Announcing the STEM Women UK Financial Services Careers Event

Aug 17, 2022 Events 3 minutes read

On Wednesday 14th September we will be running the first event of our autumn 2022 season, the Financial Services Careers Event!

This event will take place virtually on our events platform between noon and 4.30pm BST. It will introduce students and recent graduates studying STEM subjects to financial services employers in the UK. The event is perfect for attendees who identify as women or non-binary and are interested in starting a career in financial services.

This inspiring event will allow attendees to virtually network with employers via webchat, voice and video call, watch live presentations, take part in a panel session and apply for exciting roles and opportunities.

Our Exhibitors

We have signed up

  • Baker Hughes
  • British International Investments
  • First Actuarial
  • FSCS
  • LSEG
  • Mizuho
  • NatWest
  • Operis
  • Willis Towers Watson
  • Zurich

    With more employers still to be announced in the coming weeks.

Event Agenda

These are provisional times and may be subject to change –

Noon – Event begins in the ‘Live Presentations’ area, with a welcome talk from STEM Women and our event sponsor TBC.

12.20pm – Panel discussion with women working in financial services. Ask questions and gain a fascinating first-hand insight from inspiring panellists.

12:55pm – Live networking begins and continues until the event ends. Attendees can visit company stands, network with employers and search live jobs!

1:30pm – 4.30pm – Live employer insight talks begin and run until the event ends.

4:30pm – Event ends.

Who should attend this event?

Students – If you are studying a STEM related course at a UK university and have an interest in starting a career in financial services, this event could be perfect for you! Register for your free ticket today.

Employers – Are you and your team are looking to hire diverse talent for financial services roles? We source attendees with STEM backgrounds who are enthusiastic about starting their careers or gaining experience within this industry. Request the event brochure or book a chat!

Our previous events

We have previously run three events of this kind, the first in 2019 which took place in person in Westminster and attracted over 260 sign ups. We then moved our event online in 2020 and had 424 sign ups, with a peak live audience of 208 viewers, 1,084 one-to-one conversations between attendees and employers, 4,199 chat messages and 140 job applications made during the event! This was followed by another virtual Financial Services event in 2021, which grew again with over 891 students and graduates signing up to network with 11 employers. During the day, attendees and employers had 547 conversations, sending 4,069 chat messages. There were also 216 job applications and during the live presentations we had a peak audience of 284.

Subject and Course Breakdowns

For our industry specific events, we mainly pull from subjects relating to the industry. Below you can see the breakdown of the subjects studied by previous attendees at our Financial Services Events.

STEM Women Events

As well the UK Financial Services event, we are also running a UK Technology event, a UK Engineering event, and general STEM careers events for London, UK wide, Ireland and the Benelux Region.

Students – Visit the STEM Women (www.careers.stemwomen.com) events page to find out more.

Employers – Find out more at stemwomen.com or book a chat with our Event Sales Manager.

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