IBM Mentoring Scheme for Stage 1 students at Kent

For details and how to apply, see www.kent.ac.uk/careers/IBM.htm. Deadline to apply – 13th November

In 2017/2018, IBM will be mentoring first-year Kent students looking to do a placement and second year students who will apply for employment in their final year.

You can be studying for any degree subject and don’t need advanced computing skills.

The aim is to increase awareness of employability, the recruitment process, key competencies employers are looking for and advice/tips for securing a placement or graduate scheme. It also provides students with a fantastic chance to enhance their skillsets before they begin applying.

The scheme is not about encouraging you to join IBM but will give you valuable skills to apply successfully to any organisation.

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Accenture on campus – Mon 23rd Oct

Are you a first year looking for summer internships, a second year looking for placements or a final year looking for a Graduate Job? Come and see Accenture’s Sensory Booth on Monday, 23rd October 2017 between 10 am to 4 pm in Keynes College Atrium.

Plus, sign up to Accenture’s networking event on Wednesday, 8th November at 6 pm in Chromos, Canterbury to find out more about Accenture, take part in interactive business challenges, and network with Accenture employees over food and drinks! Sign up now at http://ocply.co/6ubt

Coffee-shop drop-in – Civil Service Fast Stream

Sarah Hunter, a Kent alumni (see her graduate profile here) and a member of the Civil Service Fast Stream scheme, has offered to meet one-on-one with students interested in a career with the Civil Service. Whether you are a final-year student preparing your application, or still considering your options for the future, Sarah will be able to inform you about the Civil Service, the application to the fast stream, and where it can lead.

These are bookable sessions, each for twenty minutes, running from 11am-12noon and 3pm-4pm on Thursday 19th October.

If you aren’t able to get to one of these one-on-one sessions, Sarah and other Fast Stream ambassadors will be in the Keynes Atrium throughout the day.

Book one of these twenty-minute sessions via the Careers and Employability Service’s website.

Charityworks Webinar – 6.30pm, Mon 9th Oct

 

Charityworks is designed to find the future leaders of the non-profit sector. We are passionate about working to make a social impact, and want to work with people who feel the same way. Everyone who applies to Charityworks wants to make a difference, we need people who can go even further.

We offer a 12-month full-time paid role in a partner UK non-profit organisation and an acclaimed leadership development programme. Charityworks is a Times Top 100 Graduate Employer.

Applications for ourgraduate scheme are now open; click this link to register to join a webinar on Monday 9th October at 6:30pm for more information about Charityworks and our graduate scheme.

Paid role (PG students only) – Academic Ambassadors

The Partnership Development Office are looking for postgraduate students who are interested in becoming academic ambassadors. If you are interested, please see Dr Carey-Martin’s message below, and head to this link to apply.

Dear students,

Are you passionate about your subject and enthusiastic about sharing it with others? Do you want to gain teaching experience in a flexible way? We are recruiting now for Academic Ambassadors. Applications close on the 8th October so apply now!

The Academic Ambassador role provides an exciting opportunity for University of Kent postgraduate students to work on a range of paid projects for their academic school.  This role involves developing and delivering subject specific sessions to school, college and/or community groups both on and off campus.

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Employability Points Newsletter – Sept 2017

The Employability Points team produce a monthly newsletter to highlight upcoming events and ways to gain points and enhance your employability.

The first EP newsletter of this year can be downloaded from their website, and is packed with suggestions for how you can develop your skills and gain employability points, which themselves will give you opportunities for careers enhancement. If you are looking for ways to boost your employability and start racking up points for this year, you are encouraged to download the newsletter and have a read through.

Open Day – HM Treasury

HM Treasury Open Day

We’re pleased to invite you to our Graduate Open Day on Monday 2 October. This event is an opportunity for students to learn more about the work of HM Treasury and what it’s like to work here as a graduate. They’ll be able to see our historic offices in Whitehall and meet our staff – both graduates and senior Treasury leaders. 

This event will be of particular interest to those who are finishing their course in 2018 and considering applying to our graduate programme this year, but we also welcome students who are interested in applying to HM Treasury in future years.

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Employability @ Kent – 2017/2018

At the beginning of each academic year, the School holds several Employability @ Kent talks, to introduce new students (and remind returning students) of what employability is at the University of Kent, why it is important, and how you can take advantage of the services and opportunities available to you alongside your degrees.

This talk was given to new students yesterday, and a recording of the talk is below. If you are a Stage 2 or 3 student, make sure to come along to the Welcome Back briefings next Wednesday (Wed 27th, RLT1 – 3pm for Stage 2 student,s 4pm for Stage 3).

CCCU – Routes into Teaching Open Day, Sat 14th October

 

POSTGRADUATE ROUTES INTO TEACHING OPEN DAY

Saturday 14 October 2017, 10am–2pm Augustine House, Canterbury Campus

Come to our Open Day and explore the different routes you can take to become a teacher.

During the event you can:

  • Speak to our expert tutors
  • Gain information on our range of courses
  • Learn about the application process
  • Hear talks on a range of subjects, including different routes into teaching, fees and bursaries.

To book a place at this Open Day, go to https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/campaigns/thinking-about-teaching.aspx

StudyPlus – Course in Journalism at Medway

Study Plus and the Centre for Journalism at Medway are running a free journalism course from 12-16 June. If you’ve ever thought of a career in journalism, this is your chance to find out if it’s for you.

The course offers an intensive immersion in the basic principles and practices of journalism in the multimedia age.  During five days of teaching, you will learn what professional journalists do and how they do it.  You will experience the pressure and pleasure of making real journalism to real deadlines under professional leadership.

The course is taught at the Centre for Journalism on the Medway campus, but is open to all Kent students. You can catch the free shuttle bus from Canterbury campus to Medway (you need to book this online): https://www.kent.ac.uk/campus-shuttle/

For more information on the course, please see the Study Plus website: https://www.kent.ac.uk/studyplus/courses/coursesSkillsEmploy.html

To sign up, go to SDS>Workshops> Study Plus and choose KE044: Journalism.