The Cambridge Guild | Cambridge's Largest Student Careers Society

We exist to further the career prospects of cantabs.

We are the oldest careers society at the University of Cambridge and are run by students for students. We not only help to build connections between students and employers, but also between Cantabs themselves.

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Attend careers events with the world's top companies

Meet leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs in your field

Join an ever expanding network of students and alumni

Over the past year The Cambridge Guild has worked with firms and professionals from a variety industries to host a wide range of events varying from speaker events featuring Sarah Loftus (Unilever’s Engineering Director), Richard Reed (Co-Founder of Innocent Drinks) and Jordan Belfort to more intimate events such as Hackathons, “Consultancy & Cake” case study workshops and company hosted networking dinners. Keep up to date with our events by signing up to our mailing list!

We know what

works

Together with our sister society in Oxford, we have over 150 years of experience in uniting employers and students, during which we’ve hosted events for the leaders in every industry and the biggest names in the world. Google, Goldman Sachs, Jordan Belfort; we’ve hosted them all.

we have the credentials

We are the oldest student-run careers society in Cambridge and we are the founding member of the nationwide Bright Futures network which is now present in over 50 different UK universities.

we are run by students, for students

We are much more than just another off-the-shelf careers society; we intend to offer our members exquisite socials, high-profile speaker events and careers workshops with the world’s top companies.

We’ve achieved a lot since 1976. We are the founder of the nationwide Bright Futures network, which now has presence in over 50 different UK universities. We’ve grown to become one of Cambridge’s largest societies with over 4000 members and employers have flocked to us; we’ve hosted the likes of Google, IBM and Teach First in the past.

We are excited to continue to build on our strong foundations by deepening our relationships with existing partners, and working with a broader range of new partners and attracting global leaders to hold inspirational events.

Interested in working with us?

Events

Every term we organise networking events, careers workshops, speaker events and socials open to all university students. Keep up to date with our event calendar on the events page or on our Facebook page.

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Blog

On our blog you can find insights and guidance from Cantabs about their applications and internships in numerous sectors. Whatever your interests, whether it be engineering, public sector, finance, consultancy – we’ll have something for you.

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