BG Careers Fair 2017

1. 2017Careers fair for Bulgarians abroad
United Kingdom and Germany
Supported by:
Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, London
Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, Berlin

2. Table of contents:
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1. Summary
2. Our mission
3. Participating companies in 2016
4. Who we are
5. Our motivation
6. Target group
7. BG Careers Fair in 2016
8. What do you gain from your participation
9. Event schedule
10.Practical workshop
11.Packages and services
12.Contacts

3. The Careers Fair is organized by and for the Bulgarian
communities abroad
 This is the first of its kind careers fair created for and by Bulgarian students
abroad
 Held once a year in the UK (March) and Germany (April)
 Free for participants and free basic package for companies with extra
services available
 Targeted specifically at Bulgarian students and young professionals in the UK
and Germany
 New online platform, which allows you to reach your target group more
efficiently (online access to CVs and job offerings)
 Any profit goes towards covering the costs of the fairs and as re-investment
in the project
We would be delighted if you can participate in this year’s edition of
BG Careers Fair!

4. Our mission
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This is why we, the team of the Bulgarian Careers Fair, took the cause of breaking this circle and
showing all naysayers that there is a future in Bulgaria and for Bulgaria, but also that we are the ones
who need to create it.
The Bulgarian Careers Fair is organized by
and for the Bulgarian communities
abroad. It is Bulgarian students abroad
who stand in the core of the organisation
and who have set their mind on helping
as many compatriots of theirs as possible
to return and accomplish themselves in
Bulgaria. In our country, nowadays, a
dominant belief exists that it is simply not
possible for a person to fulfil their full
potential professionally in Bulgaria.
Furthermore, in recent years emigration
rates of young, highly qualified and able
people have reached alarming levels.
These two mutually reinforcing factors
have created a vicious circle.

5. Participating companies in 2016
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✓40+ top companies
The participating companies in the London and Frankfurt Careers Fairs 2016 were…
The project is taking
place for a 4th
consecutive year…
500+ participants
90+ universities

6. Who we are
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 A group of entrepreneurial students and young professionals currently studying/working
in the UK, Germany, and Bulgaria
 Our aim is to create direct contact and information exchange between
Bulgarians abroad and top companies recruiting in Bulgaria
 Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in London
 Bulgarian societies at British Universities: London School of Economics,
University of Edinburgh and University of Dundee
 Bulgarian societies at German universities: Universität Mannheim, Goethe Universität
Frankfurt, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt
 We have built a network and maintain connections with Bulgarian communities
throughout the UK and Germany
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7. Our motivation
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The human capital in Bulgaria Strategic solutions
 40% decrease in the availability of young work
force from 2010 to 2020
 Decrease in innovation due to emigration of
qualified individuals 1
 Skill deficit risks limit growth potential (EC
2016, p.5-6)
Return to Bulgaria Bulgarian communities abroad
 Targeting and attracting students/young
professionals currently abroad, who can con-
tribute using their international experience 2
 The innovative Bulgarian companies are growing
150% faster 3
 Developing existing talents 4
 A large community of highly qualified
individuals
 UK: 6255 studying, +100 000 working (HESA
2015, ONS 2015)
 DE: 7717 studying, +85 000 working (DAAD
2014, DW 2015)
 Oversaturated job market and political
obstacles in front of Bulgarians in the UK and
Germany
 Good career opportunities in Bulgaria: State
№1 in the EU for outsourcing 2, growing
Services and IT sectors

8. Target group
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Bulgarian students and young professionals
 Bulgarian students from 90+ top universities in the United Kingdom and in
Germany
 Highly qualified professionals: 29% of all participants have +3 years
experience and 28% have 1-2 years experience
 61% students 39% professionals
42%
15%
14%
9,7%
7,1%
5,3%
3,5%
Business, Management
Law, politics, IR
IT
Finance, Accounting
Engineers, Architects
Marketing, Communications
Psychology, Philosophy,…
56,5%
20,7%
5,4%
4,3%
4,3%
4,3%
3,3%
Business, Management
IT
Engineers, Architects
Bio, Chemistry, Medicine
Law, politics, IR
Math, Physics, Stats
Finance, Accounting
Top degrees for London Top degrees for Frankfurt

9. BG Careers Fairs in 2016
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92%
94%
0% 50% 100%
% participants, who would visit
again/recommend us
% exhibitors, who would
participate again
 120+ job advertisements on our website in 2016
 7600+ job advertisements views in 2016
 370+ new CVs collected in 2016
BG Careers Fair‘s web platform
 Took place for a fourth consecutive year in London and for a second consecutive
year in Frankfurt
 500+ participants in 2016
 Success stories from 2016 and past years:
https://bgcareersfair.com/category/success-stories/

10. What do you gain form your participation?
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 Get into contact with more than 5700 Bulgarian students in the UK and
7500 students in Germany
 Attract talent from leading universities in the UK and Germany
 Be among the first companies with exclusive and direct access to highly
qualified candidates with experience abroad
 Gain access to a database with hundreds of CVs of Bulgarian students and
young professionals in the UK and Germany
 Hold a practical workshop and interact with the participants in a working
envinronment

11. Career Fairs Schedule
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11th March 2016 (London) and 22nd April 2016 (Frankfurt) 1
Where?
When?
London and Frankfurt
What?
• Comprehensive Careers Fairs
• Online services (access to CVs and job adverts)
• Services during the fairs (company presentations and
positioning)
• Networking after the fairs
(1) The dates are tentative and will be confirmed

12. Practical workshop
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What is a practical workshop?
 The practical workshops will be a part of the presentations program on the fairs in
2017
 Practically-oriented and interactive
 Within a time frame of 45 minutes to one hour
 Hold a discussion or give a lecture on a relevant topic, chosen by you
What do you gain?
 PR and branding
 Great opportunity to meet and evaluate the visitors in real time
 Cooperation and feedback from BG Careers Fair
 Campaign to promote the workshop before the event
We will be happy to cooperate and to give you feedback on
your practical workshop ideas.

13. Packages and Services: 4 different options
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Packages
and services
Type of package Sponsor Premium Standard Basic
1 location (London/Frankfurt) 1600 lv 480 lv 180 lv free
2 locations (London and Frankfurt) 1600 lv 660 lv 260 lv free
CVs and
positions
Access to database with hundreds of
participants’ CVs
Free for all
locations
Free for all
locations
Publishing job vacancies on our website up to 124 up to 85 up to 45
During the
fairs
Individual company stand Normal1 Normal Normal Small2
Food and beverages ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Cocktails and informal networking ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Venue space for a company banner 23/banner wall 23 23 13
Company presentation (optional)  30 min
Choice of location for your stand ✓
Choice of time for your presentation ✓
(1)Size 80х120 cm.
(2)Size 80х80 cm.
(3)Roll-up banner space (up to 2 x 0.8 m).
(4)Promoting your job vacancies on our website as well as in the social network of BG Careers and via email for the span of one year.
(5)Promoting your job vacancies on our website for the span of one year.

14. Packages and Services: 4 different options
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Packages
and services
Type of package Sponsor Premium Standard Basic
1 location (London/Frankfurt) 1600 lv 480 lv 180 lv free
2 locations (London and Frankfurt) 1600 lv 660 lv 260 lv free
Branding
Positioning your company logo on our
website
As “sponsor“
(first line)
Center Bottom Bottom
Promoting your company before the
fairs
PR publications
HR employee +
manager
HR employee +
manager
HR employee
Sponsors’
branding
Exclusive sponsor of BG Careers Fаir –
up to 3 sponsors, featured on all
promotional materials
✓
Logo on branded visitors’ bags
(including option for your company’s
promo materials)
✓
Logo on a branded wall next to the
registration desk
✓
Featured logo on our brochures with
the schedule of the event
✓

15. Additional services
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Additional services
Companies visiting at least
one location
Distance
participants
Access to a CV database with all registered
visitors of the event (both locations) 300 lv 1 480 lv 1
Publishing vacancies on our website – normal
(price per job offer per month)
40 lv 1 40 lv 1
Publishing vacancies on our website – priority
(price per job offer per month)
60 lv 1 60 lv 1
Installing a banner wall 75 lv 1
Presentation (up to 30 min.) 120 lv 2
Practical Workshop (45 min. to 1 hour) 210 lv 2
(1) The price is valid for both locations (Frankfurt and London).
(2) The price is valid for one location.

16. Contacts
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Email: Partners@bgcareersfair.com
In Sofia (on phone or meeting in person):
Angel Shotev (+359888530892); Yavor Gochev (+359897728607)
Website: http://bgcareersfair.com/
Facebook: UK & Germany