Placement opportunity with The Wildlife Trust

The Wildlife Trust Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire are currently offering Volunteer Reserves Officer placements, starting in September 2018.

This is a 9 to 12 month placement where the you will receive habitat management training and gain practical experience. It is ideal for anyone interesting in gaining experience for a career in conservation and habitat management.

For further information and how to apply, please visit: https://www.wildlifebcn.org/volunteer-opportunities/voluntary-reserves-officers-x9

Careers and Employability Don’t Panic! bootcamp

The Careers and Employability Service (CES) are hosting a Don’t Panic! Bootcamp next week, with a series of events to get you career ready!

Date Venue Time
Monday 14 May CES building 11:00-12:00 How to choose your perfect career
Covering Careers open with any degree subject; Opportunities available with your specific degree subject; How to research careers; How to analyse your skills, interests, personality and values and relate these to jobs; PG study and more…
Monday 14 May CES building 13:00-14:00 Developing Career Confidence
This session looks at what career confidence is and give hints and tips on how to become more confident.
Tuesday 15 May CES building 09:00-16.30 CV feedback sessions
Book a 25 min appointment to get feedback on your CV or application from one of our advisers
Wednesday 16 May CES building 10:00-11:30 Mock Assessment Centre
Take part in an example Assessment Centre test exercise to increase your chances of putting your best foot forward and stand out from the competition.
Wednesday 16 May CES building 14:00-15:30 Mock Assessment Centre
Take part in an example Assessment Centre test exercise to increase your chances of putting your best foot forward and stand out from the competition. Delivered by Teach First
Thursday 17 May CES building 11:00-12:00 Psychometric Testing
Tips for completing numeric and verbal reasoning tests as well as personality assessments.
Thursday 17 May CES building 13:00-14:00 Commercial Awareness
Learn why demonstrating commercial awareness is crucial in securing graduate positions.
Friday 18 May CES building 11:00-12:00 Interview Skills
Learn the difference between competency and strength based interviews and get tips on how to ace them
Friday 18 May CES building 13:00-14:00 Using LinkedIn
Learn everything you need to know about using LinkedIn from creating a professional profile, following companies you are interested in and networking effectively with professionals on the site. Delivered by Teach First
For further details & to book visit https://careers.kent.ac.uk/

During the summer term, the Careers and Employability Service will also be holding pop-ups on the Plaza outside Essentials, to offer support, information or advice.

The pop-ups will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12-2pm – so why not go along and say ‘hi’!