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EMPLOYABILITY & PLACEMENTS EVENTS
- Get help to succeed in your career goals with a Kent Career Mentor!
Kent Career Mentoring offers you the opportunity to get personalised career advice from someone who has been in your position. We aim to connect students with Kent alumni, to receive guidance and support in achieving their career ambitions. Where possible, students are matched with an alumnus working in a profession they are interested in. You will find their experience and advice invaluable, making a big difference to your future career prospects.
We are inviting all first and second year students, as well as students who will be enrolled on a Kent postgraduate course in Autumn, to participate in a career mentoring programme starting in October.
Find out more here or click to apply now!
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Roles for Psychology students:
- Cognitive Rehabilitation Assistant – suitable for Psychology graduate/undergraduate
BIS Services (Brain Injury Support) provides a specialist cognitive rehabilitation service for clients with acquired brain injuries and mental health deficit. BIS is currently recruiting for psychology graduates and undergraduates who may be looking for career opportunities post degree, or even part time and placements. Gain real world practical experience in the field and boost your future employability.
- Volunteer Group Facilitator – work experience for final year Psychology student or recent graduate
EK360 is looking for a work experience student to fill the role of Volunteer Group Facilitator. They are looking for an enthusiastic individual to support the team in a group setting to discuss and work through any challenging Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties they have come across. As well as providing a neutral listening ear, the objective of this role will be to work with colleagues to develop additional coping mechanisms that they can use going forward. This would ideally suit a final year or recently graduated Psychology student.
- One-year post-graduate job scheme for Psychology graduates – working with primary school children – last chance to apply!
Graduating this summer and interested in working with primary school aged children? Two Bridges School in Tunbridge Wells is looking for a Psychology graduate to work alongside the programme lead on their Primary Focus programme; a nurture-based programme to support primary aged pupils with social and emotional coping strategies.
- Psychology Student Volunteer opportunity (data entry)
The Psicon Group, a specialist psychological and health service is looking for a Psychology student volunteer to assist with data entry and gain valuable work experience. This post would suit an undergraduate Psychology student or graduate who is keen to have exposure to a psychology service and gain an overview of how an assessment questionnaire tool is used in the assessment of ASD.
- Psychology student wanted for part-time therapy role (Head First)
Head First provides access to mandatory training and brain injury specific training. Head First also provide regular 1:1 clinical supervision and 24/7 emergency on-call support. This is a great opportunity for a therapy assistant to assist a 14 year-old girl with her independence and ongoing rehabilitation.
Roles for Economics students:
- Graduating Economics Student? Check out this Middle Office Trainee opportunity!
Join Amundi Asset Management on a 12 month trainee programme. If you are a graduating Economics student interested in working in Financial Services, don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity.
- 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.
Roles for SAC students:
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RSPB – Intern opportunity, Swale nature reserves
Do you want to work in nature conservation? The RSPB is looking for 2 enthusiastic and dedicated interns to join the Swale reserves team for the winter season. The aim of the internships is to build skills to help people gain the experience necessary towards a career, primarily in conservation.
All students:
- Enterprise Rent-a-Car is offering a guaranteed interview for its Management Training Programme!
Join the award-winning Management Training Programme at Enterprise for a fast-track route to management. The hands-on experience and excellent training means you can be running your own Enterprise branch in as little as two years.
- Start-up business funding available via ASPIRE!
If you’re thinking of setting up a business and looking for funding, or you would like to boost your existing start-up with a new marketing campaign or a new equipment, contact ASPIRE now! You might be eligible for a Santander Enterprise Grant up to £2400. All you need to do is fill in the application form and we will check your eligibility. Contact us on ASPIRE@kent.ac.uk
As well as the funding we can help you with your business struggles and you can speak to our Entrepreneurs in Residence.
- Volunteering Opportunity: Make Education Fairer!
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!
- How to get a graduate job – free online course!
Make your graduate job search easier and land the graduate job you want with help from the UK’s leading graduate coaching company. Understand the graduate recruitment process and prepare for the world of work to land the job you really want!
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/
EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES
- FDM Tech Talks and Graduate Programmes Graduate Programmes & Training Opportunities | FDM Group | UK. Full list of FDM events FDM Events | FDM Group | UK
Train to Teach applications
This is your chance to change the future. Train to teach in 2022 with Teach First. Bring your passion, skills, experience and knowledge into the classroom this autumn and start changing lives – sooner rather than later. Applications for our 2022 Training Programme are open, with training starting this September. Find out more and apply today
- The Turner Contemporary, Margate, has part time roles available https://turnercontemporary.org/about/jobs-and-opportunities/engagement-assistant-five-part-time-roles/
- Association for Project Management.
We are having our Women in Project Management Conference on the 22nd of September in London. It will be held F2F for the first time since 2019.
This is a fantastic opportunity for your students to gain invaluable knowledge in the field of Project Management and to network with project professionals from a range of sectors.
As an additional benefit to APM Student members, a limited number of tickets are available at a cost of only £25 compared to £185 for non-student members! Free Student memberships can be applied for here.
Remember the Work and Opportunities Fund can help towards the costs of attending this event.
- SmartThinking, Think Tank job listings
A lot of think tanks are hiring at the moment! Most are looking for research or communications staff from entry level research assistant posts to senior policy roles, managing a team. Find out what the different organisations are looking for and what they are offering on our jobs pages here: https://buff.ly/3FDhX0a Job Listings (smartthinking.org.uk)
- The Family Support Service at HMP Rochester are looking for volunteers to help them over the summer.
This is run by Spurgeons Children’s Charity. Spurgeons will offer ongoing support and training throughout the volunteering. The volunteering would involve coming in one afternoon a week to play with the children or help with delivering letters to the wings, help in the snack bar etc. This would be excellent experience for those of you who are interested in going into probation, rehabilitation, social work, health and social care, counselling etc after you finish university.
If you have any questions, or to apply, please contact Spurgeons directly. You can email Yvette Philpott at yphilpott@spurgeons.org; the HMP Rochester Family Service is on Facebook.
- Unlocked Brand Ambassador Role Unlocked Graduates is a two-year programme that is putting brilliant graduates and career changers at the heart of prison reform.
Application closing date: Jun-27-2022. As an Unlocked Brand Ambassador, you will play a key role in promoting the Unlocked brand across your university and help boost our position in the Times Top 100 list of graduate employers. The role is an excellent opportunity to develop transferable skills such as marketing, communication, social media, and event organising. https://careers.kent.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=66521&service=Careers+Service
- Postgraduate Innovation Challenge Day (Thursday 7th July, 2022)
All postgraduate students are warmly invited to take part in a one-day innovation challenge, to help the Margate Soul Festival on its pathway to sustainability. Working in small, interdisciplinary teams – alongside the festival organisers – we challenge you to come up with creative and practical solutions to help reduce the environmental impact of this annual seaside town centre event.
Organised by the Knowledge and Innovation team at the University of Kent, the workshop will be held in partnership with Olby’s Creative Hub who have organised the festival for over 20 years.
- Increase your problem-solving and team-working skills
- Help a local business to solve a real-world challenge
- Take the IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner online course and add the badge to your CV
- Gain 15 Employability Points
- Network over a free lunch and refreshments
For full details and to book your place see our Eventbrite page: PG Innovation Challenge Day: Making Margate Soul Festival more Sustainable Tickets, Thu 7 Jul 2022 at 09:15 | Eventbrite
- FindAMasters and FindAPhD Scholarship competition. Got a place on one of our postgraduate courses but still on the hunt for funding?
The competition is open to students starting a Masters or PhD, and there will be one winner in each category.
All you need to do to be with a chance of winning £6,000 to one Masters and one PhD student to help fund their degree, is head over to the FindAMasters or FindAPhd website and submit a short 200-word statement persuading the judging panel that you’re deserving of the award. Masters scholarships: https://bit.ly/3Mv10rj PhD scholarships: https://bit.ly/3zp7rt3
- The Entrepreneurs in Action Investment Management Summer Programme sponsored by Morgan Stanley, will now take place on 11th to 15th July 2022. Please advise students to register for the programme using the link below where there is also more information about the programme:
https://msopp.theeia.com/lp-entrepreneurs-in-action
- Explore Public Service with the Transform Society on Forage
“With the Transform Society UK Public Service Virtual Job Simulation, you’ll get to experience what it is like to work on a project that mirrors the skills our teams have and the work they do in the real world. Build skills in research, critical thinking, self-reflection, self-awareness, creativity and strategic thinking by completing bite-sized, self-paced modules.
Whether you already have an idea about how you want to use your degree or are still exploring, the UK Public Service Programme will give you a taste of how a career in Public Service can help you make a real impact on the world around you.
Enrol for free today: https://bit.ly/transform_society_ups_internal “
CAREERS SERVICE EVENTS
Tuesday 5 July
Postgraduate Study, 15:00-16:00, Online
Are you considering postgraduate study? Find out about how to find courses, the application process and how to write a personal statement.
Wednesday 6 July
How to get started with LinkedIn, 12:00-13:00, Online
Not joined LinkedIn? It is one of the most useful places to network. Find out how to get started with the basics.
Do something great – Volunteer, 14:00-15:00, Online
Volunteering is a great way to gain experience and develop your employability skills. This session will go through the different types of opportunities which are available and how you can make the most of them.
Thursday 7 July
CVs, Cover letters and Application forms, 11:00-12:00, 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.
Graduating? Your career action plan, 13:00-14:00, Online
How ready are you for graduation and making job applications? – This checklist will help you reflect on your career readiness and help you to set actions to fill the gaps.
Building resilience for the recruitment process, 15:00-16:00, Online
What is resilience in relation to the recruitment process? Steps to develop this vital skill and demonstrate resilience to employers.
Friday 8 July
Interview skills including video interviews, 12:00-13:00, 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!
How to Network, 14:00-15:00, Online
Learning how to network effectively is one of the most powerful tools an individual can use to advance their personal and professional life. This skill could possibly help you land your dream job and become close with the leaders in your industry. This workshop will cover the benefits of networking, how to prepare for an event and how to get the most out of networking.
Monday 11 July
Career Management for mature students and career changers, 14:00-15:00, Online
As a mature student or career changer you have a wealth of experience that you can help you to effectively manage your career. 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 12 July
Using LinkedIn, 11:00-12:00, Online
With 87% of recruiters using LinkedIn, having an online presence is crucial! But how do you use LinkedIn successfully?
In this session find out how to build your LinkedIn profile and use the platform effectively to showcase your skills. The talk will also share how employers use LinkedIn to recruit and how to grow your professional network.
What to expect at an Assessment Centre, 13:00-14:00, Online
This is an information session which will cover what to expect at an assessment centre, the types of exercises undertaken, how to approach case studies and group exercises and tips for preparing.
Wednesday 13 July
CVs, Cover letters and Application forms, 12:00-13:00, 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.
How to answer interview questions – the normal, the tricky and the downright strange! 14:00-15:00, Online
If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be and why?
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!
Thursday 14 July
How to make the most of your vacation, 12:00-13:00, Online
Suggestions for activities you can do during the vacation to boost the skills and experiences on your CV.
Friday 15 July
Graduating? Your career action plan, 11:00-12:00, Online
How ready are you for graduation and making job applications? – This checklist will help you reflect on your career readiness and help you to set actions to fill the gaps.
Commercial Awareness, 13:00-14:00, Online
Commercial awareness is one of the top skills employers are looking for from students and graduates who are applying for internships, placements and graduate roles.
In this session you will find out 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.
Monday 18 July
Interview skills including video interviews, 13:00-14:00, 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!
Thinking of Working Abroad? 15:00-16:00, Online
Interested in working abroad as part of your degree, summer break or after graduation? Learn more at this information session including how to get the most out of GoinGlobal – a platform available for University of Kent students to find opportunities and detailed information about working abroad.
Tuesday 19 July
How to Network, 12:00-13:00, Online
Learning how to network effectively is one of the most powerful tools an individual can use to advance their personal and professional life. This skill could possibly help you land your dream job and become close with the leaders in your industry. This workshop will cover the benefits of networking, how to prepare for an event and how to get the most out of networking.
Career Management, 14:00-15:00, Online
Looking at 4 stages to help you plan your career; self-awareness, explore opportunities, decide what to do, take action.
Wednesday 20 July
Graduating? Your career action plan, 13:00-14:00, Online
How ready are you for graduation and making job applications? – This checklist will help you reflect on your career readiness and help you to set actions to fill the gaps.
Thursday 21 July
How to get started with LinkedIn, 12:00-13:00, Online
Not joined LinkedIn? It is one of the most useful places to network. Find out how to get started with the basics.
Postgraduate Study, 14:00-15:00, Online
Are you considering postgraduate study? Find out about how to find courses, the application process and how to write a personal statement.
Friday 22 July
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.
Monday 25 July
Graduating? Your career action plan, 13:00-14:00, Online
How ready are you for graduation and making job applications? – This checklist will help you reflect on your career readiness and help you to set actions to fill the gaps.
Career Management for mature students and career changers, 15:00-16:00, Online
As a mature student or career changer you have a wealth of experience that you can help you to effectively manage your career. 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 26 July
How to make the most of your vacation, 12:00-13:00, Online
Suggestions for activities you can do during the vacation to boost the skills and experiences on your CV.
Selection tests, 14:00-15:00, 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.
Wednesday 27 July
Using LinkedIn, 13:00-14:00, Online
With 87% of recruiters using LinkedIn, having an online presence is crucial! But how do you use LinkedIn successfully?
In this session find out how to build your LinkedIn profile and use the platform effectively to showcase your skills. The talk will also share how employers use LinkedIn to recruit and how to grow your professional network.
How to answer interview questions – the normal, the tricky and the downright strange! 15:00-16:00, Online
If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be and why?
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!
Thursday 28 July
What to expect at an Assessment Centre, 12:00-13:00, Online
This is an information session which will cover what to expect at an assessment centre, the types of exercises undertaken, how to approach case studies and group exercises and tips for preparing.
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.
Friday 29 July
Commercial Awareness, 13:00-14:00, Online
Commercial awareness is one of the top skills employers are looking for from students and graduates who are applying for internships, placements and graduate roles.
In this session you will find out 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.