The Careers and Employability Service (CES) is delighted to announce that two University of Kent students have been awarded prizes for the high quality of their paid work on campus. Politics and English Language and Linguistics student Isabel Railson (employed via the University’s Work-Study Scheme) and English and French Law student Rachel Bale (employed via Kent Union’s Jobshop) were employed by CES as Student Experience Assistants (Research). Students Sophia Cheraitia and Lynsey Taylor also won runner-up prizes.

The students’ work involved contributing to the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) graduate destinations survey collection to discover the employment and further study Kent graduates had obtained since leaving the University. The DLHE survey is important to the University as its data feeds into the TEF and UK Higher Education league tables. The students were part of a team of fourteen working for the Careers and Employability Service before Christmas. They developed a range of graduate-level employability skills as part of their work, including strong verbal communication, attention to detail and presentation skills.

If you would like to find out more about the DLHE survey please email careerhelp@kent.ac.uk