Find your next step.
Explore employer showcases, career conversations and skills guidance in one accessible physical setting.
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The next
opportunity
is in person.
Introducing The Job Show: a proposed physical platform connecting talent, employers, skills providers and public institutions.
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More than a queue
with a résumé.
An event built around useful encounters: discover employers, understand opportunities, explore skills and access relevant public programmes.
Meet the people.
Create a visible employer presence, explain roles and connect with relevant candidates and education partners.
Make access visible.
Introduce employment and skills initiatives through information desks, public engagement and programme awareness.
One show.
Several ways forward.
Employer floor
Company showcases and direct conversations about roles, career paths and workplace expectations.
Skills studio
Practical sessions, training showcases and guidance on preparing for the next opportunity.
Opportunity stage
Industry perspectives, career stories and conversations about workforce needs.
Public programme hub
Space for participating institutions to explain initiatives and help visitors find relevant information.
An event.
A public-facing
campaign.
For a participating government team, The Job Show could connect a public-awareness campaign to a physical experience.
Pre-event communication can explain the initiative. On-site information zones can make it tangible. Post-event reporting can document attendance, enquiries and engagement against agreed objectives.
This is a proposed partnership model. No government endorsement, employer participation, event date or location is confirmed.
Explore a role in the first edition.
Employer · Industry association · Skills partner · Public institution · Sponsor
Download the partner outlineDifferent partners.
A shared opportunity.
Make the opportunity clear.
A proposed place to explain roles, meet relevant talent and tell a useful employer story. The audience profile and participation format need to be agreed before an edition is announced.
Help people take a next step.
Explore guidance sessions, skills information and accessible programme desks. Any institutional participation, content and acknowledgement would require agreement.
Support a useful platform.
Consider an audience-relevant programme or experience, with clearly defined visibility, participation and reporting. No sponsorship packages or attendance targets are confirmed.
What needs to be defined for a first edition?
The launch city, intended candidate groups, employer mix, date, venue, participation terms and registration process. The concept should be shaped around these decisions before public registration opens.
Success measures could include relevant attendance, employer conversations, skills-session participation and programme enquiries. Hiring outcomes would require separate employer follow-up; participation does not guarantee a job.
EVERY GREAT EVENT STARTS SOMEWHERE
Bring the ambition.
Start with the brief.
A clear objective, the people you want to reach and a sense of what's possible. That's a useful place to begin.
Download the event brief
A simple planning template you can fill in at your own pace.
Direct enquiry details will be added soon.