News & Events:
Careers and Employability Service events this week:
Tues 10 Nov 1 – 2pm KLT5
Teach English in Japan
Wed 11 Nov 1 – 2pm KLT6
Would you hire you?
Wed 11 Nov 2 – 3pm KLT6
Top tips when applying for graduate positions
Thurs 12 Nov 12 – 2pm KLT5
Milkround assessment centre workshop
Thurs 12 Nov 15:30 – 16:30 KLT2
ACA training opportunities in South East Asia
Friday 13 November 12:15 – 12:45pm
Bite-size CV workshop – Careers and Employability Service (Medway)
For more information or to book your place here
Employability:
Civil Service Fast Stream – Application Deadline Extension
The closing deadline for all the remaining Fast Stream schemes that are still open has been extended to 30 November.
The schemes that are currently open are the corporate schemes, listed here
Teacher Training
The UCAS Teacher Training opening dates for 2016 teacher training are now available on their website
Applicants will be able to search from 6th October before they apply and there’s a useful online guide on how to use the search facility. The relevant sections in the teaching publications are live on targetpostgrad and targetjobs:
How do you apply for postgraduate initial teacher education and training?
Write a great teacher training application
How do you train to become a teacher
BKEW: University of Kent Work Experience Bursary Scheme
If you have secured some unpaid work experience in the UK, you could be entitled to up to £100 from the Careers and Employability Service to help with expenses. For further information and eligibility visit www.kent.ac.uk/kew
Kent Experiences of Work Network (KEW-NET)
KEW-NET is a professional mentoring and networking platform just for students at the University of Kent. The network is made up of alumni and business professionals connected to the University who are offering their support.
Register and you could get:
Advice via email or telephone
Help reviewing a CV or application form
Visits to workplaces or insight days
Possible work experience or internship
Vacancies:
Facilities and IT Manager
Kent Enterprise House, Herne Bay, Kent
£20-25K
Kent Enterprise Trust [KET] is a charity that has been breaking down the barriers to unemployment for the people in Kent for over 30 years. Our vision is that no one in Kent of employable age should be out of work because they have not had the opportunity to reach their full potential.
They are looking for someone who can fill a role with a broad remit of building services and information management and also develop a new open plan co-working space for start-ups, remote workers and small businesses to work collaboratively with the support of their many partners.
This is a great opportunity for someone to develop their career in Facilities/IT Management working for a charity with a clear purpose and vision. For further details telephone 01227 844500 or visit the web
To apply for this vacancy please send your CV along with a cover letter to info@enterprisetrust.org
Closing date Friday 20th November
Internships:
Diversity Fair Intern (Medway) – Kent Union
Salary:
From £6.29 per hour inclusive of holiday
Hours and days of work:
Generally 5 hours a week for 14 weeks, starting in the first week of December. Days can be flexible but must have some hours on either a Monday, Wednesday or Thursday. The candidate must be available on Wednesday 16th March to run and oversee the Diversity Fair.