Support and Advice for Employers

A student typing at a desk The University of Bedfordshire are keen to support employers to connect with our talented and diverse students and graduates through careers events, targeted advertising of job roles and other recruitment activities that can be tailored to your business.

Our Employment Opportunities and Support Team provide free of charge advice and guidance to help you find the right strategy to ensure you not only recruit the brightest talent, but also raise the profile of your business among both our internal and external stakeholders.

We are proud to partner with Handshake, the inclusive, data-driven, scalable early talent hiring solution that connects you with a wide network of qualified students and alumni across Europe, helping you hire efficiently for your organisation. One you have created your free Handshake account, you will be able to post vacancies and recruitment events and message students and alumni directly.

From start to finish, Handshake offers every tool you need to hire the most qualified and diverse candidates time and time again.

With university-validated student profiles, you can rely on accurate information as you source diverse candidate pools, showcase your brand, host impactful events and hire qualified talent.

What's more, it's completely free to join the platform - so why not get started today?

Find our more about Handshake

It's simple to get started with Handshake:

Use our unique invite link to ensure that you connect with our institution.
Create a user account using your corporate email address if you have one.
Request to join your existing company profile, or create a new one.

Handshake have put together a useful guide to help you or you might like to watch the video below, but if you experience any issues then get in touch via recruit@beds.ac.uk, we'll be happy to help!

Clear and precise job descriptions are crucial, for both you as an employer and for job applicants.

Not only does a well written job description and person specification help you to hire the right candidate, it also serves as an advert for your company.

When you specify exact qualifications, experience levels and skills, only those who fit the criteria will apply. The more detailed the description, the better the quality of your applicants, and the more likely it is they will know if the job is right for them.

Our experienced Careers Consultants can support you with writing your job descriptions and ensuring that you target the right students or graduates when using Handshake or engaging with them in other ways such as delivering webinars.

Once your account is set up, you can start posting job vacancies.

Click on Jobs from your home dashboard and then Create a Job
Complete the required fields including job type, role description, hours and rate of pay. There is also an opportunity to upload an attachment if required.
Post your job!

Depending on the settings for your company, your posting may need to be approved by us before it goes live. Find more information about job approvals

Handshake have created a useful guide and the video below to help with this, contact us via recruit@beds.ac.uk if you need support.

Handshake makes it easy to create virtual events and promote them to our students and graduates.

Hosting a virtual event will allow you to cultivate brand awareness and engage with students from all backgrounds, disciplines, and interests. Students can also connect with your brand and organisation in a meaningful way and ask live questions, see offices, and interact with employees in real time.

The support guide and short video below will help you to create your event, contact us via recruit@beds.ac.uk if you need support or advice.