{"id":646,"date":"2021-05-28T10:52:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T09:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/?p=646"},"modified":"2021-05-28T10:52:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T09:52:20","slug":"careers-events-week-beginning-31-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/2021\/05\/28\/careers-events-week-beginning-31-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers events week beginning 31 May"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Tuesday 1 June<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.kent.ac.uk\/leap\/event.html?id=7729&amp;service=Careers+Service\">Networking Online \u2013 12.00-13.00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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 online event and how to get the most out of networking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.kent.ac.uk\/leap\/event.html?id=7731&amp;service=Careers+Service\">Creating a Great CV \u2013 14.00-15.00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This presentation will cover the do\u2019s and don\u2019ts when it comes to creating a great CV and covering letter, including how to structure a CV and how to make an impact!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 2 June<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.kent.ac.uk\/leap\/event.html?id=7733&amp;service=Careers+Service\">Answering application questions \u2013 10.00-11.00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A look at job application questions, why they are used, what the employer is looking for and how to best answer them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.kent.ac.uk\/leap\/event.html?id=7735&amp;service=Careers+Service\">Covering Letters: The basics \u2013 11.30-12.30<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Never written a covering letter? Here is the basic structure we recommend and some things to think about.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.kent.ac.uk\/leap\/event.html?id=7763&amp;service=Careers+Service\">Developing resilience in the recruitment process \u2013 14.00-15.00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What is resilience in relation to the recruitment process and steps to develop this vital skill<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 3 June<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.kent.ac.uk\/leap\/event.html?id=7727&amp;service=Careers+Service\">Talk about your Skills \u2013 10.00-11.00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Employers want to hear about communication, teamwork, leadership, writing, researching, analysis, problem solving, confidence, creativity, critical reflection, global and cultural awareness, integrity and accountability, intellectual curiosity and resilience. Find out how to talk about your skills to employers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.kent.ac.uk\/leap\/event.html?id=7817&amp;service=Careers+Service\">More Than the Badge: Positive Action Workshop \u2013 10.30-12.00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bespoke Positive Action sessions to learn about the exciting career opportunities with Kent Police.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.kent.ac.uk\/leap\/event.html?id=7739&amp;service=Careers+Service\">Virtual Assessment Centres \u2013 13.00-14.00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A virtual assessment centre might sound daunting. But you\u2019ll be pleased to know that it\u2019s not that different from your standard assessment centre. This session will cover how virtual assessment centres work and how best to prepare for one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.kent.ac.uk\/leap\/event.html?id=7573&amp;service=Careers+Service\">Study Plus: Presentation skills \u2013 13.30-15.00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By the end of the session, participants will have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Examined presentation fears and strategies to overcome them<\/li>\n<li>Understood some tools and models for presenting such as Kiss; The Pyramid Principle and INTRO<\/li>\n<li>Practiced presenting \u2013 speed style<\/li>\n<li>Explored ways to beat the nerves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.kent.ac.uk\/leap\/event.html?id=8023&amp;service=Careers+Service\">Study Plus: Coding for beginners \u2013 Python by FDM \u2013 14.00-15.30<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An introductory session for those looking to learn the basics of programming in Python. There is a practical demonstration for this event to allow you to follow along \u2013 so please use an online tool such as Repl.it\/programmiz or download a python IDE to your computer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday 4 June<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.kent.ac.uk\/leap\/event.html?id=7743&amp;service=Careers+Service\">LinkedIn Job hunting \u2013 12.00-13.00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The CV-19 crisis and lockdown have landed a curveball on employment across the board. In every industry and sector organisations are being forced to delay, reduce or redefine future recruitment needs. Now, more than ever, you need to know how to access the unadvertised job market and LinkedIn could provide the key. This session provides valuable tips that could help you get more out of using the LinkedIn platform to navigate our university\u2019s impressive alumni pool.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.kent.ac.uk\/leap\/event.html?id=7561&amp;service=Careers+Service\">Study Plus: How to Deal with Conflict \u2013 13.00-15.00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To know why conflict happens and why you need to deal with them.\u00a0To be familiar with the behaviours that can be used to prevent and solve conflicts.\u00a0To understand your preferred way of dealing with conflicts.\u00a0To know how to apply skills and methods to solve conflicts.\u00a0To understand your role in conflicts and the way you have previously solved them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.kent.ac.uk\/leap\/event.html?id=7745&amp;service=Careers+Service\">Bitesize session: Where to find Jobs \u2013 13.30-14.00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join this bitesized session to hear about job hunting resources, networking, social media recruiting, speculative applications and how to focus your job search.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday 1 June Networking Online \u2013 12.00-13.00 Learning how to network effectively is one of the most powerful tools an individual can use to advance &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/2021\/05\/28\/careers-events-week-beginning-31-may\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5829,"featured_media":67,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9658,872,112,178809,5343,209533],"tags":[9658,872,25229,145910,679,37,149978,209533],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5829"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=646"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":647,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646\/revisions\/647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}