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EMPLOYABILITY & PLACEMENTS EVENTS
- Careers in Psychology – alumni panel event – 6th April 5.30pm
Join us for the next alumni careers panel event and hear from Kent Psychology alumni speakers who will share their experiences and tips for career success. You will gain first-hand information and practical advice on various careers paths available with a Psychology degree.
- Free Excel training for students – 15th March: 11am
Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to increase your employability skills and add this important skill to your CV. Find out how to join
OPPORTUNITIES
- Assistant Economist Scheme – Government Economic Service – deadline 21st March
Would you like to join the professional body for economists in the UK Civil Service? The Assistant Economist Scheme is now open for economics graduates to work as an Assistant Economist in the Government Economic Service.
More information and apply here
- Summer Internship 2022 – Deloitte Economic Advisory – deadline 18th April
Are you interested in using economic theory and analytical thinking to solve everyday business and policy issues? Deloitte Economic Advisory is looking for economics students to join their team as interns this summer.
- Gain experience working with disadvantaged pupils through tutoring
CoachBright are looking for Kent students to work with school pupils from low-income backgrounds to help them improve their grades, confidence and access to university. As we navigate life in a post-covid world, it’s more important than ever that our most disadvantaged pupils are getting the support they need. Click here to find out more and help make education fairer!
- NatWest Insight Weeks for Women – apply now!
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.
- 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 deadline: 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
Monday 14 March
Study Plus – Coping with ever changing workplace situations by Ali Whelan, 10:00-11:30, Online
Linking closely to resilience, being able to cope with continual change in the workplace is a necessity these days. This workshop focuses on recognising our personal responses and the responses of others to changing circumstances and understanding how to best deal with these to create an effective coping strategy.
- Understanding of the grief/change curve
- How to recognise personal responses to changing circumstances
- How to acknowledge other people’s responses to changing circumstances
- Identifying positive and negative warning signs within resilience to change
- Creating healthy habits for coping with change in the workplace
Virtual Assessment Centres, 13:00-14:00, Online
This session will cover virtual assessment centres and how they work in practice, the types of exercises, what to expect with case studies and group tasks and top tips for an assessment centre – before and on the day!
Tuesday 15 March
Getting the most out of your Careers Service, 11:00-12:00, Online
The Careers & Employability Service offers free and impartial advice, guidance and resources to help you on your career journey.
This session will take you on a tour of the resources and services on offer to you.
Employability Points Scheme – The Application Process, 13:00-14:00, Keynes KLT5 Canterbury Campus and Online
From January, you can find out about this year’s fantastic EP sponsor companies and the amazing rewards they provide.
The deadline to log all your activities on My Folio is 14 March, after which the application process begins. This session will discuss how to apply and provide examples of some of the available rewards. There will also be time to ask questions.
This event is an on-campus event on the Canterbury campus. However, if you are unable to attend in person, please feel free to join the live stream via zoom.
Study Plus – Stress – How to manage it well when you are busy or have a heavy workload by Jeffrey Wotherspoon, 14:30-16:00, Online
Stress is something that affects everyone. It causes students to feel overwhelmed with their studies, accounts for huge percentages of absences at work, and can negatively impact our mental and physical health. Simply said if you do not take a proactive step to manage stress it could have terrible consequences.
This 90-minute workshop looks at what stress is and explores some of the benefits as well as the negative impacts of stress. Most importantly this workshop will provide you with practical tools you can implement to manage stress.
By attending this workshop, you will learn:
- how stress can aid you
- what to look out for to manage stress
- how stress can impact you physiologically, emotionally & mentally
- tips to manage stress.
Wednesday 16 March
Study Plus – FDM Introduction to Technical Operations, 11:00-12:00, Online
Want to find out more about how you can get into Technical Operations? If so, this webinar is for you! This session will cover a brief description of our award-winning Graduate Programme with a focus on our Technical Operations stream. We will discuss the requirements for our Graduate Programme and outline the numerous career progression opportunities you will have in this role! Registration for this event will open soon.
How to get started with LinkedIn, 11:00-12:00, Online
Not joined LinkedIn? It is one of the most useful places to network. Find out to get started with the basics.
Study Plus Business Start-Up Journey How to be brilliant at Networking, 13:00-14:00, Online
In a hands-on session, learn how you can use networking opportunities effectively – face-to-face and online – to promote your start up. Create professional social media accounts to promote yourself and your business.
Study Plus Matching Your Values to Your Career Journey by Steve Haines, 13:30-14:30, Online
The best moments in your career will be where you find a match between your personal beliefs and the values of the workplace you’re in. The worst will often be where there is a startling disconnect between the two. This is a session about understanding what matters to you and how to apply this to the workplace. It covers:
- Understanding your values
- The fit between company culture and values
- How to protect your values in work
- Learning about values and how they drive career choices
Interview skills including video interviews, 14:00-15:00, Keynes KLT6, Canterbury Campus and Online
This session will cover common interview questions and how to approach them, including competency, strengths based and motivational questions. The session will also look at steps to take to prepare for an interview, helping you to feel more confident for the real thing!
This event is an on-campus event on the Canterbury campus. However, if you are unable to attend in person, please feel free to join the live stream via zoom.
Study Plus Business Start-Up Journey How to be brilliant at Networking, 14:00-16:00, Sibson SR6 Canterbury Campus
In a hands-on session, learn how you can use networking opportunities effectively – face-to-face and online – to promote your start up. Create professional social media accounts to promote yourself and your business.
Study Plus – Dining Etiquette for Work Events, 15:00-16:30, Online
This event will give you a great insight into dining etiquette and the different serving styles that you may be exposed to when attending formal dining events, such as Law Firm dinners and Barristers’ dinners.
This event will be hosted by Adam Watkins, Operations Manager in Kent Hospitality, who will be speaking to you about Dining Etiquette. This event aims to be an enjoyable way to gain exposure to a formal event and you can use this opportunity to ask any questions you may have about such future events.
Thursday 17 March
Study Plus Can I say that? An introduction to inclusive language and reclaimed words by Sal Pearman, 10:00-12:30, Online
Often one of the areas that feels the most intimidating about Equity Diversity and Inclusion is communication. It can feel as though you have to be a poet or a philosopher to get involved with conversations about inclusion and identity. There can be fear about not having the ‘right words’ or not knowing enough about a topic to contribute meaningfully.
The focus of this session the focus will be around language, phrasing, championing and challenging. We will share best practice models, research and advice to ensure attendees feel confident to talk about Equality and Identity in an inclusive and thoughtful way. In the workshop we will explore:
- Can I say that? Looking at current news stories and challenges
- Exploring what we mean by ‘tone of voice’ in organisations
- Guiding principles and best practice
- Weaponised language and reclaimed words
- Surgery session
Selection tests, 12:00-13:00, Keynes KLT5, Canterbury Campus and Online
Often referred to as Psychometric tests, graduate recruiters often use verbal/numerical/logical reasoning, situational judgement, personality and game-based tests as part of their selection process.
Find out more about these tests and to learn about Graduates First, an online facility where Kent students can practise them.
This event is an on-campus event on the Canterbury campus. However, if you are unable to attend in person, please feel free to join the live stream via zoom.
Choosing between the LPC and the SQE, 13:00-14:00, Keynes KLT5, Canterbury Campus
Please note that this is mainly a discussion session – a chance for you to ask questions and seek clarification.
We’ll start with a refresher / an overview of the differences between the LPC and the SQE and bring you up to date with the latest news about the SQE including how the first set of examinations went. The main focus, however, will be an open Q&A. If you are still not sure which qualification is right for you or need clarification about anything please come along.
The session will be led by Jayne Instone, Senior Careers Adviser with a specialism in Law. Jayne has been keeping up to date with the SQE news. Whilst she may not know all of the answers, she will know how to find them! See you there.
This event will be in-person on campus only. There will be an online session of this discussion on Friday 1 April at 11am.
Study Plus Business Start-Up Journey How to be brilliant at Networking, 14:00-15:00, SCL216, Sail and Colour Loft, Medway Campus
In a hands-on session, learn how you can use networking opportunities effectively – face-to-face and online – to promote your start up. Create professional social media accounts to promote yourself and your business.
Study Plus Mentoring: skills and practice for the workplace, Session 1: Mentoring principles and skills, 15:00-16:00, UELT Seminar Room, UELT Building, Canterbury Campus
You will receive mentoring many times during your career, as well as acting as a mentor for junior or new colleagues. This 4-part course will help you to make the most of these experiences and understand how they can help you develop the skills, confidence and resilience you will need to succeed in the workplace. With practical exercises and discussions to help you reflect on your skills and transfer your experience to a professional environment.
Session 1: Mentoring principles and skills
What is mentoring? What does the role of mentor or mentee involve? What does a mentoring relationship look like? What are the key skills you will develop?
Friday 18 March
Study Plus – Planning Tools and Techniques By Kate Gardner, 10:30-12:00, Online
“If you don’t know where you are heading, any road will get you there” – Lewis Carol – The workplace is full of busy people, but if they are not planning to do the things that will have the biggest impact, their productivity could be questioned. This session will highlight the of importance of planning to ensure that every opportunity to have an impact is increased by:
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- Exploring your own skill level at planning and prioritising
- Identifying a range of tools to use to plan activities
- Identifying at least one tool/technique to trial in the coming weeks
Postgraduate Study, 13:00-14:00, Online
Are you considering postgraduate study? Find out about how to find courses, the application process and how to write a personal statement.
CVs, Cover letters and Application forms, 14:00-15:00, Online
Join this information session to find out the key things you need to include in your CV, application forms and cover letters.
We will cover the dos and don’ts and ways to tailor your documents to make you stand out.
Saturday 19 March
Study Plus Business Start-Up Journey How to find an Investor, 10:00-15:30, Location TBC (In Person Event)
At our extended workshop, you’ll learn which slides you need in your pitch deck to impress potential investors. Create the perfect pitch telling a compelling story and get top tips for presenting to investors, customers and suppliers. Free lunch and refreshments.
Monday 21 March
Study Plus – Understanding Motivation for Workplace Success – by Ali Whelan, 10:00-11:30, Online
This workshop is to help you recognise what impacts your motivation at work. Why you can feel motivated one minute and not the next and how to maintain the motivation you need to succeed. This focuses on strategies such as recognising and celebrating small wins, gratitude and how to set manageable goals.
- Understanding of the concept of motivation
- How to recognise when your motivation peaks and wanes
- Different strategies for maintaining motivation
- Goal setting for maintained motivation
Week in Data and Science; developing your CV and covering letter, 13:00-14:00, Online
- Find out what needs to go into your CV and covering letter
- Ways to tailor these documents for different job roles
- Breaking down a job role to pick out the key information for your CV
Tuesday 22 March
Study Plus – Learn how to write emails that engage and inspire colleagues and get the job done – by Steve Haines, 11:00-12:00, Online
This session is about the bane of all our lives: too many emails! It covers:
- The rules for great communication at work and how to choose the right tool for the job
- How to write emails that get things done
- How to manage your inbox
- Managing multiple streams of communication from WhatsApp groups, to Slack channels, to Teams messages
The session shares some practical exercises on succinct writing and tips on the key principles for effective emails.
Week in Data and Science: Opportunities for Engineers, Chemistry, Forensics and Biochemist students and graduates with Bureau Veritas, 11:00-12:00, Online
With more than 1,600 offices and laboratories around the globe and 75,000 employees worldwide, Bureau Veritas offers global career opportunities across a huge scope of projects. Take the opportunity to work for a global organisation, with teams delivering excellence across the world from San Francisco to Shanghai. https://www.bureauveritas.co.uk/careers/why-work-us
Wednesday 23 March
Week in Data and Science: Practice Assessment Centre, 10:00-12:00, PS110 Ingram Building, Canterbury Campus
(*This event is only open to students from the Division of Natural Sciences)
This workshop is a chance for you to experience some of the exercises and tasks you would face in an Assessment Centre that many graduate employers run as part of their recruitment process.
- You will have the chance to do some informal networking
- Ice breaker exercise
- Group task
During the workshop you will be observed and then given feedback to help you develop your skills and prepare you for the live ones.
Please note this is a face-to-face event, so booking is essential due to space.
Gradcracker: Become a successful job hunter for STEM careers, 12:00-13:00, Online
Gradcracker is the UK’s careers website for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) students. It has more STEM employers, work placements and graduate roles than any other careers website – and it also provides a wide range of resources, tools, and advice on careers in STEM.
In this webinar, Gradcracker Director Jessica is going to talk us through the website and its features to help you become a successful job hunter and navigator of the application process.
Jessica will cover the important steps to minimise rejection and how to increase your chances of success, and the several ways you can do this. The webinar is also a great opportunity to discover STEM employers and the different industry sectors a STEM Graduate can work in.
Study Plus Business Start-Up Journey Setting up your business, 13:00-14:00, Online
How do you start a business in the UK? What legal obligations will you face? In this practical and interactive session you’ll get guidance on all the considerations you will face from Companies House to registering for tax, trademarking and protecting your ideas.
Study Plus Business Start-Up Journey Setting up your business, 14:00-16:00, Sibson SR6, Canterbury Campus
How do you start a business in the UK? What legal obligations will you face? In this practical and interactive session you’ll get guidance on all the considerations you will face from Companies House to registering for tax, trademarking and protecting your ideas.
Study Plus – FDM Introduction to Software Development, 14:00-14:45, Online
Software Developers are integral to delivering technology solutions. The role of a Software Developer is extremely creative – you will be gathering requirements, analysing user needs, designing and developing software solutions and documenting each stage of the process, all whilst collaborating with stakeholders throughout the business. Does this sound like the right role for you? Join this webinar and learn more about FDM’s Software Development Stream and how to get your career in the field started. Registration for this event will open soon.
Thursday 24 March
Study Plus Business Start-Up Journey Setting up your business, 14:00-15:00, SCL216, Sail and Colour Loft, Medway Campus
How do you start a business in the UK? What legal obligations will you face? In this practical and interactive session you’ll get guidance on all the considerations you will face from Companies House to registering for tax, trademarking and protecting your ideas.
Week in Data and Science: FDM Group Business Intelligence and Data Engineering graduate pathway opportunities, 15:00-16:00, Online
Come find out more about FDM Group and our Business Intelligence and Data Engineering graduate pathway offerings!
This session will be run by a member of our recruitment team.
We’ll highlight the value of pursuing a career in data and give you an insight into where a career in this space can take you. Additionally, we will cover ways to leverage your transferable skills into the workplace!
Time will be allocated at the end for any remaining questions you have. So, if you’re interested in learning about the fantastic opportunities FDM has for you… we’ll see you there!
Study Plus Mentoring: skills and practice for the workplace, Session 2: Communication and relationship building, 15:00-16:00, UELT Seminar Room, UELT Building, Canterbury Campus
You will receive mentoring many times during your career, as well as acting as a mentor for junior or new colleagues. This 4-part course will help you to make the most of these experiences and understand how they can help you develop the skills, confidence and resilience you will need to succeed in the workplace. With practical exercises and discussions to help you reflect on your skills and transfer your experience to a professional environment.
Friday 25 March
Study Plus Inclusive organisations: What is Intersectionality? By Sal Pearman, 10:00-12:30, Online
Intersectionality is a term created by Kimberlé Crenshaw over 30 years ago to describe how race, class, gender, and other identity markers “intersect” with one another and overlap.
In this half-day workshop, we will firstly spend time understanding what Crenshaw meant by the term ‘intersectionality’ – a term created by a Black woman to explore gender and race. Then we will spend time reflecting and discussing what intersectional thinking would look like for us. And how that might shape our planning, decision making, leading, and harm reduction.
Over the half-day workshop, we will cover:
- Who is Kimberlé Crenshaw and what is intersectionality?
- Context is key: understanding the origins of the term
- What does intersectional thinking look like?
- How we can apply intersectionality to anti-oppression and inclusion work
- Case studies and opportunities to experiment with intersectionality
- From abstract to practical – individual action planning
Week in Data and Science: How to answer interview questions – the normal, the tricky and the downright strange! 11:00-12:00, Online
Does the thought of answering interview questions fill you with dread?! Come along to this interactive workshop, where we will discuss how to tackle basic interview questions, such as motivational questions, the trickier ones, including competency based and the unusual questions!
OTHER CAREERS INFORMATION AND EVENTS
Please join us for our virtual ‘Lunch with Employers’ event on Monday 21st March at 12 noon. This session will be ideal for students that are interested in working in industry and want to understand what employers are looking for when recruiting. This will also be a good networking opportunity for students and will also give them access to live job opportunities. Register at – https://bit.ly/3HIdHwc
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- The Adobe Digital Edge Awards
This is an industry-recognised award, which credits the best student examples of digital literacy in the country. This is a fantastic opportunity for students who are applying to placement or grad roles, to demonstrate desirable employability skills such as creative thinking and communication.
From engineering to geography, business to architecture, the Digital Edge Awards are open to all UK university students. To enter, students should submit coursework where they’ve showcased digital literacy skills – that’s work that shows off creative problem solving, critical thinking and visual communication! The awards are judged by a panel of experts, including
the founder of RateMyPlacement, Oliver Sidwell!
As well as the opportunity to receive an accolade for their CV, two winners will receive a £9,250 cash prize, alongside six runner-up prizes of £1,000!
You can find out more about the awards here. Entries close 31 May.
- National Film and Television School – Creative Careers Clinics
These sessions will offer current undergraduate students insight into how they can establish a career in the film, television or games industry after their degree, how their skills are adaptable and what potential career pathways are available to them.
We have a number of sessions which would be relevant to your students and their experience:
Tuesday 15th March, 4:30pm – Games Design and Development
The games industry is booming with more people than ever before consuming video game content. How can I be a part of creating this? There are a huge range of entry routes into the games industry and this session will cover a variety of these options.
Games designers come from a wide range of backgrounds and prior experiences, with qualifications from across the arts, sciences and humanities.
Thursday 17th March, 4:30pm – Directing and Producing Television Entertainment
Are you interested in pitching, producing and directing your own TV shows? Could you create a hit format like Strictly Come Dancing, The Apprentice or Gogglebox? Would you like to direct a rock band in a multi-camera studio or shoot a show on location?
Join NFTS Head of TV Entertainment, David G. Croft, who will introduce you to the range of careers available within television.
This would be suitable for your students studying courses such as media production, television production, digital media, journalism, media studies, television studies, communication, visual arts and moving image.
Monday 28th March, 4:30pm – Cinematography
Cinematography is an essential part of filmmaking – visual storytelling is emphasised alongside the art of creating mood and evoking emotion through the right combination of composition and lighting. Join the NFTS to learn about cinematography within the film and television industry and to find out more about this exciting and creative career path.
This session would be suitable for undergraduates currently studying relevant courses including photography, filmmaking, documentary, film studies and photojournalism.
Book at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cinematography-creative-careers-clinic-tickets-277404633727
Each session will include talks from the relevant NFTS Head of Department who have several years of industry experience. There will also be the opportunity for your students to ask any questions that they may have about their own future plans.
Please note that these events are free of charge.
Exciting opportunity for students to become a Debating Tutor and help deliver the Kent Outreach Debating Programme to Kent and Medway secondary schools and FE colleges.
- 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.