1. Careers fair for Bulgarians abroad
United Kingdom and Germany
BULGARIAN CAREERS FAIR 2016
Supported by:
Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, London
Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, Berlin

2. Table of contents:
2. Participating companies in 2015
3. Who we are
4. Our motivation
5. Target group
2
7. What do you gain from your participation?
1. Summary
10. Contacts
6. BG Careers Fairs through the years
9. Packages and services
8. Event schedule

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. BG Careers Fair in 2015
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✓38 top companies
The participating companies in the London and Frankfurt Careers Fairs 2015 were…
The project is taking
place for a 3rd
consecutive year…
690+ participants
80+ universities

5. 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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6. Our motivation
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The human capital in Bulgaria Strategic solutions
 There are big challenges in front of the
development of human capital in Bulgaria
 40% decrease in the availability of young work
force from 2010 to 2020
 Decrease in innovation due to emigration of
qualified individuals 1
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: +5700 studying, 40 000 working (HESA,
2013)
 DE: +8000 studying, 21 000 working (DE Statis)
 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

7. Target group
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Bulgarian students and
young professionals
United Kingdom Germany
 Took place or a 3rd
consecutive year
 50+ universities
 410 registered and
attending participants
in London in 2015.
 Took place for the first
time in 2015.
 21+ universities
 280 registered and
attending participants in
Frankfurt 2015.

8. BG Careers Fairs through the years:
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The complete data is available here: http://bgcareersfair.com/bg-careers-fair-2015-v-chisla/
96%
100%
0% 50% 100%
% participants, who would visit
again/recommend us
% exhibitors, who would
participate again
120
370
690
800
0 300 600 900
2013
2014
2015
2016
Number of registered and attending
participants London and Frankfurt
10
17
38
40
0 20 40
2013
2014
2015
2016
Number of exhibitors London and
Frankfurt

9. 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 hudreds of CVs of Bulgarian students and
young professionals in the UK and Germany
 Visit Frankfurt and London and meet the Bulgarian community

10. Career Fairs Schedule
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12th March 2016 (London) and mid 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) Precise dates to be confirmed.

11. 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 560 lv 250 lv free
2 locations (London and Frankfurt) 1600 lv 850 lv 420 lv free
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 13 13
Company presentation (optional)  30 min  30 min  20 min
Choice of location for your stand ✓
Choice of time for your presentation ✓
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
Unlimited
(featured)4 up to 85 up to 45 up to 25
(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.

12. 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 560 lv 250 lv free
2 locations (London and Frankfurt) 1600 lv 850 lv 420 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
✓

13. 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) 250 lv 480 lv
Publishing vacancies on our website (price per job
offer per month)
25 lv 50 lv
Company brochures 0 150 lv
Installing a banner wall 75 lv N/A
NB: All additional services are valid for both locations (Frankfurt and London).

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