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EMPLOYABILITY & PLACEMENTS EVENTS
- Careers in Banking & Finance (Alumni Careers Panel Event) – Recording available
Did you miss our Banking & Finance Careers event? Last week, Kent Alumni from our Human & Social Sciences schools candidly discussed with our students their careers since graduation. This was a fantastic event with the alumni sharing advice, tips and experience with those interested in pursuing a career in Banking & Finance. Not to be missed!
Click here to watch the recording
OPPORTUNITIES
- Schroders 2022 internships and graduate opportunities open now!
Schroders, one of the largest global asset managers, currently has a range of opportunities available for its 2022 internships and graduate roles.
Further information available here
- Join Disney for a 12 month professional internship – deadline 28th November
Applications are invited to join Disney for a 12 month work placement at their London office. Professional internship opportunities available in a variety of fields.
- Capita – Business Analyst Graduate Program – deadline 10th December
Capita’s Novus programmes are designed to help you gain professional experience and develop your skillset through initial training and continuing professional development.
- Bank of America Summer Internship Program – deadline 15th January
Are you interested in a global career in Banking? Applications are now open for Bank of America’s Global Corporate & Investment Banking Credit Summer Analyst Program.
Further information can be found here
EXTERNAL EMPLOYER EVENTS
- The Society for Professional Economists – Careers evening with a difference!
Tuesday 16th November 6pm – 7.15pm
Ever wondered what it’s like to work in one of the world’s largest investment banks? How it feels to be a member of the Monetary Policy Committee? Or what a Chief Analyst does in government? The SPE is delighted to invite you to an evening of insight and fun where you can discuss careers with leading economists in small groups.
- Change 100 Webinars for students with a disability – 16th November & 8th December (same content)
Change 100 is a programme of paid summer work placements, professional development and mentoring for talented university students and recent graduates with any disability or long-term condition. These webinars will explain the scheme in more detail as well as the opportunities available.
Click here for more information
- USA Summer Camp – 24th November
Add something amazing to your CV with a summer in America
BOOK A 1-1 CAREERS OR PLACEMENTS CHAT
Did you know you can book a 1-1 appointment with our Employability or Placements Officer? Our Employability Officer is here to support students with their job and work experience search, helping them to look for and secure work (we review CVs, applications, and offer interviews and assessment centre training and advice). Our Placements Officer is available if you are interested in doing a placement year or year in industry and would like advice about the opportunities available. Use the link below to make an appointment:
https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/aspirations/book-a-careers-chat/
STUDY PLUS EVENTS
| Study Plus Events – find out more | |||
| Study Plus: Presentation Skills by Kate Gardner | 15-Nov | 13:30 | 15:00 |
| Study Plus: New Technology and New Ideas | 17-Nov | 13:00 | 14:00 |
| Study Plus: New Technology and New Ideas | 17-Nov | 14:00 | 16:00 |
| Study Plus: How to Dine | 17-Nov | 15:00 | 16:30 |
| Study Plus: Your Online Presence | 18-Nov | 14:00 | 16:00 |
| Study Plus: Digital Writing by Jakki Bendell | 22-Nov | 10:00 | 11:30 |
| Study Plus: Planning a Journey session by Mark Reed | 23-Nov | 14:00 | 15:00 |
| Study Plus: Understanding your Customer – Empathy Mapping | 24-Nov | 13:00 | 14:00 |
| Study Plus: Understanding your Customer – Empathy Mapping | 24-Nov | 14:00 | 16:00 |
| Study Plus: Resilience – how to manage the uncomfortable | 26-Nov | 14:00 | 15:30 |
| Study Plus: Planning Tools and Techniques with Kate Gardner | 29-Nov | 13:30 | 15:00 |
| Study Plus: Journaling for Wellbeing by Esther van Hout | 30-Nov | 11:00 | 12:30 |
KENT CAREERS EVENTS
| Career Management Events | |||
| Career Management | 23-Nov | 14:00 | 15:00 |
| Employer Events | |||
| Add something amazing to your CV with a summer in America. | 24-Nov | 15:00 | 16:00 |
| Careers and Applications for the Office for National Statistics | 1-Dec | 12:00 | 13:00 |
| Teaching as a Career – Panel Event | 2-Dec | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| Reasonable Adjustments/Embracing Disability & Inclusivity at the Office for National Statistics |
3-Dec | 12:00 | 13:00 |
| Externally organised Events | |||
| Crack some of today’s toughest challenges | 18-Nov | 14:00 | 15:00 |
| Job Hunting Skills Events | |||
| CVs, Cover letters and Application forms | 22-Nov | 13:00 | 14:00 |
| Breaking down job descriptions | 23-Nov | 11:00 | 12:00 |
| Commercial Awareness | 24-Nov | 13:00 | 14:00 |
| Asking for Reasonable Adjustments | 25-Nov | 11:00 | 12:00 |
| Academic CVs | 25-Nov | 14:00 | 15:00 |
| Selection tests | 26-Nov | 13:00 | 14:00 |
| Interview skills including video interviews | 26-Nov | 15:00 | 16:00 |
| LinkedIn Events | |||
| Using LinkedIn | 22-Nov | 15:00 | 16:00 |
| How to get started with LinkedIn | 24-Nov | 11:00 | 12:00 |