{"id":1184,"date":"2022-12-15T13:08:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T13:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/artshumsemployability\/?p=1184"},"modified":"2022-12-15T13:08:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T13:08:49","slug":"what-to-do-over-christmas-to-improve-your-career-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/artshumsemployability\/2022\/12\/15\/what-to-do-over-christmas-to-improve-your-career-prospects\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do over Christmas to improve your career prospects?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have some spare time over the Christmas break why not take some time to improve your career prospects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research careers and job roles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spend a bit of time researching careers and job roles to help you decide what you might want to do in the future:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/ces\/student\/degree\/index.html\">What can I do with my degree in &#8230; &#8211; Careers and Employability Service &#8211; University of Kent<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/ces\/student\/workin\/index.html\">I want to work in &#8230; &#8211; Careers and Employability Service &#8211; University of Kent<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/job-profiles\">Job profiles | Prospects.ac.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Update your CV<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/ces\/student\/cvs.html\">CV (kent.ac.uk)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/careers-advice\/cvs-and-cover-letters\">CVs and cover letters | Prospects.ac.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Personal projects<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Set up a Film or Book review blog<\/li>\n<li>Produce a short film or videos<\/li>\n<li>Do some online training<\/li>\n<li>Start a Podcast<\/li>\n<li>Any personal project that will highlight your skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Apply for Graduate Jobs, Internships, placements and virtual internships<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/www.ratemyplacement.co.uk\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ratemyplacement.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Rate My Placement<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Can search by company or position on this site<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/targetjobs.co.uk\/\" href=\"https:\/\/targetjobs.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">Target Jobs<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Great resource for current openings<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.kent.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Target Connect<\/a>.\u00a0\u2013 the University vacancy database<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/jobs-and-work-experience\/work-experience-and-internships\/work-placements\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/jobs-and-work-experience\/work-experience-and-internships\/work-placements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">Prospects<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Has placement adverts and advice on CV writing, cover letters, applications etc.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/www.milkround.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.milkround.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\">Milkround<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/sanctuarygraduates.co.uk\/jobs-board\/\" href=\"https:\/\/sanctuarygraduates.co.uk\/jobs-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\">Sanctuary Graduates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/www.studentladder.co.uk\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.studentladder.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">Student Ladder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/www.brightnetwork.co.uk\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightnetwork.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"7\">Bright Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/artshumsemployability\/placement-and-internship-opportunities\/\">Placement and Internship Opportunities \u2013 Arts &amp; Humanities Employability (kent.ac.uk)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/artshumsemployability\/graduate-opportunities\/\">Graduate Opportunities \u2013 Arts &amp; Humanities Employability (kent.ac.uk)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other Help available<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Book an appointment with a Careers Advisor or for a CV review or advice via <a href=\"https:\/\/careers.kent.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Target Connect<\/a>. Appointments available online during vacation periods from 3 January 2023.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"x_cf21\">Lots of resources on Careers and Employability website: <\/span><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/ces\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kent.ac.uk%2Fces%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CC.Buchan%40kent.ac.uk%7C8f925a7d187848fc620e08dade857236%7C51a9fa563f32449aa7213e3f49aa5e9a%7C0%7C0%7C638066963935349254%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=duT%2BXUE3THRctIOpw%2FXKhLy42HtzOlN87lmAs9D4LjE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"2\"><span class=\"x_cf31\">https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/ces\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"x_cf21\">Feedback on your CV use CareerSet at <\/span><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/ces\/student\/cvs.html. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kent.ac.uk%2Fces%2Fstudent%2Fcvs.html&amp;data=05%7C01%7CC.Buchan%40kent.ac.uk%7C8f925a7d187848fc620e08dade857236%7C51a9fa563f32449aa7213e3f49aa5e9a%7C0%7C0%7C638066963935349254%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=r4WXNTHueN2lI2dsX7tJ2kAqBg0Zg9FTjzBjKhjwZ9c%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"3\"><span class=\"x_cf31\">https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/ces\/student\/cvs.html<\/span><\/a><span class=\"x_cf21\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have some spare time over the Christmas break why not take some time to improve your career prospects. Research careers and job roles &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/artshumsemployability\/2022\/12\/15\/what-to-do-over-christmas-to-improve-your-career-prospects\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5829,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[21339,25563,1120,260302,50018,21632,1123,1346,112389,594,1252,18570,18573],"tags":[9658,872,145910,679,37,149978],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/artshumsemployability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/artshumsemployability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/artshumsemployability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/artshumsemployability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5829"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/artshumsemployability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1184"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/artshumsemployability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1185,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/artshumsemployability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184\/revisions\/1185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/artshumsemployability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/artshumsemployability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/artshumsemployability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}