MSN UK to host the UKs first online graduate recruitment fair

MSN.co.uk have today announced a new deal with recruitment website totaljobs.com, to host the UKís first online recruitment fair for graduates. The fair launches on 20th April and will run for six weeks.

Graduate jobseekers will have access to all the latest jobs from leading employers and can apply directly online. Graduates will enjoy this new time-saving format, as the fair neatly coincides with degree completion dates and ongoing job applications.

Graduate recruiters are also set to benefit, as they will have access to thousands of online graduates in their preferred environment. Applications from graduate jobseekers can then be processed online without spending the usual significant budget or time considerations required when attending a traditional recruitment event.

Graduates will be directed to the fair via MSN Messenger, which will have a GradU8 Jobs Fair tab and new Messenger page to promote the fair. Promotions will also run across the MSN Network, including on MSN Mobile, MSN Hotmail, MSN Spaces and the MSN Homepage. Totaljobs.com will also promote the fair at universities across the UK.

Sectors being recruited for are Finance, IT/New Media, Marketing & Sales, Retail/Fashion, Sales & Recruitment - as well as a wide range of other jobs running across different sectors. A number of blue chip companies are already signed up to exhibit including Zurich, CapGemini, Royal Mail, Harrodís, Holmes Place, Lloyds Register and American Express.

Katy Adelson, Digital Marketing Manager at MSN UK, said: ìThe GradU8 Jobs Fair shows how online can adopt a traditional idea ñ the graduate recruitment fair ñ and improve it to make it more convenient, more effective and more financially viable. Taking the traditional fair online has obvious benefits for graduates and recruiters alike and we expect to see this adopted on a wide scale in the coming years.î

Totaljobs.com has been the exclusive jobs partner for MSN UK since 2003, powering the MSN Jobs Channel at www.msn.co.uk/jobs. It has an existing promotion on MSN Messenger where jobseekers can search its jobs database directly whilst using MSN Messenger, without needing to log on directly to the totaljobs.com website. Users simply click on the ëjobsí tab on the MSN Messenger homepage, which takes them directly to the totaljobs.com ëquick search formí. This tab will be replaced by the GradU8 Jobs Fair tab for the duration of the fair.

Sophie Relf, Head of Marketing at totaljobs.com said: ìWeíve chosen MSN as our exclusive online partner for this fair as it offers us the technology and audience to make the fair a real success. MSN is immensely popular amongst the graduate community and we have seen real take-up since our partnership began.î