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Career Services Event
Wednesday
12
November
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Private Sector Career Expo 2025

For recruiters and students
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Maison de la paix, Pétale 2

Meet young talent, connect with our students and alumni, and raise the profile of your company all in one day.

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Private Sector Career Expo 2025 is a new addition this year to the annual slate of career events organised by the Geneva Graduate Institute's Career Services.

This one-day career fair focuses on private sector employers and is hosted in partnership with companies and corporations from around Geneva.

The event is exclusive to students and alumni of the Geneva Graduate Institute and the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.

 

Information for employers:

 

How to participate:

All private sector entities are eligible to participate, from local businesses to multinational corporations. Contact the Career Services team at career@graduateinstitute.ch to reserve your company's participation. Act soon! Spaces are limited.

 

About our students:

The approximately 1,000 master and PhD students of the Geneva Graduate Institute represent over 100 nationalities from around the world. They are intellectually curious, culturally open and driven by the ambition to take on the challenges of today’s world.

 

Event format:

  • Time and location: Wednesday 12 November from 11h00 - 16h00 at La Maison de la paix in Geneva.
     
  • Cost: Free of charge for participating companies and for attending students and alumni.
     
  • Booths: Each participating employer will be allocated one booth. At your booth, you can showcase your company's work and talk directly to students and graduates.
     
  • Presentations: Upon request, your company may request to reserve a classroom to make a 30-minute career presentation to our students during the event. If you wish to request one of the presentation slots, please let us know in your booking email.
Each booth setup includes a table and 2-3 chairs.
Presentations will take place in classrooms that seat approximately 25 students.

 

 

A glance at our previous career fairs:

This is the 1st annual edition of the Private Sector Career Expo, but it's not our first career fair! We also host an annual NGO career fair every autumn semester, and an annual International Organisations career fair every spring semester. See below key figures and photos from recent past events.

UN Career Days 2024:

  • Employers participating: 26
  • Student and alumni attendees: 600+

NGO Career Days 2024:

  • Employers participating: 26
  • Student and alumni attendees: 400+

IO Career Days 2025:

  • Employers participating: 29
  • Students and alumni attendees: 530+

 

Photos:

NGO Career Days 2024
IO Career Days 2024
NGO Career Days 2024
IO Career Days 2025
IO Career Days 2024
NGO Career Days 2024
IO Career Days 2025

Disclaimer

This event may be filmed, recorded and/or photographed on behalf of the Geneva Graduate Institute. The Institute may use these recordings and photographs for internal and external communications for information, teaching and research purposes, and/or promotion and illustration through its various media channels (website, social media, newsletters).

By participating in this event, you are agreeing to the possibility of appearing in the aforementioned films, recordings and photographs, and their subsequent use by the Institute.

Your personal data is collected only for the organisation of this event.

For further information, please consult our privacy policy, our FAQ or contact us directly: events@graduateinstitute.ch.