Latest Opportunities

See below for recent careers event recordings, job opportunities, work experience and upcoming employability workshops.

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.

Click here for full details

  • 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.

Find out more

  • 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.

Further information here

  • 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

Find out more

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

 

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