News:
All soon to be graduates!
Please remember to take part in the university’s Destinations Leavers of Higher Education (DLHE) survey which will be undertaken by the Careers and Employability service 6 months after your graduation.
This is a national survey of everyone who has recently qualified from any university or HE college in the UK. The information you provide is anonymised and is very useful to us at Kent, to inform us of popular career destinations pursued by our graduates which in turn helps us advise current students about popular career destinations that they may wish to pursue. We arrange employability events based on this information as well as use this information to create statistics for our website and leaflets.
So when you get an email from the Careers Service in November, please don’t ignore it as we really need your input.
Also, we are very keen to keep in touch with our alumni and invite them back as guest speakers at our employability events, or to send us their graduate profile for our website so please do keep in touch!
Many thanks and enjoy your summer!
We are looking for ambitious and enthusiastic students who have a good attendance and academic record to volunteer as Academic Peer Mentors for 2015/16.
Task:
You will be helping students in the year below (your mentees) with their academic learning and study skills which can involve anything from helping them with referencing, how to write a report, module choice etc.
You will receive full support from the Unit for Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (UELT) and are only expected to be available for one hour a week.
Benefits:
You will receive half a day’s training and will accumulate volunteering hours which you can log with employability points and the employability toolkit.
Mentoring/giving something back is rewarding
It will help consolidate your own learning
It looks great on your CV
You will learn various employability skills such as leadership and time management
Great practice if you want to go into teaching
You will receive a certificate at the end of the year
Training will take place during week 1 of the next academic year.
For those interested in this opportunity, please email me on: R.Gwynne@kent.ac.uk before the end of term
Events:
Civil Service Fast Track Scheme:
The session will introduce the scheme, the application process and the competencies against which all candidates are tested, and will provide an opportunity for interested students to ask questions and to take part in a few activities designed to see whether they might enjoy a career in the UK Civil Service.
Thursday 11th June, 10am – 12pm
Grimond Seminar Room 6
Medway talks:
Making applications:
Get to grips with job applications. Learn to master the STAR approach, find out how to beat applicant tracking systems and get your applications noticed by employers.
3 June, 12-1pm, G2-21
Interview skills:
Have a go at a practice interview in a safe environment. Overcome your nerves and build your interview confidence
9 June, 1-2pm, G2-21
To book your place on a Medway workshop, email medwaycareers@kent.ac.uk
Vacancies:
CES Vacancy Database:
Looking for a summer internship or a graduate vacancy? Have you signed up to the Careers and Employability Service vacancy database?
Jobshop@kent:
For part-time paid work, sign up to jobshop@kent
Student opportunities in Consulting with Deliotte:
Become part of a team that’s renowned not just for the strength of its strategic thinking and advisory expertise, but also for the positive impact it makes on a huge range of businesses. In doing so, you’ll get to explore and develop your own fresh ideas. Not to mention the wide-ranging skills that will stand you in good stead however you choose to develop your career.
Opportunities at the British Council:
The British Council builds links between UK people and institutions and those around the world, helping to create trust and lay foundations for prosperity and security around the world.