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2022 has kicked off with a bang! Read on for the latest careers opportunities and events happening in the next two weeks…
EMPLOYABILITY & PLACEMENTS EVENTS
- CAREERS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RELATIONS & NGOs – Wednesday 9th February – 17:30 SAVE THE DATE!
Interested in an international career focused on the common good? Then join us to hear from Kent alumni working in multi-lateral organisations such as the United Nations, NATO and the World Economic Forum. For more information about our guest speakers and what they will be discussing click here! This event will finish with a live Q&A.
- Social Work Employability Day – Monday 7th February: 1pm – 4pm
Online – Please click here to register
As part of the University of Kent’s Social Work Employability Day, you can meet with organisations offering social work recruitment. This is open to non-social work and social work students.
There will be 30 minute talks throughout the afternoon from the following:-
- London Borough of Bexley at 1pm
- London Borough of Bromley at 1.30pm
- East Sussex Council at 2pm
- Projects Abroad at 2.30pm
- Careers and Employability Service at 3pm
- Step Up to Social Work at 3.30pm
OPPORTUNITIES
- NatWest Insight Weeks for Women – applications now open!
Applications now open for NatWest Insight Weeks for Women. This is a great way to learn more about NatWest and a career in banking; network with colleagues to hear about their experience and get a feel for the culture. The programme will run over four days from 30th August to 2nd September 2022.
- POLIR students wanted for model NATO event
The British International Studies Association (BISA) in partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) will be holding the annual flagship model NATO event in March 2022. As in previous years, 15 universities from across the UK will be taking part. Through their participation in the event, student-delegates will learn, through simulation, how NATO works and the significance of the Alliance for UK and European defence.
Click here for more information
- Paid conservation internship with ZSL – deadline 6th February
Are you passionate about wildlife and conservation? This is your opportunity to inspire, inform and empower people to stop wildlife going extinct. As an intern, you will create engaging stories and content for ZSL blogs, websites, social media and Newsletters. Find out more and apply!
- Charityworks – Leadership Programme – deadline 24th February
Charityworks is a paid, 12-month talent programme which gives you all the tools you need to build a career in the UK Non-Profit sector. Click here for further information
- Are you an economics student interested in gaining work experience whilst continuing your studies?
Compass Lexecon are hiring Research Analysts as part of a 2-year Master’s Apprenticeship Programme with Queen Mary University of London launching in September 2022. Find out more!
- Go Abroad Bitesize – an exciting new initiative supporting global opportunities for Kent students!
Current Kent students can now apply for funding to carry out short, extra-curricular placements abroad. These could be anywhere in the world and could involve studying (for example a summer school), working (summer internship) or volunteering.
To find out what opportunities may be available, how much funding you could get, how and when to apply, please visit the Go Abroad Bitesize webpage
Funding application deadlines: 6 Feb; 3 April 2022
BOOK A 1-1 CAREERS CHAT
Need some advice on your CV or future career? Book a one-to-one appointment with our Employability Officer who can support you with your job and work experience search, help you look for and secure work (we review CVs, applications, and offer interviews and assessment centre training and advice). Use the link below to make an appointment:
https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/aspirations/book-a-careers-chat/
CAREERS SERVICE EVENTS
Below are the Careers Service events taking place in the next week. The titles of the events are hyperlinked to the booking page.
Monday 31st January
BAE Systems careers: Video interviews and Strength based interviews – webinar – 14:00 – 15:00
Learn more about BAE’s application process including hints and tips for their strength based interviews that will prepare you with the skills you need to navigate challenges.
Career Management for mature students and career changers – 15:00 – 16:00
This session will explore how you use these experiences to help you to decide on the right career area for you and to convince employers that you are the best candidate for a role.
Tuesday 1st February
Finding LGBTQ+ inclusive employers – 11:00 – 12:00
This session will help you find LGBTQ+ inclusive employers and discover what to look for when applying for a job or placement.
Come along to this interactive workshop, where we will discuss how to tackle basic interview questions, such as motivational questions, the trickier ones, competency based and the unusual questions!
Add something amazing to your CV with a summer in America! – 13:00 – 14:00
Enjoy a summer working at a famous American Summer Camp – get paid to have fun, meet new people and work your dream job, hobby or passion.
Study Plus: Introvert Session for students by Joanna Rawbone – 14:00 – 15:30
This workshop, delivered by Joanna Rawbone of Flourishing Introverts, is full of practical hints, tips and takeaways, from interview stage onwards, to have you stand out for the right reasons.
Wednesday 2nd February
Thinking of working abroad? – 13:00 – 14:00
Interested in working abroad as part of your degree, summer break or after graduation? Learn more at this information session.
Workshop 7, which is the last session of this programme, celebrates Chinese New Year, one the most important traditional festival in China and amongst overseas Chinese.
Using LinkedIn – 14:00 – 15:00
In this interactive session a Careers Adviser will provide advice on creating and developing an effective profile, as well as discuss the tools you can use to expand your connections and find jobs!
Study Plus – Negotiation Skills Workshop by Jack Austin – 14:00 – 15:30
A 90 minute workshop that will make a real impact on your ability to negotiate the best deals, help others and deliver real value.
Professional Work Behaviour – 15:00 – 16:00
This workshop will provide information on expectations from your new employer, how to behave in the workplace and hints and tips for making a positive impression in your new job.
CV’s, cover letters and application forms – 16:00 – 17:00
Join this information session to find out the key things you need to include in your CV, application forms and cover letters.
Thursday 3rd February
Getting the most out of your careers service – 11:00 – 12:00
This session will take you on a tour of the resources and services on offer to you at the Careers and Employability Service.
Commercial Awareness – 12:00 – 13:00
This workshop will explain what commercial awareness is, how employers test for it during the recruitment process, how to make yourself more commercially aware and some useful techniques to help you demonstrate this.
Study Plus BSUJ Building a pop-up website (online event) – 13:00 – 14:00
Online event
In this hands-on workshop you’ll be guided through creating the perfect platform to test your ideas and reach your customers.
Finding a graduate job – 13:00 – 14:00
This session will focus on finding graduate work, including graduate schemes, graduate jobs and job-hunting methods (proactive and reactive methods), plus application tips!
Careers in Social Justice and Policy – 13:00 – 14:00
This workshop will look at careers such as a journalist, victim advocate, social worker, community developer, charity officer, social researcher and policy officer.
Study Plus BSUJ Building a pop-up website (physical event) – 14:00 – 16:00
Physical event
In this hands-on workshop you’ll be guided through creating the perfect platform to test your ideas and reach your customers.
Friday 4th February
Study Plus – Editing and Proofreading by Jakki Bendell – 09:30 – 11:00
This session will give you the skills, tools and resources to check written work effectively. It is highly interactive including group discussion and practical exercises.
Study Plus – presentation skills by Kate Gardner – 10:30 – 12:00
This workshop will give tips to beat nerves, introduce some tools and models for presenting and give the opportunity to practice.
Virtual assessment centres – 12:00 – 13:00
This session will cover virtual assessment centres and how they work in practice, the types of exercises, what to expect with a case study and group tasks and top tips for an assessment centre – before and on the day!
Study Plus -Coaching Skills by Jeffrey Wotherspoon – 14:00 – 16:00
This 2-hour workshop course will provide you with useful communication and leadership skills that will enhance your ability to build relationships and gain respect.
Other information and events
https://www.kent.ac.uk/global/engagement
Opportunities for students to gain international perspective, network and support with university wide projects. Students can also collect employability points
Accenture Graduate Schemes – Empowering Female Future Events in Software, Technology and Cyber Security on 17th and 22nd February
Accenture are looking for female-identifying STEM students graduating in 2022 for their Technology Architecture, Software Engineering Graduate and Cyber Security Graduate programmes. They’re running a series of Empowering Female Future events for students interested in finding out more about life at Accenture, and applying to their programmes.
Technology Architecture: the chance to explore technically complex solutions this scheme is for female identifying students studying STEM or business-related degrees, graduating in 2022.
Apply before 10th February: https://accntu.re/3tmbcwi
Event date: 17th February
- Software Engineering: a chance to design, build, and support the innovative technical solutions this scheme is for female identifying students studying STEM, graduating in 2022.
Apply before 10th February: https://accntu.re/3fmrtsH
Event date: 17th February
- Cyber Security: a chance to design, build and implement pragmatic security solutions this scheme is for female identifying students studying a degree in Cyber systems, Information Security, Engineering, Computer Science or a STEM degree with information security subjects or relevant work experience. Graduating in 2022
Apply before 15th February: https://accntu.re/3A03Lwb
Event date: 22nd February
To apply, students must complete the relevant 5-minute application form above. If their application is approved, they will be invited to complete a short online assessment.
Following this, successful candidates will be invited to attend the Empowering Futures Technology / Software event on the 17th of February or the Empowering Futures Cyber Security event on 22nd February.
At the online session students will hear from female technology leaders and graduates at Accenture, learn about the roles on offer, the application process, and the amazing technologies Accenture work with. There will also be plenty of opportunities to ask questions.
Students will then be able to progress through the Accenture Graduate Programme application process for the scheme they have applied for.
Slaughter & May – Innovation Competition 2022
open to all students. https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/getintolaw/prizes/
The Slaughter and May Innovation Competition is an exciting opportunity for law and non-law students to develop their creative thinking skills by considering what the future might look like for the legal sector and what the next big disruption might be.
Applicants are asked to submit a response, in any format they deem appropriate (for example video, podcast, blog post), to one of two set questions by 4 April 2022 for a chance to win £1,000 cash prize and a work placement within the Knowledge & Innovation team at Slaughter and May. The applicants who come in second and third place will win £500 and £250 respectively.
Applicants are asked to submit a response to one of the following two questions:
How can law firms innovate to ensure that environment, social and governance (ESG) goals are met internally and for their clients?
OR
What can law firms do to help individuals maintain and develop personal relationships in the hybrid/virtual world of work?