Five reasons to hit up a careers fair

Who needs a town crier when you've got us shouting, "Bucks Skills Show is back!" from the rooftops? On 5th-6th March 2025, over 120 businesses across a range of sectors will gather in Stoke Mandeville Stadium for our annual experiential careers fair. Here's just five reasons why you should add the dates to your diary...

1. The main purpose of a careers fair is to help you answer the question, ‘What do I want to do when I leave school?’. As such, they tend to showcase a wide range of industries – many you’ve probably never even heard of before! – and offer opportunities to try your hand at tasks certain roles demand, like digging holes, preparing food or performing surgery (on a dummy, of course).

2. Hundreds of businesses that are actively looking for future talent gather at careers fairs to promote their placements – if you make a good impression, they might even offer you an interview. These encounters also allow you to get comfortable around potential employers, which will make the hiring process seem a little less daunting.

3. As well as showcasing businesses, some careers fairs provide chances to hear from industry influencers (we’ve got someone from Sky Sports, Google and the Peaky Blinders videography team talking at Bucks Skills Show). It’s much easier to picture a career path when you’ve met someone who’s already been down it, after all.

4. Careers fairs aren’t just for young people seeking inspiration. If you already know what career you want, exhibiting ‘next steps organisations’, such as universities, colleges and training providers, will be on hand to answer any of your burning questions about the qualifications required to get there.

5. They won’t cost you a penny! Everyone deserves a chance to find their dream role, which is why careers fairs tend to be free to enter. Better yet, some businesses hand out complementary merch, so you could leave with more than just a head full of ideas.  

Bag your free tickets to Bucks Skills Show here.