From: Mona Shair-Wloch [mailto:ukb@key2advance.com]
Sent: 10 October 2014 11:45
To: ukb-jobs@kent.ac.uk
Subject: Business cards, specialised career advise, networking event and next workshop
Dear BSISers,
As promised yesterday, I would like to inform you of the following (details mentioned below):
• Business cards registrations are open! Deadline is Friday the 17th.
• Joint Alumni Reunion and Networking Event is October 23rd
• CV and Cover Letter workshop next Thursday from 14:00-16:00
• You can book specialized career sessions with Marta, Elizabeth, Martine, Lara, Olaf and Nadine (attached you can find their slots and their profiles)
Kind regards
Mona
DETAILS- PLEASE READ:
• Business cards
BSIS will sponsor business cards for the September and new PhD students. Please note that those who have already received cards, cannot order again.
The deadline for entering your information for the business cards is Friday the 17th of October.
To make collecting your information easier, I would like to ask you to sign up with the following link:
https://key2advance.com/equipment.php/cards
Please double check that all the information is correct before submitting the form, since the print shop will copy/paste all the data entries to make your cards. (pay attention to capitalization of letters, special spelling, spacing between numbers and symbols). Please also make sure you follow the format suggested on the registration site (i.e. the phone numbers, Program and the use of your KENT email account)
Full name (John Smith): [ ]
Program
Degree
Phone number 1 (optional): [ ]
Phone number 2 (optional): [ ]
Kent email address (example@kent.ac.uk):
On the 23rd during the networking workshop (Wilson room between 14:00 and 16:00), you will receive 100 business cards (individually packed) in full color on off-white good quality stock 250g/m2.
• Joint BSIS Alumni Reunion and Networking Event, October 23rd
We would like to invite you to attend and participate in the upcoming Joint Alumni reunion and networking event on October 23rd from 19:00-22:00 at the ALOFT hotel in Brussels.
This set up allows you to ask professionals from various fields questions about their line of work (i.e. working conditions, skills, qualifications, growth possibilities, etc…) whilst also allowing former students to reconnect with the university and various organizations in Brussels.
• Workshop: CV & Cover Letter, Thursday the 16th from 14:00-16:00
A professional CV is the first step towards securing an interview!
Due to large numbers of applications, in response to limited job or internship opportunities, employers pay special attention to the candidate’s first “marketing tool” – their CV. If you would like to polish your CV and give it a competitive edge, whilst still being authentic, feel free to join me this Thursday.
*** Please bring two paper copies of your CV (if you can)!
9 out of 10 Cover Letters are considered below average!
Come find out how to make yours belong to the best! After having studied the most compelling cover letters, the workshop highlights strategies which guide the applicant towards making his/her arguments more powerful. Particular importance is given to the verbs/tone/message and the shifting of the writer’s perceptual position (to that of the reader).
• Specialised career advice sessions
key2advance now has 6 experts in their field offering BSIS students more focused career advice. To read up on their profiles, please see the attached document.
Only those who have not had a 45 minute session yet, can book a meeting with my colleagues, since every student is entitled to only one session for the duration of their academic year.
To book a meeting, you can select an advisor and then pick a date/time. All of these sessions will take place at the university with the exception of those meeting Nadine since these will take place after working hours. Those students will receive information on the location (most likely on level -1 of the building)
If you managed to get through to here, then you are fully up to date on what key2advance will be offering this semester!;)
Best regards
Mona
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Mona Shair
Careers and Placement Officer
+32 486 936 864
+49 (0) 151 207 07 847
ukb@key2advance.com
www.kent.ac.uk/brussels
—
Mona Shair-Wloch
Careers and Placement Officer
+49 (0) 151 207 07 847
ukb@key2advance.com