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The Student Career Compass: 14th October 2026
Discovering Opportunities is Easy. Securing Them is Hard.
Unlike a traditional careers fair, The Student Career Compass focuses not on what opportunities exist, but on how students successfully secure them. It provides a rare behind-the-scenes insight into how employers assess applications, conduct interviews and identify future talent.
Whilst a careers fair focuses on what opportunities exist, The Student Career Compass focuses on how to secure them.
For almost a decade, The Student Career Compass has been helping students bridge the gap between education and employment. Having generated more than 60,000 student-employer touchpoints, it has become one of the UK’s most distinctive employability initiatives.
In collaboration with the Sir Peter Rigby Centre for Enterprise, on 14 October 2026, a select group of leading employers, including CBRE, Deloitte, Google, NatWest and SCC (Specialist Computer Centres) will come together at the University of Liverpool to provide students with a rare behind-the-scenes insight into how recruitment decisions are really made.
This is not a traditional careers event.
It is a recruitment-readiness masterclass designed to help students understand:
- What recruiters actually look for in a CV
- How AI can help, and hinder, an application
- Why candidates succeed or fail at video interviews
- What really happens at assessment centres
- How to answer competency-based interview questions
- How to articulate skills and experiences effectively
- What employers look for beyond academic achievements
- How to stand out in an increasingly competitive recruitment market
Students will also observe live mock interviews, providing a unique opportunity to see real interview techniques and employer feedback in action.
The evening concludes with networking and employer engagement, allowing students to continue conversations and ask questions directly to participating organisations.
Whilst hosted by the University of Liverpool (Lecture Theatre 1, 502 Teaching Hub, 150 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L69 3GD), the event is open to all students, regardless of where they study.
Students can participate either in person or online. Please register below and indicate your preferred option.
If you have any questions, please email amrit.bahia@natwest.com
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