QTaster
QTaster employer visits are a great way of getting to know our talented students and help them build their network. Learn more about the benefits of hosting a visit, when they take place and what they involve.
Host a QTaster visit
Connect with Queen Mary's next generation of talent. Queen Mary invites Greater London graduate employers to host a two to three hour insight visit for 30-40 pre-selected undergraduates.
QTaster students are engaged, prepared, and actively exploring the graduate job market. This is your opportunity to build your brand early, diversify your talent pipeline, and meet students before they apply.
- Why host a QTaster visit?
- Who are the students?
- What does a visit involve?
- What does Queen Mary provide?
- When do visits take place?
Why host a QTaster visit?
- Early brand visibility with a diverse, motivated cohort actively considering graduate opportunities.
- A stronger pipeline - QTaster participants consistently submit higher-quality applications and demonstrate greater commitment to employers they've visited.
- Tailored recruitment - we align student selection to your goals, whether by discipline, year of study or diversity targets.
- We manage student selection, training, communications, and logistics.
Who are the students?
All participants are current undergraduates (mainly penultimate or final year). Based on recent cohorts:
- 52% STEM, 24% Business/Economics/Finance, 24% Humanities.
- 61% female.
- 57% from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
- 29% in receipt of a bursary (household income under £35K).
Queen Mary is the most diverse Russell Group university. Where demand exceeds spaces, we prioritise students from underrepresented backgrounds, including bursary recipients and students identifying as Bangladeshi or Asian British Bangladeshi. This positive action is based on the latest Graduate Outcomes Survey, which shows that Bangladeshi students' progression is lower than other ethnic groups, highlighting existing inequalities.
What does a visit involve?
A typical visit (two to three hours) might include:
- An overview of your organisation and early careers opportunities.
- Speaker presentations or a panel discussion.
- Q&A and facilitated networking.
- A group activity or office tour.
We'll work with you to shape an agenda that fits your team and recruitment goals. Our QTaster Coordinator supports you throughout.
What does Queen Mary provide?
We handle everything on the student side as follows:
- Selection and training of participants.
- All student communications and logistics.
- Students' course and year group in advance.
- Full demographic breakdown and feedback report after the visit.
When do visits take place?
- October to mid-November (deadline to book in August)
- February to mid-March (deadline to book in December)
- First two weeks in June (deadline to book April)
What have previous hosts said?
100 per cent of organisations said they would recommend the programme to other organisations.
Previous hosts
- Civil Service
- Expedia Group
- ING Bank
- The Local Government Graduate Programme
- British Airways
- World Resources Institute
- Transport for London
- Publicis Groupe
- Mulberry College of Teaching
- Ipsos
- RVU
- Pearson
- Mazars
- Accenture
The most beneficial part of hosting a visit has been:
- "Meeting some very engaged and enthusiastic bright undergraduates."
- "Seeing students saw us as a potential employer in the future."
- "Having an engaging opportunity to interact with students and deliver a focused session."
- "Hearing that the experience was genuinely useful for the students involved."
- "Very good, engaged students, asked excellent questions."
- "The opportunity to bring what we do as an organisation to life."
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