates 18+ who are actively looking for a new opportunity.
This approach helps us attract relevant, engaged candidates who are actively exploring new opportunities, rather than simply increasing visitor numbers.
In addition to social media marketing, we promote our events through Colleges, Universities, Eventbrite, and our website, allowing us to reach a broad and diverse pool of candidates across multiple channels.
To further ensure relevant footfall, we use the information provided by our exhibitors to create targeted email campaigns to our candidate database.
These e-shots highlight specific employers, job opportunities, apprenticeships, graduate roles, and career pathways that will be available at the event, helping to attract candidates whose skills, experience, and interests align with the organisations exhibiting. This targeted approach helps increase both the quality and relevance of attendees on the day.
How many candidates attend your events?
Attendance varies depending on the location but our events typically attract anywhere from 200 to 1,200 candidates throughout the day.
Rather than focusing solely on footfall, our priority is attracting relevant, engaged candidates who are actively looking for employment opportunities and interested in speaking with exhibitors.
If you would like more specific attendance information for a particular location, please contact Jessica, who will be happy to provide historical attendance figures and insights relevant to that area.
What makes your events different to free ones?
Our events differ from free ones because the exhibitor fee funds the two things that most affect results: venue quality and targeted candidate attraction.
We book accessible venues and invest heavily in marketing to bring in relevant, engaged job seekers, not just footfall. The goal is to create meaningful employer / candidate conversations and better recruitment outcomes, rather than simply filling a room.
We’re not sure a Jobs Fair will work for us, do you offer any new customer incentives?
We understand that attending a new recruitment event can be a significant decision. To help organisations experience the value of our events, we do offer a new exhibitor promotion for first-time customers.
Please speak with Jessica, who will be happy to discuss the offer in more detail and help you determine the most suitable package for your recruitment needs.
The roles we need to fill are quite niche, do you think we would benefit from attending your events?
While niche roles can sometimes be more challenging to recruit for, our targeted marketing approach means you have a strong chance to connect with suitable candidates at our job fairs.
To maximise your results, we recommend booking early so that your vacancies can be included in our pre-event marketing campaigns. You may also wish to consider our Enhanced Package, which provides additional promotional opportunities and increased visibility before and during the event, helping to raise awareness of your organisation and the roles you are recruiting for.
What makes a Jobs Fair better than posting a job online?
Job fairs offer the opportunity to meet candidates face-to-face, allowing you to make a stronger first impression and assess suitability beyond what’s written on a CV.
At a single event, you can meet hundreds of candidates, build awareness of your organisation, strengthen your employer brand within the local community, and build trust with potential applicants. Many exhibitors use our events to identify strong candidates, conduct informal interviews, and in some cases even make hires on the spot.
Job fairs also help speed up the recruitment process by allowing you to answer questions directly, generate immediate interest in your vacancies, and encourage applications from candidates who may not have engaged with traditional online job adverts.
What makes a Jobs Fair better than using a Recruitment Agency?
Job fairs provide a more cost-effective and personal approach to recruitment than using agencies, which can charge fees of up to 20% of a candidate’s annual salary. They allow employers to meet candidates face-to-face, assess their suitability and cultural fit immediately, and promote their organisation directly.
Rather than relying on a third party to find the right people, employers have full control over the hiring process and can engage with a wider pool of motivated job seekers, helping to fill vacancies faster while building a pipeline of talent for future opportunities.